Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Knicks coach Mike Woodson continued his spiel that J.R. Smith needs to be more professional “on and off the court,” even taking on the fashion statement the player makes.

Woodson had a long talk with Smith in the wake of Tuesday’s ejection with 10.7 seconds left in Indiana for throwing down Leandro Barbosa.

“I told him I’m going to continue to coach him as long as I’m coaching the team,” Woodson said at the Thursday morning shootaround at Amway Center. “I told him I’m not going to let him off the hook. I want his shorts pulled up. I want him to look presentable. Be a professional. That’s what it’s all about.’’

In following a new fashion trend for youth, Smith likes to wear his pants and shorts around the hips in what has been termed as “sagging,’’ exposing underwear.

Woodson also said his lecture to Smith centered on his poor body language on the court when things are going badly.

Asked specifically how he wanted Smith to be more professional, Woodson said, “On and off the court. On the floor I want him to be happy when he’s playing, feel good about himself. When things go bad, I don’t want that look on his face that the world is coming down on him. We make mistakes and we miss shots. It’s OK.’’

Smith was noticeably dejected Tuesday after he threw in an inbounds pass that was intercepted in the backcourt by Paul George, who dunked. That’s when Smith dropped his head dejectedly. On the way up court, he kept bumping Barbosa until they became entangled and Smith threw him down.

The NBA reversed the flagrant 2 foul (an automatic ejection) to a flagrant 1 yesterday.

Smith was fined $25,000 by the NBA in March for posting a partially naked woman in his Milwaukee hotel room on his Twitter feed.

WRITTEN BY MARC BERMAN – NY Post & FULL STORY HERE