MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Miami Beach police said New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith has been arrested on a bench warrant for not having a valid driver’s license.
Sgt. Bobby Hernandez said the 26-year-old Smith was stopped Thursday night on Washington Avenue in South Beach. A routine search revealed the bench warrant, and he was arrested.
Details were not immediately available on what led police to stop Smith around 8:30 p.m. EDT.
Hernandez said Smith was taken to the Miami-Dade County jail, where officials say he bonded out early Friday.
No attorney was listed on jail records for Smith.
Smith was drafted by the New Orleans Hornets in 2004. He joined the Nuggets for the 2006-07 season and played for Denver for five seasons.
He played in China during the NBA lockout last fall before signing with Knicks.
