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Drafted to the NBA out of high school when he was only 19 years old, two time NBA Champion JR Smith has a new focus. He's getting a college education and pursuing a new athletic passion at the nation’s largest historically black university - North Carolina A&T.
“His life is on a new course.”
2023
J.R. Smith, his friends and family reflect on JR's NBA career, and J.R. arrives on campus to a warm welcome from his fellow North Carolina A&T Aggies - everyone is excited to have the NBA champion on campus.
J.R. meets his new team and quickly realizes there will be no gimmes here — he has to earn his spot on the team like everyone else. Senior teammates Diego and Xavier give him the freshman treatment as he adjusts to online classes and gets a feel for A&T’s famous “Aggie Pride”.
While J.R. embraces his studies at an HBCU steeped in social justice history, he becomes an advocate for the A&T golf team and prepares for his highly anticipated collegiate golf debut.
Tension builds amongst the team, leading to a closed-door meeting led by J.R.. Despite this, the team still finds ample reasons to celebrate.
J.R. Smith
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