Ex-NBA guard J.R. Smith aims to make golf more accessible

The weekly Par 3 Podcast features NBA veteran J.R. Smith, jeweler Ben Baller and Malbon Golf co-founder Stephen Malbon. It’s designed to be three golfers chatting candidly about the game they love, and doing so in a manner to make the sport feel broadly welcoming rather than limited to a select group based on race, wealth or social status. Smith: “We’re breaking down those barriers and we want to continuously break downThose barriers, because that was an old way to live, think. And it wasn’t right.” The podcast is available on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher. It’s available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. The podcast will be available in the U.S. in the coming weeks. For more information on the podcast, visit par3golf.com or follow Par 3 on Twitter @Par3Golf and @GolfPar3 on Facebook. The weekly podcast airs on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9 p.m. ET on CNN.com/Golf. For the latest from Par 3, visit www.golfpar 3.com. The latest from CNN.uk on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9 a.m., Friday and Sunday at 10 a.M. ET. for more from the Par 3 podcast on CNN/Golfer. The next episode airs on Sunday, July 9 at 9:30 a.k.a. ET and Sunday night at 10 p.k., Monday night at 11:30 p.a., Tuesday night at midnight.