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Smith’s image took a further blow when his former friend, Rihanna, stated on her Instagram account that his playoff woes stemmed from his being “hung over.’’ Rihanna deleted the post after a request from CAA superagent Leon Rose, who represents Smith. New York Post

New York Knicks, Leon Rose, JR Smith, Agents, Rihanna 

Rihanna alleged Thursday what many Knicks fans already suspected about J.R. Smith and his playoff woes. In a comment on Instagram, the singer wrote that Smith is struggling because “his a** be hungover from clubbing every night during playoffs.” Smith has shot just 28.6 percent from the field since Game 5 of the first round series against the Celtics. The Knicks are down 3-1 and facing elimination heading into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals vs. the Pacers. New York Post

New York Knicks, JR Smith, Rihanna 

Marc Berman: Woodson on JR distractions regarding Rihanna. "No bearing on this game." Twitter @NYPost_Berman

New York Knicks, JR Smith, Rihanna 

Frank Isola: As J.R. Smith is going through his shooting drills, the MSG lights were turned off to rehearse introductions. All about winning, huh? Twitter @FisolaNYDN

New York Knicks, JR Smith, Rihanna 

I can't blame J.R. Smith if he's distracted by Rhianna, but Carmelo Anthony is convinced that when the Knicks take the floor Smith's mind will be right. "I don’t want to speak on that," Anthony said of the talk about Smith's nightlife. "To me, he’s focused now. He’s here with us, when he’s here he’s here. Whatever he’s been doing in his spare time he does in his spare time. "My thing to J.R., I want him to remain positive regardless of what’s going on off the court, what’s being said about him. If you don’t have a positive attitude throughout these situations it’s going to make everything tough." Sulia

New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, JR Smith, Rihanna 

Howard Beck: Nets-Bulls Game 7 has forced postponement of Rihanna concert scheduled for Sat night at Barclays. Now Tuesday. Twitter @HowardBeckNYT

Chicago Bulls, Brooklyn Nets, Rihanna 

Eric Pincus: Dwight Howard denied a special affinity to the song "Diamonds" by RIhanna - even though he' had it playing on his mini iPad all week Twitter @EricPincus

Los Angeles Lakers, Dwight Howard, Rihanna 

Kevin Durant: Somebody get @Rihanna to wish me a happy birthday and I'll be good..ya understand Twitter @KDTrey5

Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant, Rihanna 

Rihanna's summer has been mostly smooth sailing. The singer recently welcomed NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson aboard a yacht she has been sailing around the Mediterranean. New York Daily News

Magic Johnson, Rihanna 

This wasn’t the kind of bottle service NBA star Tony Parker had in mind. The San Antonio Spurs guard (pictured) — injured in the Chris Brown-Drake melee at a SoHo nightclub — filed a $20 million lawsuit against its owners yesterday, saying they should have known better than to let the Rihanna love rivals in at the same time. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Parker holds W.i.P.’s owners responsible for the “corneal laceration of the left eye and other injuries” he suffered in the bottle-throwing brawl at the now-shuttered Vandam Street club. New York Post

San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker, Law, Drake, Rihanna, Chris Brown 

The suit does not name Brown or Drake, who have both dated Rihanna, as defendants, but blames the club for creating the combustible combination. “She’s been known, like Helen of Troy, to cause trouble,” Jaroslawicz said. Sources said Drake, 25, sent Brown, 23, into a rage when his table sent over a note that read, “I am f--king the love of your life.” Brown had just bought the hip-hop star a pricey bottle of champagne, sources said. Drake’s camp maintains the fight was instigated by a member of Brown’s crew. Jaroslawicz said it’s the club’s fault. By selling both camps bottle service, “you’re throwing gasoline on the flames,” he said. New York Post

San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker, Law, Drake, Rihanna, Chris Brown 

They love Rihanna, but still hate each other. A festering beef between R&B singer Chris Brown and rapper Drake over their gorgeous ex-girlfriend exploded Thursday into a bloody, bottle-throwing melee inside a packed Manhattan club. Drake, accompanied by a menacing 15-member entourage, incited the predawn brawl by rejecting Brown’s peace offering — a $2,000 bottle of Ace of Spades champagne — and sending back an incendiary note, police sources said. New York Daily News

San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker, Law, Drake, Rihanna, Chris Brown 

Stars including Mary J. Blige, Fabolous and hoopsters Tony Parker of the Spurs and Iman Shumpert of the Knicks were among those at the bash before the fight. Revelers hoisted pricey bottles of champagne in the air. Each bottle was adorned with sprinklers. New York Daily News

New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker, Law, Drake, Rihanna, Iman Shumpert, Chris Brown 

French-speaking BDL readers can check out video of a sunglasses-sporting Parker explaining the ocular occurrence at a Friday press conference, thanks to Magana300M (via Nigel D at RealTalk NY). The rest of us can check out this translation from Reuters' Gregory Blachier: The three-time NBA champion said he got some shards of glass in his left eye during the incident on Wednesday. "I was there with a bunch of friends when a fight broke out. They started to throw bottles about ... I got it all," Parker told a news conference. "The cornea has been touched. I can't do anything for seven days ... But I was lucky. The injury won't prevent me from competing the Olympics in any way," he added. Yahoo! Sports

San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker, Law, Drake, Rihanna, Chris Brown 

Rihanna definitely has a type. Sources tell us that the “We Found Love” singer has found another tattooed bad boy to stoke her considerable passion: New York Knick J.R. Smith. We hear the danger-loving Barbadian beauty and the ballplayer have been quietly keeping time together for weeks, and one down-South source tells us that they were “definitely hanging out” in Miami this weekend after Smith’s run-in with cops there on Thursday. New York Daily News

New York Knicks, JR Smith, Rihanna 

Rihanna definitely has a type. Sources tell us that the “We Found Love” singer has found another tattooed bad boy to stoke her considerable passion: New York Knick J.R. Smith . New York Daily News

New York Knicks, JR Smith, Rihanna 

We hear the danger-loving Barbadian beauty and the ballplayer have been quietly keeping time together for weeks, and one down-South source tells us that they were “definitely hanging out” in Miami this weekend after Smith’s run-in with cops there on Thursday. Smith, 26, was picked up in South Beach on an outstanding bench warrant for driving without a valid license. He reportedly bonded out on Friday, in plenty of time to hang with the pulchritudinous pop star over the Memorial Day weekend, and that coincided with the culmination of Urban Beach Week, which the Miami Herald called “South Beach’s biggest party of the year.” New York Daily News

New York Knicks, JR Smith, Rihanna 

Brandon Jennings: Rihanna is the baddest chick in the game...... not even close anymore Twitter

Milwaukee Bucks, Brandon Jennings, Rihanna 

Danilo Gallinari: One of my favourite singer was at the game tonight..good seeing you outthere @rihanna Twitter

Denver Nuggets, Danilo Gallinari, Rihanna 

Rihanna has a health regimen we simply must try. Although The Palm Beach Post reported the singer had canceled a long-scheduled charity performance at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago last weekend because she was still recovering from bronchitis, we hear the Barbadian beauty was in fine form at her private 23rd-birthday party on Sunday. After singing at the NBA All-Star Game, Rihanna headed to a Beverly Hills mansion, where a partygoer tells us she smoked hand-rolled Camacho cigars and drank Champagne "straight" from the bottle with Jay-Z, Diddy and rumored new beau Ryan Phillippe. New York Daily News

Jay-Z, All-Star, Rihanna