J.R. Smith injures knee in Chinese basketball season-opener

JR Smith

Nuggets guard J.R. Smith suffered what appeared to be a serious knee injury while playing for his Chinese team Sunday.

Smith signed to play for Zhejiang, a Chinese Basketball Association team, during the NBA lockout. Sunday’s game was the CBA regular season-opening game for Smith.

— Reported by theĀ Denver Post

InsideHoops.com November 22 update: It appears the injury was extremely minor and Smith will be fine.

Author: Inside Hoops

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