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Former NBA guard JR Smith celebrated
earning a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) during his first
semester of college at North Carolina A&T State University.
Smith, who generated headlines for
being a 36-year-old freshman on the Aggies’ golf team, posted an
Instagram video after finding out his final grades from the fall
semester:
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“I can’t even describe the feeling… especially when you don’t think you can do it… you always hear about your disabilities…”<br><br>JR Smith got a 4.0 in his first semester at college!! ???? <a href=”https://twitter.com/TheRealJRSmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@TheRealJRSmith</a> <a href=”https://t.co/y7pm5F0gnj”>pic.twitter.com/y7pm5F0gnj</a>
The two-time NBA champion also made a
couple posts on Twitter:
Smith achieved the 4.0 while taking
part in the first half of the golf season, which included four
tournaments across September and October. The campaign takes a winter
break before resuming in March.
In October, he said Phoenix Suns point
guard Chris Paul was among the players to reach out to say they’ve
been tracking his progress.
“I got a lot of great feedback,” Smith told reporters. “Chris Paul was telling me guys were talking
about it in the locker room. Guys are really looking for my scores,
so I got to take care of business so when I see them it ain’t going
to be too much backlash.”
The New Jersey native didn’t take the
traditional path to college as he was selected in the first round of
the 2004 NBA draft out of St. Benedict’s Prep School.
He circled back to higher education
after a successful 16-year NBA career that included stops with the
New Orleans Hornets, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Cleveland
Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers.
Smith wrapped up his career by helping
the Lakers win the 2020 NBA championship.
Now the 2012-13 Sixth Man of the Year
is finding success at N.C. A&T both on the golf course and in the
classroom.
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