Knicks Player Fined $25K For Tweeting Nude Pic of Joe Budden’s Ex

The childish antics of the Knick’s newest player, J.R. Smith, have finally caught up to him in the amount of $25,000. That’s the fine he was ordered to pay by the NBA for posting a half-nude pic of a young woman named Tahiry bent over in a thong on Twitter.

Tahiry is the ex-girlfriend of rapper Joe Budden and an old acquaintance of J.R.’s who he recently got in touch with since he was traded to New York. According to Necole Bitchie, J.R. has been flaunting the fact that he has Joe’s “leftovers” all over Twitter for a while now—despite the fact that he was reportedly in a relationship with a woman named Britanie as of January—but this chunk out of his next paycheck should calm all that down.

Some say it’s not the NBA’s place to police basketball player’s Twitter accounts, but someone needs to regulate this foolishness—although Tahiry doesn’t seem to mind the fact that her assets were sent out all over Twitter, probably because that’s how she makes a living. Here’s how she responded to the pics:

I’m so pissed tweeps. Imma choke @TheRealJRSmith .. He thinks this is the funniest s*** ever. so pissed but can’t stop laughing.

I guess.

What do you think? Does J.R. deserve the fine, even if the “victim” isn’t mad?

Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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