JR Smith 'Disappointed' He Beat Up Vandal: 'Was a Random Act of Stupidness'

JR Smith appeared on The Pat McAfee Show on Monday and expressed regret after beating up a man who vandalized his car Sunday during protests in Los Angeles. 

"That ass whoopin' was a random act of stupidness on my behalf as well," Smith said (3:03 mark). "... when it happened, I seen red. When I finally snapped to ... I'm still disappointed with myself even though people say I shouldn't be.  

"For me, I'm 34 years old. I have four little girls at home. I don't want that image, regardless of the fact whether it was right or wrong, I don't want them to have that image of their dad being capable of doing that, and doing something like that."

Footage of Smith kicking the alleged vandal went viral Sunday. The free-agent guard addressed the situation on social media, saying he chased the unknown man down after he saw him breaking the window in his truck. 

"One of these little motherf--king white boys didn't know where he was going and broke my f--king window in my truck," Smith said. "... This is a residential area. There wasn't no stores over here, none of that s--t. Broke my window.

"I chased him down and whooped his ass. So if the footage comes out, and y'all see it, I chased him down and whooped his ass. He broke my window. This ain't no hate crime. I ain't got no problem with nobody who ain't got no problem with me. There's a problem with the motherf--kin' system. That's it. The motherf--ker broke my window, and I whooped his ass."

Smith said the vandal was distracting from the message of peaceful protests that have been going on nationwide after the death of George Floyd in police custody. Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after kneeling on Floyd's neck and continuing to do so despite Floyd saying he could not breathe.

Video of Floyd's death made he rounds on social media last week, leading to demonstrations in Minneapolis that spread across the nation—many of which turned violent. Smith was part of peaceful protests in Los Angeles on Sunday.

"We should be able to lock arms and stand in front of somebody's store and say no this is not right. Being able to do stuff like this isn't right," Smith said.