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.

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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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