Nuggets Fan Celebrates Hole-in-One with J.R. Smith In His Foursome [NBA]
Deadspin —
... Yep, just your run of the mill, guy goes golfing with a 22 year old NBA player who went to the league straight from high school and hits a hole-in-one story. Our story begins when our narrator, Mike Wolf, and his neighbor head out to the public course and find out that J.R. Smith has been assigned to their foursome. First goal of the round? Make J.R. comfortable of course. How? "To break the ice, I announced to the group that anyone who pars a par 3, birdies a 4 or eagles a 5 has to raise their hands with three fingers aloft in the JR salute." It gets better from there. ...
NBA Essentials: Cathedrals of Our Game
FanHouse —
... 4. Examiner. A dude gets put into a foursome with J.R. Smith. Dude hits a hole-in-one. Chest bumps ensue: "'That's the best shot I've ever seen,' said Smith, a man I was beginning to realize was very misunderstood. He was a true gentleman." ...
Strangers Enjoy Day of Golf With J.R. Smith
The Sporting Blog —
... linked up the Examiner's tale of accidental golfing with J.R. Smith. My excitement had me sending out Christmas cards ten months early. Smith began last season by making believers of even his biggest fans, and in the playoffs, flashed the outrageous abilities that have lead to all those second chances. Here, he made no less of a positive (if confounding) impression on his partners-for-a-day: ...
J.R. Smith in Your Foursome, and a Hole-in-One
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
Mike Wolf of the Denver Examiner was surprised when he showed up at the local municipal golf course and spied an actual Denver Nugget -- J.R. Smith -- in the parking lot. He was even more surprised when they were both assigned to the same foursome. But the real shocker was how he ended up getting a bona fide chest bump from Smith. Wolf writes: The rain inevitably came, sprinkling down on the charming city course -- a place so informal we noticed some neighborhood folks walking their dog through the fairway. "Is ...
Golfing with J.R. Smith
Pickaxe And Roll —
Golfing with J.R. Smith
A "reporter" for the Denver Examiner (?) played nine holes with J.R. Smith and found the experience to be very pleasurable.
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Golf with J.R. Smith
The Nugg Doctor - A Denver Nuggets Blog —
... (Boulder-CO) This is just a great story. Golf is a sport that I loathe and love all the same. Sometimes I find myself wondering why I have payed for such torture while at others I wish I could play all day long. But to play with the likes of an NBA baller, let alone the Nuggets' J.R. Smith, and to have the following transpire would truly be a memory of a lifetime. ...
