.@TheRealJRSmith and his wife share difficult family news. pic.twitter.com/efNsDANUo8
— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) January 7, 2017
J.R. Smith won’t be back playing basketball until the playoffs after being sidelined with a nagging thumb injury on December 21. The injury, which will sideline him for three months, is of little importance when you consider what the NBA Champion and his wife, Jewel Harris, are undergoing with the newest member of their family.
J.R. and Jewel, who married in August, announced on Saturday the birth of their daughter Dakota, who they took to Twitter to announce arrived five months early and weighs just one pound.
“We know we’re not the only family going through this, who has been through this and who will ever go through it, that’s why we decided to share what we’re going through with you guys,” Jewel said in the video. “Please keep us in your prayers, and we’ll do the same for everyone else.”
Celebrities and fans took to Twitter to encourage the Smith’s in a difficult time.
Sending all good thoughts to @TheRealJRSmith and his family.
— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) January 7, 2017
Sending all good thoughts out to @TheRealJRSmith & his family.
This is very tough; credit to them for sharing this w/others going through it https://t.co/REAMVe2SgM— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) January 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/fullalove87/status/817846173591543808
Prayers are with my guy @TheRealJRSmith & his family. 🙏 https://t.co/yL6MQA8TS3
— Mike Miller (@MikeMiller_13) January 8, 2017
you & your wife are in my prayers. My family has had 2 preemies. My son was 1 pd & daughter 2 pds(2 yr old) pic.twitter.com/tZmHnhkoTo
— Wayne Bumpass (@WayneBumpass) January 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/MamaBling/status/817866422122594305
[h/t New York Daily News]