Knicks’ Smith gets tattoo tribute from little bro

Chris Smith (right) was a teammate of his brother's in New York last season. (Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images)

Knicks shooting guard J.R. Smith turned 28 Monday and received a very special gift from his little brother Chris.

The younger Smith had his older brother’s image tattooed on his back along with the inscription, “Always got my back.”

He was kind enough to post an image of his new ink on his Instagram account:

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