{"id":432136,"date":"2011-05-29T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-29T16:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/29\/nba-star-j-r-smith-busted-for-illegal-scootering\/"},"modified":"2011-05-29T16:27:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-29T16:27:00","slug":"nba-star-j-r-smith-busted-for-illegal-scootering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/29\/nba-star-j-r-smith-busted-for-illegal-scootering\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Star J.R. Smith Busted &#8230; for Illegal Scootering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div title=\"NBA Star J.R. Smith Busted ... for Illegal Scootering\" description=\" J.R. Smith is not going to gain any street cred from this arrest -- he was popped in Miami this weekend for operating a scooter without a valid driver's\u2026\" tweet=\"Check out NBA Star J.R. Smith Busted ... for Illegal Scootering from: @HarveyLevinTMZ\" url=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2011\/05\/29\/jr-smith-arrested-miami-beach-denver-nuggets-driving-scooter-without-license\/\" thumbnail=\"http:\/\/ll-media.tmz.com\/2011\/05\/29\/0529-jr-knight-ex-getty-01-100x100.jpg\" readability=\"38.2527881041\">\n<p>5\/29\/2011 8:33 AM PDT\u00a0by TMZ Staff\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"first\" \/>\n<p><strong>J.R. Smith<\/strong> is not going to gain any street cred from this arrest &#8212; he was popped in Miami this weekend for operating a scooter without a valid driver&#8217;s license. THUG LIFE!!!!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"0529_jr_knight_EX_Getty_01\" src=\"http:\/\/ll-media.tmz.com\/2011\/05\/29\/0529-jr-knight-ex-getty-01-credit.jpg\" \/><br \/>Law enforcement sources tell TMZ &#8230; Smith, who has played the last five seasons with the <strong>Denver Nuggets<\/strong>, was not taken to jail for the offense. We&#8217;re told Smith signed a notice to appear &#8212; he&#8217;ll get his court date later.<\/p>\n<p>South Beach beware &#8212; Smith was released on his own recognizance.<\/p>\n<p>No word on what happened to the scooter.<\/p>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/person\/j-r-smith\/\">J.R. Smith<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/category\/tmzsports\/\">TMZ Sports<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/category\/celebrity-justice\/\">Celebrity Justice<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2011\/05\/29\/jr-smith-arrested-miami-beach-denver-nuggets-driving-scooter-without-license\/\" title=\"NBA Star J.R. Smith Busted ... for Illegal Scootering\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBA Star J.R. Smith Busted &#8230; for Illegal Scootering<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 5\/29\/2011 8:33 AM PDT\u00a0by TMZ Staff\u00a0\u00a0 J.R. 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