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Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:45 am EDT

J.R. Smith shuts down Twitter account amid controversy

By J.E. Skeets


Hours after The Denver Post raised questions about whether his tweets were written in a way commonly associated with street gangs, Nuggets guard J.R. Smith pulled the plug on his Twitter page on Tuesday. He presumably didn't think it was worth all the bad publicity.

His last message to fans before it was closed late Tuesday afternoon: "ok people i love all of my fans im sorry but this will be my last tweet you know why but it is what it is love all an tke Care"

Smith's tweets raised print eyebrows after someone noticed he was occasionally replacing words that would have a "C" in them with a "K," giving some the impression of an association with the Bloods street gang. (Kudos for the capital "C" jab above, kid.) Smith tried to correct the issue in a tweet late Monday night, but ultimately decided to close the account, according to The Denver Post.

This unfortunate news comes on the heels of NFL'er Antonio Cromartie being fined $2,500 for using Twitter to complain about food at training camp and a new memo prohibiting ESPN personalities from tweeting info unless it serves the ESPN agenda.

Sadly, it appears as though the days of "unfiltered access" via Twitter, Facebook and Ustream are behind us.

Except for Marbury, of course. Ain't no one putting him in a box!

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  1. Travis
    1. Posted by Travis Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:59 am EDT

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    Maybe Eddie Curry's ghost is looking out for him.
  2. bob hope
    2. Posted by bob hope Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:01 am EDT

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    tweeting is possibly the dumbest thing the internet has come up with besides rick rolling.
  3. Travis
    3. Posted by Travis Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:06 am EDT

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    Saying that tweeting is the "dumbest thing the internet has come up with" is the dumbest thing I've read on the internet all week. Technological determinism = bad.
  4. CB
    4. Posted by CB Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:08 am EDT

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    so thats whats all the jiberish on his arms is...
  5. chaudhry a
    5. Posted by chaudhry a Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:08 am EDT

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    good, now he can concentrate on his game
  6. chaudhry a
    6. Posted by chaudhry a Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:09 am EDT

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    kool
  7. Roger Mason Jr. = Hero
    7. Posted by Roger Mason Jr. = Hero Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:10 am EDT

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    "Except for Marbury, of course. Ain't no one putting him in a box! "
    Well, duh. First, you have to cut a hole in the box.
  8. passer by
    8. Posted by passer by Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:16 am EDT

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    He did the right thing to end the controversy. I guess he's a little bit smarter than retards.
  9. Airlock
    9. Posted by Airlock Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:18 am EDT

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    ha ha ha gave in to the pressure eh JR? That's pretty Thuggish of you...
  10. the REAL Headless Chicken
    10. Posted by the REAL Headless Chicken Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:23 am EDT

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    The Star buried himself in a box. After he opened it. Maybe it was more a virtual coffin than a box. But still, the made the whole thing wide open.
    Well, as for Smith, ocay, way to focus on his game in the off season.
  11. PlanetMars
    11. Posted by PlanetMars Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:25 am EDT

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    I think that idiots reporters should mind their own business instead of writing articles about how a player types on twitter. But since the newspaper industry is dying they thought to come up with a useless, idiotic article in order to gain hits. Seriously, some reporter must have too much time on his hands. What's next? Reporters complaining about Shaq's twitter account being too much popular and forcing him to shut it down out of jealousy? Pathetic.
  12. Phil M
    12. Posted by Phil M Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:29 am EDT

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    Its amazing how scared some teams and networks are about tweeting... The teams want control over the athletes media spotlight because they can sell that...same with the league.
  13. Phil M
    13. Posted by Phil M Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:30 am EDT

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    Its amazing how scared some teams and networks are about tweeting... The teams want control over the athletes media spotlight because they can sell that...same with the league.
  14. TRADE REDD NOW!!
    14. Posted by TRADE REDD NOW!! Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:35 am EDT

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    This is what 24-7 hours sports has brought us.
    A ton of articles written by your former high school team's manager that are supposed to be sports related, but belong in the OMG! section of Yahoo.
    Guess Yahoo is getting subsidized to keep communications majors out of the unemployment line? That could be the only reason for keeping these blogs and Kelly Dwyer's column.
  15. sayds15
    15. Posted by sayds15 Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:41 am EDT

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    Travis who is Eddie Curry? Did you mean Eddy Curry?
  16. KneeJerkNBA
    16. Posted by KneeJerkNBA Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:01 pm EDT

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    @Bob Hope: Have u tried Twitter, man? It's really fun, actually. Don't be afraid of change.
    @Roger: LOL. You do, indeed, have to cut the hole in the box first.
    @Sayds: Spell checking, really?
  17. Anton
    17. Posted by Anton Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:06 pm EDT

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    #16 Why are you on a blog that you have no concern about? That is pure stupidity. If you want a more sports related - just wait for Kelly's articles and blog on those. Stop biitching about WHAT a blogger puts up. It is their right. Why not ignore these "OMG" articles then?
  18. KneeJerkNBA
    18. Posted by KneeJerkNBA Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:15 pm EDT

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    @Trade Redd: So you're just wasting your time here, then? You don't really have an interest in this blog at all? Just passing through, offering up your two cents?
  19. Anton
    19. Posted by Anton Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:29 pm EDT

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    @21 - more like two food stamps or two cents ran over by a train. I could spend a Canadian quarter in a vending machine in the States better than I could use either of those aforementioned.
  20. sayds15
    20. Posted by sayds15 Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:12 pm EDT

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    If you spell a player's name wrong, you just sound stupid.
  21. Mask Marval
    21. Posted by Mask Marval Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:39 pm EDT

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    Kross um out and put a "K" Inglewood to south bentral L.A.!!! It's Bool J R, time to get you game bak braakin for the start of da season anyway. Stone love...... SWOOOOP!
  22. E G
    22. Posted by E G Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:44 pm EDT

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    So the F what... Being a Blood or Crip is an urban culture and way of life. Sometimes its a lifestyle that you are born into. Hoodlife is not all about the publicized negativity society is used to seeing and hearing. It's about pride and family and the struggle some face to succeed in despite of society's rigors. I am not a fan of Smith and especially Pierce (he's a blood) but they are examples of the few who overcame the odds to be a success in their own right. The people that do not know about this lifestyle should of not had the audacity to bring controversy to the public by defaming one's reputation.
  23. Chris K
    23. Posted by Chris K Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:47 pm EDT

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    I heard YouTube, Twitter, and FaceBook are merging. New web site is gonna be called "YouTwitFace".
  24. MAX_IN_MISSOURI
    24. Posted by MAX_IN_MISSOURI Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:51 pm EDT

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    Hahaha that's awesome
    You know what isn't awesome though? Kobe got away with rape.
  25. Golden 2009
    25. Posted by Golden 2009 Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:13 pm EDT

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    I don't understand the twitter craze? Yes, I do have a Pre and a laptop and a computer and a gps and hands free now a twitter." Leave me alone, just stop dogging me around". All of you twitts get a life.

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