J.R. Smith

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25th October 2007: Charged with assault, disturbing the peace and destruction of property after an incident in a nightclub. (Aren't they all?) Smith, absolutely battered, poured champagne on a woman, then apologised to her, then spat on her, then shoved her, and then tore her dress. Issued a summons on charges of assault, disturbing the peace, and destruction of private property, in lieu of being arrested. Received a three game suspension from the Nuggets.
 
9th June 2007: Drove through a stop sign, and hit another car. Neither Smith nor his passenger in the car were wearing their seatbelts. Smith was unharmed, but his passenger was killed. Issued a summons on various traffic charges, but not charged with vehicular homicide. Ultimately charged charged with of improper passing, failure to stop at a stop sign, reckless driving, speeding and failure to wear a seat belt. He also failed to appear in court for his first hearing in January, drawing a further fine. Sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 60 days of the sentence suspended providing Smith performs 500 hours of community service consisting of visiting sick children at hospitals. Served the 30 days in summer 2009. Suspended for 7 games by the NBA.
 
Numerous: Smith has had his driving license suspended multiple times, and racked up a load of points, usually for speeding. He also once crashed team mate Carmelo Anthony's car on the way to a game. His license was clean at the time of the June 2007 crash that killed his friend, but has been suspended three times since.

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