Renowned Twitter poet Matt Barnes weighed in on the 2-game suspension handed down to J.R. Smith, following his vicious back-handed smack (punch?) of Jae Crowder in Game 4.
Barnes was critical of the NBA for its lack of consistency when handing out punishment.
Not a knock on Jr cause he's the homie, but I get 1game for pushing someone! Let me take a swing w/a closed fist. NBA picks & chooses #joke
— Matt Barnes (@Matt_Barnes22) April 27, 2015
We both have a history, so come up with another excuse!!
— Matt Barnes (@Matt_Barnes22) April 27, 2015
Dnt get me wrong I wanna see Jr help his team, specially considering it's the playoffs. I'm using him as an example its not directed at him
— Matt Barnes (@Matt_Barnes22) April 27, 2015
Smith, meanwhile, was remorseful about his costly actions in the series-clincher against the Boston Celtics, vowing to be a better teammate for the Cleveland Cavaliers going forward:
Not the player I want to be not the player I want my teammates an family to see not the person I want the fans to see but I will be better! I must be better as a player an as a Person! #TheLand
