LeBron James proved he could bring a title to Cleveland, Kyrie Irving proved he could be a good teammate and Tyronn Lue proved he could lead a team full of egos.
But since the buzzer sounded in the NBA Finals, the feel good success story has been about J.R. Smith. Considered an erratic me-first shooting guard for a decade, Smith finally won an NBA title. His post-championship Father's Day press conference was heartfelt, and a few hours later, he was shirtless in Las Vegas.
When the Cavs plane landed in Cleveland the following day, Smith was again topless.
Smith continued showing off his boyish charm at the Cavs' victory parade. The pictures are outstanding.
Swish & Larry. #OneForTheLand pic.twitter.com/XZM1sTltKp
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) June 22, 2016
#ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/02OvH4nZmE
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) June 22, 2016
Currently.#CavsParade || #OneForTheLand pic.twitter.com/7supMRo8f3
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) June 22, 2016
.@TheRealJRSmith for @POTUS (via @barstoolsports) pic.twitter.com/wB1XLkBeEy
— ThePostGame.com (@ThePostGame) June 22, 2016
"Why wear a shirt when you got a ring?" @TheRealJRSmith lives for this moment. #CavsParadehttps://t.co/pSbiaBFAsh
— FOX Sports Ohio (@FOXSportsOH) June 22, 2016
JR is raising a random child in a JR jersey like Simba pic.twitter.com/up9iYXjmCk
— Lindsey Adler (@Lahlahlindsey) June 22, 2016
UPDATE: JR Smith is still shirtless. pic.twitter.com/Ep3KHzIVUs
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 22, 2016
Anyone seen JR Smith’s shirt? pic.twitter.com/cbkub8zAot
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 22, 2016
Had 2 grab a selfie also with @TheRealJRSmith pic.twitter.com/0mnPw7eSZM
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) June 22, 2016
JR SMITH. @sportingnews pic.twitter.com/SedTRoT4t1
— Sean Gentille (@seangentille) June 22, 2016
We found it, @TheRealJRSmith! pic.twitter.com/U2DSWPCIyH
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) June 22, 2016
Congrats, J.R. Continue to enjoy yourself. You are the hero Cleveland needs and deserves.
P.S. Looks like Smith has rubbed off on teammates Kyrie Irving, Iman Shumpert and Mo Williams:
Iman Shumpert is also #ShirtlessForCLE pic.twitter.com/o9qeaxZ3Ac
— SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) June 22, 2016
Mo Williams is #ShirtlessForCLE pic.twitter.com/P05x1nODZk
— SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) June 22, 2016
SHIRTLESS CAVS WATCH
J.R. Smith, Iman Shumpert and Mo Williams so far pic.twitter.com/ysqGnGuf71— HuffPost Sports (@HuffPostSports) June 22, 2016
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