Ron Artest Goes Hollywood: A Lakers Necessity

A few years ago, I would’ve ignored Ron Artest. Now, he is an archetype of how a jeopardous and troubling personality transforms, building a reinforced sphere amid title runs, not to mention the nightmarish upheaval he presented to other teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers. Once, Artest was the most villainous player to roam into Hollywood, but now he’s lovable and a vibrant necessity in the town where stars reside. Artest’s sudden arrival into a town of bred champs shouldn’t come as a surprise. And now, instead of classifying Artest as NBA’s thug, it is simple to forget his infamous reputation and refer to him as one of NBA’s best defenders, if not the best in the league currently. Meaning he must be treated as a good citizen and as a virtuous competitor that is unveiling whenever his temper doesn’t flare into entropy and divide a harmonized team. However, he’s abounded to help the Lakers secure a back-to-back. Over the course of his ... (link)