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this story was confirmed by Phil Jackson earlier on Myers and HArtman. Artest actually went up to PJ first then went into the shower.
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After Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest got into that "war of words" in March back in Houston, I asked Kobe what he really thought of Artest.
"We're friends," Kobe said, "I like him a lot--like his game--always have."
Then he told me a story that makes today's news--Artest is supposedly on his way to LA for three years, $18 million--very likely to happen.
Kobe said that after the Lakers lost game six of the '08 NBA Finals in Boston by 39 points, he was alone in the shower, just fuming. He heard somebody walk in and assumed it was one of his teammates, or maybe a staff member. Instead, he looked up, and it was Ron Artest (to this day, Kobe has no idea how Artest got into the locker room).:
"I want to come help you," Artest said. "If I can, I'm going to find a way to come to LA and give you the help you need to win a le."
Kobe didn't think much of it, especially since Artest still had a year left on his deal with the Rockets, and that the Lakers were returning an entire team that had just won the Western Conference. Plus, players talk like that a lot, and it's just talk. But it struck Kobe as a nice gesture, especially since he had just been hammered by the Celtics and nobody was saying much of anything. Kobe told me that the perception a lot of people have of Artest is wrong.
"He competes....every night, every play," Kobe said. "I've known him since high school and he's always been like that."
Kobe found it strange that some people in the media were portraying he and Artest as enemies.
"He wants to win as much as I do...and I respect him--a lot."
When you consider that Artest and Lamar Odom grew up playing together in New York, this move makes a ton of sense. Artest gets to play with two good friends, for a coach that has always spoken highly of him.
Over the years, I've often asked Phil Jackson specifically about Artest's "colorful" nature. Phil never takes the bait, always shifting the conversation to something about how compe ive Artest always is. He speaks of Artest the same way he speaks of Dennis Rodman. You'll rarely hear Phil comment on how weird Rodman was, just that he adjusted to the team culture once he came to town. I imagine that if the Artest deal goes through, he'll treat Ron much the same way.
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this story was confirmed by Phil Jackson earlier on Myers and HArtman. Artest actually went up to PJ first then went into the shower.
That picture is hilarious.
Hey, Ron, you couldn't wait until after he got out of the shower?
Hahah, that was quick
HAHAHA, great post.
That picture is in hilarious. Nice work.
nice photoshop
i was wondering what took so long the story has been out there for days. photoshop must have taken hours of sweat
"I want to come help you" > "come and touch it, Dave"
Couldn't he have opted out of his contract and signed for the MLE last year then?b
Last year, the Rockets were preseason contenders.
oh classic.
I don't know whats funnier, this story or the song in Ghazi's sig
I didn't photoshop it, just pulled it off of bb.com.
"Nobody puts Kobe in the corner" -Ron Artest
Mind bogglingly gay.
lol @ signaturehttp://stevemasonsmog.typepad.com/jo...s_plog_710_es/
from710 espn radio host john irland
after kobe bryant and ron artest got into that "war of words" in march back in houston, i asked kobe what he really thought of artest.
"we're friends," kobe said, "i like him a lot--like his game--always have."
then he told me a story that makes today's news--artest is supposedly on his way to la for three years, $18 million--very likely to happen.
Kobe said that after the lakers lost game six of the '08 nba finals in boston by 39 points, he was alone in the shower, just fuming. He heard somebody walk in and assumed it was one of his teammates, or maybe a staff member. Instead, he looked up, and it was ron artest (to this day, kobe has no idea how artest got into the locker room).
"i want to come help you," artest said. "if i can, i'm going to find a way to come to la and give you the help you need to win a le."
kobe didn't think much of it, especially since artest still had a year left on his deal with the rockets, and that the lakers were returning an entire team that had just won the western conference. Plus, players talk like that a lot, and it's just talk. But it struck kobe as a nice gesture, especially since he had just been hammered by the celtics and nobody was saying much of anything. Kobe told me that the perception a lot of people have of artest is wrong.
"he competes....every night, every play," kobe said. "i've known him since high school and he's always been like that."
kobe found it strange that some people in the media were portraying he and artest as enemies.
"he wants to win as much as i do...and i respect him--a lot."
when you consider that artest and lamar odom grew up playing together in new york, this move makes a ton of sense. Artest gets to play with two good friends, for a coach that has always spoken highly of him.
Over the years, i've often asked phil jackson specifically about artest's "colorful" nature. phil never takes the bait, always shifting the conversation to something about how compe ive artest always is. He speaks of artest the same way he speaks of dennis rodman. You'll rarely hear phil comment on how weird rodman was, just that he adjusted to the team culture once he came to town. I imagine that if the artest deal goes through, he'll treat ron much the same way.
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I swear this board has the greatest concentration of photochop talent on the web...
LOL @ the photo
Touch it Dave.
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