Rihanna – Are Rihanna and New York Knicks baller JR Smith dating? Earlier this month Rihanna was spotted partying with Smith at a New York nightclub. The outing would have gone under the radar if the duo weren’t spotted again over Memorial Day weekend in Miami at Liv nightclub in the Fontainebleau Hotel. According to sources the pair have been keeping company for the past few weeks. Rapper Drake was also in attendance and snapped a few photos with the good girl gone bad – see below.
It’s likely Rihanna’s is just up to her normal partying ways and J.R Smith just happen to be there…let’s hope so because the Knicks baller was arrested during his brief stay in Miami over an outstanding warrant.
Rihanna and Drake at Liv
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