NBA: Knicks’ Smith fined over Twitter picture

NEW YORK – New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith has been fined $25,000 for posting “inappropriate pictures” on his Twitter account, the NBA said Saturday.

Smith posted a picture of a scantily-clad woman on his feed on Thursday.

After the Knicks’ defeat at Milwaukee on Friday, Smith told a small group of reporters at the game that he regretted the post, which he appeared to have removed from his account.

“I didn’t know it would turn into a big deal,” the New York Post reported Smith said. “I definitely regret it. Whenever it takes away from our team, I regret it.”

The Knicks inked Smith on February 17, after he returned to the States after playing in China during the NBA lockout.

In nine games with New York he is averaging 8.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.6 steals.