J.R. Smith Gets Green Light to Join the North Carolina A&T Aggies Golf Team

J.R. Smith is making a huge pivot from hoops to golf. Smith made the reveal last month, which of course elicited plenty of responses on Twitter.

Jokes Emerge After JR Smith Announces He’s Going Back To School To Play Golfhttps://t.co/VLFHdbTOrD

— SideAction (@SideActionHQ) August 11, 2021

The two-time NBA champion who is currently enrolled at North Carolina A&T, has officially been cleared to play for the golf team.

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The @NCAA cleared @TheRealJRSmith to join the @NCATAGGIES golf team and we had the chance to talk to him. I had to ask him about his first experience w/ @Bojangles Bo Berry biscuit. @CP3 pic.twitter.com/gAZ1vHjvMj

— Eddie Hughes (@edd_eddie7) August 23, 2021

J.R. should bring a ton to the table from a PR perspective, and will no doubt bring plenty of attention they otherwise wouldn’t have received.

Hopefully he stays away from the edibles on the course. . .

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