J.R. Smith sprayed $23,000 worth of champagne after the Cavs won
We all knew that J.R. Smith had a really good time after the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors to win the 2016 NBA championship back in June; we just didn’t know specifically, and from a financial perspective, how good a time. Now, thanks to the intrepid reporting of Sports Illustrated ace Lee Jenkins, we can put a figure to all that shirtless post-title fun.
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From Jenkins’ new cover story on LeBron James, in which the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player revealed that his motivation is chasing “the ghost” of Michael Jordan in a quest to become the greatest basketball player of all time:
On June 20, around 3 a.m. at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas, the Cavaliers lost track of [LeBron]. While they toasted their title poolside at XS Nightclub—where Smith sprayed $23,000 worth of champagne, according to credible estimates—James slipped out the door. He wound up at Allegro, an Italian restaurant on the casino floor, sitting silently over a Margherita pizza.
I don’t know, man. That sounds like a lot of money. I’m not sure I beli—
J.R. Smith is the star of the party at XS. pic.twitter.com/aGJWrH94DT
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) June 20, 2016
J.R. Smith, ladies and gentlemen. pic.twitter.com/VILj1X5e35
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) June 20, 2016
One more time before calling it a night (or morning), the life of the party, J.R. Smith. pic.twitter.com/lv76aqJAq1
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) June 20, 2016
OK, you know what? My bad. Never doubt Lee Jenkins’ reporting, and never doubt J.R. Smith’s capacity to get his Ric Flair on.
According to Consumer Reports, you could get a brand new Kia Optima for the estimated cost of J.R.’s accumulated spray-downs. Then again, the Cavs don’t really have to worry about how much Kias cost; they’ve got the hook-up.
Upon further review, perhaps President Barack Obama would like to institute another stipulation on Swish’s arrival at the White House. Sure, having a shirt on matters — especially if it’s either the J.R. tattoo T-shirt or the J.R. For President T-shirt (though the latter might be too on the nose) — but we can’t have Moet splashing around on the carpets in the East Room, after all.
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