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‘The Year is Young’: Former NBA Player Turned Golfer Gives a Reality Check to Max Homa After His Enthralling Win

Published 01/29/2023, 10:48 AM EST

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Max Homa has stunned the world with his recent victory at the Farmers Insurance Open. His great performance is receiving applause from all around the world. And not just his fans, but also famous celebrities and golf stars including Paige Spiranac have congratulated him for his win. Moreover, adding up to his happiness was a legendary ex-basketball player who recently reacted to the golfer’s achievement.

Max Homa receives a shocking reaction to his victory from J.R. Smith

Former American basketball professional Earl Smith III a.k.a. J.R. Smith couldn’t hold his happiness inside when Max Homa tweeted about his victory. The golf star recently scored his sixth PGA Tour victory at the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday. The golfer shot a birdie at 18 in the presence of his wife and son on the field. And his wide smile showed how much the title meant to him.

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Several athletes and fans have been congratulating and sending their best wishes to the player over his unexpected victory. And the latest addition to his well-wishers on Twitter was basketball fame, J.R. Smith. The former Los Angeles Lakers underdog retweeted Homa’s tweet that said“#6. Thank u guys. That one was special”.

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The golfer commented on the reshared tweet with two fist-bump emojis, showing respect for the legend. And in response to that, Smith made a beautiful prediction for the golfer and his future in the game. “Congratulations bro, you ain’t done yet the year is young my friend!” He wrote. And reacting to the basketball ace’s comment, Homa wrote, “Thank u, sir!”.

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J.R. Smith also has a great interest in the game of golf. Like many other athletes from the basketball fraternity, Smith also loves being on the course. And therefore, he understands what it takes to play as wonderfully as Homa did. The golfer gave the tournament a new identity with his spectacular performance.

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However, there was a lot more this time at the Farmers Insurance Open that wouldn’t let the fans forget about it! Not to forget, the ongoing controversy about Florida-based player Sam Ryder about his jogger pants is another trend on Twitter. It was during the final round when Ryder decided to show up in his own fashionable apparel. But the golf world was certainly not happy with it!

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Joydeep Singh

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Joydeep Singh is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Bachelor's degree in Business Management, he possesses a writing experience of more than four years now. Having picked up on following golf for quite some time now, his favorite is the legendary Tiger Woods, whose games he just does not miss.
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Manaal Siddiqui

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