J.R. Smith just can’t stay out of trouble, but something tells us this kind of trouble ain’t all bad! The new Knick got in a bit of hot water Thursday while on the road for Friday’s game at Milwaukee… See J.R. was watching his brother Chris ball out for Louisville and Tahiry made it pretty clear he wasn’t on his road trip alone…

But the plot quickly thickened when J.R. tweeted a photo of his guest…

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As you can imagine, the photo quickly went viral, with Tahiry… and her ex Joe Budden reacting…

J.R. issued an apology…

But Tahiry wasn’t sorry at all!

But if you think Tahiry is an easy lay, think again. She claims she hasn’t gotten any chop action from J.R. yet…

We can’t help but wonder how J.R.’s longtime boo thang Britanie Gerard is feeling about being ditched for a bigger donk after standing by her man in China.

In the meantime, Joe Budden wasn’t losing any sleep about the situation… He headed to see Drake’s ex Maliah work her magic on the pole in Houston!

Turns out this romance with Tahiry isn’t good for J.R.’s game though. According to NYPost reports J.R. didn’t do so well in his first start for the Knicks Friday night, and he’s already apologizing for his Twitter antics:

“I didn’t know it would turn into a big deal,’’ Smith said of the photo. “I definitely regret it. Whenever it takes away from our team, I regret it. It wasn’t the smartest move.”

Asked if he had spoken to the NBA, Smith said, “Not yet. I’m sure I will.’’

SMH… Well on the bright side, if this whole thing with Tahiry and J.R. works out — we’d love to see her on a future season of “Basketball Wives”!

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