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15 NBA players you’d like to have on your beer league softball team

By John Buhler

Apr 2, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward DeMarcus Cousins (0) reacts after a foul is called during the second half against the Chicago Bulls at the Smoothie King Center. The Bulls defeated the Pelicans 117-110. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 2, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward DeMarcus Cousins (0) reacts after a foul is called during the second half against the Chicago Bulls at the Smoothie King Center. The Bulls defeated the Pelicans 117-110. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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J.R. Smith
Mar 16, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith (5) celebrates his three-point basket in the fourth quarter against the Utah Jazz at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

J.R. Smith

We never know how he’s going to hit at the plate, but starting in centerfield just about every game will be a shirtless J.R. Smith. Nobody has taken to defense on this beer league softball team like the offensive-minded two-guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

While this beer league softball team has uniforms and whatnot, this club has a J.R. Clause that allows him to roam in centerfield half-naked because he’s like Andruw Jones out there. Smith one time tried to wear gloves on both of his hands to become his alter ego of J.R. Glovehands, but neither Johnny Depp or Danny Elfman were amused.

Smith doesn’t consume the beer on the bench his teammates do. Actually he does, but he just doesn’t want to admit it. He’ll put a bit of Hennessy into his cup of suds and tell Joel Embiid that his Shirley Temple is better than Embiid’s. That’s when Smith’s social media account gets hacked yet again. Embiid might as well have majored in computer science that one year in Kansas, right?

Defensively, Smith is a stud for this team. He has yet to make an error in the field. However, he’s hovering around the Mendoza Line at the plate. Smith has hit into so many infield fly rules that he has become an expert on the subject. Then again, seeing him shirtless playing centerfield with two gloves on is downright hilarious (and impressive).

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