Two-time NBA champion J.R. Smith joins Jemele to discuss his 17-year NBA career, including the difficulties of transitioning from high school to the NBA, dealing with negative perceptions about him as a person and player, and how discovering a passion for golf fed his competitive spirit.

J.R. also shares why he decided to start attending college at age 36, why he specifically picked a historically Black college, what it meant to join the school’s golf team, and what it was like to earn a 4.0. grade point average after struggling with a learning disability growing up.

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Award-winning journalist and culture critic Jemele Hill interviews the most compelling figures in news, pop culture, politics and sports. Expect unbothered and unfiltered conversations.