Ben Golliver of CBSsports.com reports that J.R. Smith will be returning to the United States this week after a several month tenure with the Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones of the Chinese Basketball Association. This news comes a day after we learned that Zheijiang was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, which therefore allows Smith to return to the NBA.
The 26-year-old shooting guard boasted averages of 35.1 PPG, 7.2 RPG, and 4.3 APG in 37.2 minutes per game for Zhejiang while shooting 48.6% from three point range and nearly 51% from the field overall.
Smith (via Twitter) announced that he will be arriving back this Wednesday, February 15th, the same day that marks the end of the CBA's regular season.