J.R.
Smith regrets posting picture of Tahiry Jose’s rear on
Twitter
By
Larry Brown March 9, 2012 - Posted in Basketball, Gossip
J.R.
Smith spent
the past several months playing basketball in China. While
he was gone, he must have forgotten how easily things can
go viral.
The Knicks guard was with model Tahiry
Jose Thursday night and shared a
picture of the woman’s bottom on his Twitter account.
Jose’s rear, marketed as the biggest ever, was only covered
by a hardly visible thong. Smith joked that the behind was
so large it was blocking his view of the TV.
Smith deleted the picture
shortly after posting it online, but it was too late and it
went viral over the next 24 hours.
Prior to his team’s game Friday, he expressed no remorse
for posting the picture. After the loss, he was singing a different tune.
“I didn’t know it was going to
be as big deal as it is now,” Smith said after his team’s
loss to the Bucks Friday. “I definitely regret it. It takes
away from our team. Anytime I do anything that takes away
from our team, I’m definitely going to regret it.
“A few people talked to me about it,” Smith said. “It’s not
the smartest move. I understand that now. I just have to be
smarter in my decisions.”
Smith said he expects to hear from the league about the
picture.
He’s probably regretful not only because the picture went
viral, but also because it puts him in the middle of an
awkward situation.
Jose is the ex-girlfriend of rapper Joe Budden, who
apparently is no longer taking the high road in the
situation. He may also have to answer to Britanie
Girard,
the heavily-tattooed woman with whom he was extremely
close less than a year ago.
UPDATE:
Smith was fined $25,000 by the NBA for the tweet.
http://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/j-r-smith-regrets-picture-tahiry-jose-twitter/122279