North Carolina A&T freshman golfer — and NBA champ — J.R. Smith makes his debut
Posted Oct 12, 2021
J.R. Smith, a two-time NBA champion who is a freshman golfer at N.C. A&T, made his debut for the Aggies at the Elon Phoenix Invitational on Monday in Burlington. Smith, 36, who retired from the NBA is a freshman with the Aggies and going to college for the first time. Smith, who has a 5 handicap, and his Aggie teammates played 36 holes on Monday.
(Winston-Salem Journal)
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