J.R. Smith to serve 30 days in jail

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The Canadian Press: Denver Nuggets' guard J.R. Smith to serve 30 days in fatal accident

Denver Nuggets' guard J.R. Smith to serve 30 days in fatal accident

MILLSTONE, N.J. — A judge sentenced Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith to 90 days in jail Tuesday night for causing an auto accident that killed his friend, though Smith will likely end up serving only 30.

Municipal Judge Debra J. Gelson suspended 60 days of the sentence providing Smith performs 500 hours of community service consisting of visiting sick children at hospitals.

Smith, who starred at Lakewood High School and St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, admitted driving an SUV through a stop sign and colliding with a car in Millstone Township, about 30 kilometres east of Trenton, in June 2007.

Passenger Andre Bell died from his injuries.

A grand jury declined to indict Smith, but he faced five motor vehicle violations and pleaded guilty to reckless driving Tuesday. Bell's family has filed a wrongful death suit against Smith.

Smith, a six-foot-six guard, recently finished his fifth NBA season and averaged 15 points per game for Denver.

I'm not even sure I heard about this when it happened.

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RealGM: Basketball Wiretap Archives: J.R. Smith's Twitter Page Drawing Controversy

J.R. Smith's Twitter Page Drawing Controversy

Nuggets guard J.R. Smith's Twitter page is drawing controversy because his updates have been written in a way that associates him with the Bloods street gang.

According to the Denver Post, words that would have a "C" in them are replaced with "K." If a word has both in them, then the "C" is removed altogether.

"Those are still little messages that are being transcended back to some of the neighborhoods," Rev. Leon Kelly, executive director of Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives in Denver, told the Post. "Not to say in no way is he promoting a gang. But people got to understand that a lot of these kids come from gang neighborhoods. Their friends are still involved in doing what they do. Just because one was able to get out of that lifestyle, many of them don't forget where they come from."

Last week, upon his release from jail, Smith thanked his fans and wrote: "I just Kame home. ... I kouldnt have done it with out yall."

Wasn't he accused of throwing gang signs in the playoffs?