Nuggets guard J.R. Smith changes name then retracts

Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith (pictured) recently proclaimed, “my name is Earl.”

From a report at the link below:

It seems like something written into a television program. A burgeoning star in the NBA, whose fame is dependent upon the name he's made for himself, decides to switch for no apparent reason at all.

According to the Denver Post J.R. Smith announced on Tuesday before the Nuggets game in Chicago that “from now on, he wanted to be called by his given name, Earl.”

Now he wants sports writers and announcers to go back to calling him J.R.

The name it is ‘a changin.’

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