HUNT COUNTY, Texas (WOIO) – Former Cleveland Cavalier J.R. Smith was arrested Tuesday in Texas, according to records.
Former Cleveland Cavalier J.R. Smith arrested on assault charge in Texas(Source: Hunt County Detention Center)
According to Hunt County Jail records, Smith was arrested on a charge of assault causing bodily injury family violence.
He is still being held at the Hunt County Detention Center, and records show that no bond has been set.
Smith played 16 seasons in the NBA and won championships with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 and Los Angeles Lakers in 2020 before he retired.
FILE – In this Jan. 28, 2018, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers’ JR Smith shoots against the Detroit Pistons in the first half of an NBA basketball game, in Cleveland. J.R. Smith has been accused of breaking the cellphone of a fan who tried to videotape him in the middle of the night on a New York City street. Police say the Cavaliers guard turned himself in Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, to face a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge. The NBA champion was given a summons to appear in court at a later date and released. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)(AP)
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