TMZ Sports · Oct 12, 2021
Steps In Beehive, Requires Medical Attention
J.R. Smith's up-and-down first college golf tournament has just hit a new low ... he stepped in a beehive while playing a hole Tuesday and required medical attention.
The former NBA player -- who joined North Carolina A&T's golf team this year -- was playing in his final round at the Elon Phoenix Invitational at in Burlington, NC, when he hit a wayward shot on the 12th hole.
Smith -- according to witness Jared Bunder -- went into the woods to search for the ball ... but then stepped on a pile of bees.
Images from the scene show Smith was clearly in some pain -- he rubbed his foot/ankle area repeatedly -- and he ultimately required assistance from on-site medics.