After one year and a half, shooting guard J.R. Smith is making a big comeback with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. But during the last year, former NBA Champion and Sixth Man of the Year went through a difficult period outside the NBA. The 34-year-old veteran scorer didn’t even want to hear about NBA basketball…

Last season, Smith was mostly away from the Cleveland Cavaliers and appeared in only 11 games, averaging 6.7 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. On 34.2% shooting from the floor, 30.8% from deep.