Jalen Rose has been on a roll lately dishing dirt on the NBA’s social underbelly. After telling Grantland about how players strategically keep their girlfriends and wives separate in the stands, he justifies the party-monster lifestyle of players like J.R. Smith. “We get out of the stadium at midnight.” Great excuse to blow my ticket money on a few bottles of Cristal you’ll chug ten hours before 3PM tip-off.

Rose’s are hurt, violets are blue, the NBA Playoffs are like medieval infirmary, and so…are…you? Nevermind, here’s the latest on Amare’s knees, Steph’s ankle, J.R.’s fever, and Derrick Rose’s ego after the jump.

Correction from our previous post: J.R. was not photographed out last night, merely rumored to be out. Shame on us. And shame on J.R., if it’s true.

After the New York media had spent the previous week singing his praises, hailing him a changed man, he goes and gets ejected/possibly suspended for Game 4. Once a pipe layer, always a pipe layer. Details after the jump.

What’s better in this GIF: Smith’s combination windmill/Sun God prayer dance, or all the celebrities and former athletes captured in the background? Check it out after the jump.

Between the flat tops, the 125 point outings, the Knicks having 50 wins, and J.R. Smith’s insistance that he call his penis “the pipe”, it’s like the 80′s. Or the 90′s. Or sometime when that was normal. Oh, and Carmelo tied Durant for the NBA’s top scorer on his home turf. More inside.

Well, that does it for J.R. Smith’s chances of becoming the next Pope. During a trip to Philadelphia in late January, J.R. was direct messaged by a female fan on Twitter. Innocent enough, right? Just a fan reaching out to a potential Sixth Man Of The Year, letting him know she’ll be in attendance. But things escalated quickly. Like, really quickly.

JR Smith is one of the most unique players in the NBA, both on and off the court. When he’s not shooting his teams in/out of games, he’s going buck-wild online. JR was doing his thing this morning, going after a fan and would-be special friend this morning on Twitter.

From Fox News: “Miami Beach police say a New York Knicks player has been arrested on a bench warrant for not having a valid driver’s license.”