Former NBA players react to JR Smith's Instagram post

JR Smith was one of the most remarkable role players in NBA history.

The former NBA Sixth Man of the Year last played in the league during the 2019-20 season when he was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.

On Saturday, Smith made one post on Instagram with photos of his newborn child.

The post had over 63,000 likes and 400 comments in nine hours.

Many NBA players responded to Smith's post.

Stephen Jackson: “E4”

Gilbert Arenas: “❤️ Congratulations”

Darius Miles: “Congratulations 👑”

Dorell Wright: “Congratulations, son!!”

Troy Daniels: “Congratulations bro ✊🏾🫡🙏🏾”

DeMarcus Cousins: “Congratulations 💙”

LeBron James, Josh Smith, Dion Waiters, Mike Bibby, Kent Bazemore, Miles Bridges, Ty Lawson, Kyle Anderson, Obi Toppin, Chris Paul, Alex Caruso, Kyrie Irving, Jordan Clarkson and Grant Williams were among the NBA players who received the liked post.

Smith was the 18th pick in the 2004 NBA draft out of high school.

He played 16 seasons for the Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Hornets.

During the 2013 season, Smith averaged 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 42.2% from the field and 35.6% in 80 games off the bench for the Knicks % scored from three-point range.

Later in his career, he won two NBA championships with the Cavs and the Lakers.

The 39-year-old posted career averages of 12.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game while shooting 41.9% from the field and 37% in 977 regular season games Shot .3% from three-point range.

He appeared in 140 NBA playoff games (64 starts).