JR Smith paid an emotional tribute to his father on Sunday (19th June) - Fathers' Day - after winning the NBA Finals with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

SOUNDBITE: (English) JR Smith, Cleveland Cavaliers guard (on winning NBA Finals):

"I thought about it a lot, honestly, getting to this point. The more my career went on, it kind of dwindled, and it was more about just playing the game. I've been playing this game, fortunately for me, since I was three years old. That's one of the reasons why this game is so special to me. Today is so special to me because it's on Fathers' Day and my dad put the ball in my crib and..." (Smith breaks down, unable to speak)

SOUNDBITE: (English) JR Smith, Cleveland Cavaliers guard:

"I mean, my parents, my family, that's the biggest inspiration in my life. I've been in a lot of dark spots in my life, and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be able to get out of it. But they are who they are. They fought with me, they yelled at me, they screamed at me, they loved me, they hugged me, they cried with me, and they always stuck by my side no matter right or wrong. And I know a lot of people don't have their parents in their life, their mother or their father, but I've got the best two you could ask for, I swear. There's six of us, and they didn't treat any of us different. They loved us the same. They treated us all the same, and I just wanted to be like them when I grow up. My dad is easily one of my biggest inspirations to play this game but to hear people talk bad about me, it hurts me because I know it hurts him, and that's not who I am. And I know he raised better, and I know I want to do better. Just everything I do is for my parents and my family. I mean, I don't really...the cars are nice, the houses are nice, but none of this matters without them. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here. I don't know where I would be, honestly, if it wasn't for them, if it wasn't for the structure and the backbone that I have, I wouldn't be able to mess up and keep coming back and being able to sit in front of you as a world champion."