LeBron James joined the podium to answer questions from the media on Monday’s Media Day in Cleveland. One of the first topics he touched on was the importance of re-signing J.R. Smith.
"J.R. is probably the most liked guy on the team. J.R. is a huge piece of our team."
-LeBron James— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) September 26, 2016
"We don't win a championship last year without J.R."
– LeBron James— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) September 26, 2016
Here’s LeBron’s full comments on J.R. Smith.
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LeBron talks J.R. Smith…#NBAMediaDay https://t.co/BnE7drFJhp
— NBA TV (@NBATV) September 26, 2016