Brooklyn Nets: J.R. Smith Denies Being Racist Toward Jeremy Lin

J.R. Smith and Jeremy Lin spent time together with the New York Knicks during the “Linsanity” era, and the reigning NBA champion was accused of being racist to the newest member of the Brooklyn Nets.

The initial accusation came during a Boomer and Carton show on WFAN Wednesday. Jeremy Lin made an appearance on the show and was asked if he had ever received hostile treatment in the Knicks’ locker room because of his Asian heritage–and, for some reason, co-host Craig Carton picked on Smith.

While he never came out and said that Smith was racist, he never denied it. According to Anthony Puccio of NetsDaily, Lin has “never spoken to J.R. about [racism].”

He continued with this:

So, I do think there…