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J.R. Smith says Kobe, CP3 and Carmelo all tried to recruit him around same time: ‘I need you’

Summary by Ahn Fire Digital
Former NBA wing J.R. Smith spent part of the league’s lockout-shortened 2011-12 campaign playing overseas for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls and averaged over 30 points per game with the team, but after his squad’s season in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) came to an end, he returned to the NBA. Smith ended up joining forces with star forward Carmelo Anthony on the New York Knicks, but he admitted that star guard Kobe Bryant tried to recruit…
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Ahn Fire Digital broke the news in on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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