On September 8, Tracy McGrady will be inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame.McGrady was a seven-time All-Star, made two All-NBA First Teams and won two scoring titles during his incredible 15-year career in which he averaged 19.6 points in 968 regular-season games for the Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks.However, McGrady never won an NBA title and had very little playoff success in his career. In fact, his teams made the playoffs in nine of the 15 seasons he played, but didn’t advance past seven overall games in any single year.But, by now, McGrady has come to grips with the fact that he wasn’t able to earn a ring."Social media can give a lot of people voices these days, and the first thing they say is 'No rings, no rings,'" McGrady said on Friday, in an appearance at the Hall of Fame's 60 Days of Summer Program, via MassLive. "You have to have a great team and some luck to get a ring, right? Unfortunately, I wasn't blessed with that. But I go back at them with this: Anybody can win a championship. Everybody can't get in the Hall of Fame.”Shortly after hearing McGrady’s comments, Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard JR Smith chimed in with his own strong thoughts on the subject:

Smith then continued to rip the Hall of Fame and its members, claiming that unworthy players have been voted in:

He finished up his rant with another shot at McGrady:

Smith was, of course, a major role player on Cleveland’s 2016 NBA Finals comeback championship team. However, after entering the NBA with sky-high expectations, he has failed to live up to all of the hype from an individual point of view. If the Golden State Warriors had taken care of business in that series, Smith would have no legs to stand on with this argument, as McGrady’s numbers and impact far outweigh his.

Also, Smith failed to consider the simple fact that at times, players are drafted onto championship teams. Also, there are always a handful of players that receive minimal playing time, yet still win rings by association. 

Earning the votes into the Hall validated McGrady’s career, with or without a title.

"It's such a surreal feeling," McGrady said. "Before coming to the NBA, I didn't know anything about the Hall of Fame. It wasn't like a goal of mine. I just loved to play the game of basketball, and whatever accomplishments I got after that, obviously I'd be thrilled. This right here, this is awesome. The Hall? Really? From my story, where I came from, if I'd known that I'd be enshrined in the Hall of Fame, it really doesn't get better than that."

Smith will most likely not receive many votes when he becomes eligible to the Hall of Fame after he retires, although as he proved with his Twitter rant, he won’t lose any sleep over it.