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  • Nuggets G Smith says jail changed him (AP)

    FILE - In this May 29, 2009, file photo, Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith(notes) (1) is fouled as he goes to the basket around Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom(notes) during the first half of Game 6 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Denver. It's been a sobering offseason for the 24-year-old Smith, who spent 24 days in a New Jersey correctional facility after pleading guilty to reckless driving.

    J.R. Smith is pledging more maturity this season, a promise he's made in the past. The sharp-shooting Denver Nuggets guard realizes that some will believe it, while some will remain skeptical. That's fine with him. He knows he's changed. It's been a sobering offseason for the 24-year-old Smith, who spent 24 days in a New Jersey correctional facility after pleading guilty to reckless…

  • NBA suspends J.R. Smith, Richardson (AP)

    The NBA has suspended Denver's J.R. Smith and Phoenix's Jason Richardson after both were recently convicted of driving offenses. Smith will sit out the Nuggets' first seven games for pleading guilty to reckless driving in New Jersey. Richardson will miss two games after he pleaded guilty to drunken driving in Arizona.