Lakers Rumors: Lakers are not signing J.R. Smith so don't fall for silly rumors

The Los Angeles Lakers won't be adding J.R. Smith to the team any time soon, so hold off on panicking on a Smith, Lou Williams, Nick Young, Kobe Bryant lineup with small-ball center Ryan Kelly. Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News investigated and reports the Lakers aren't signing the Cleveland Cavaliers' free agent guard:

Not sure where the 'JR Smith to Lakers' rumors stemmed from. But Lakers aren't signing him

— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) July 27, 2015

So where are these rumors coming from? Ah yes, fake pages featuring a player photoshopped into a Lakers jersey. A classic move:

Seems legit. #BleacherEports pic.twitter.com/hgkbpFkdDf

— Jerry Khachoyan (@TheArmoTrader) July 26, 2015

So don't do what I did if you see a link pointing to this rumor. Last night I was a victim of a stray Google alert hitting my inbox on J.R. Smith going to the Lakers, and I'm trying to prevent you from making the same mistake. I won't link to the article, but I'll drop the two comments that have appeared under it since:

Friends don't let friends get got.