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Artest to Cavs Rumor Heats Up on Twitter
nba.fanhouse.com - 7/2/2009
Artest to Cavs Rumor Heats Up on Twitter
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by Brett Pollakoff As if Cleveland wasn't already a focal point of the NBA universe, it may be reaching a whole new level of crazy. A brand of crazy NBA fans only know as ... Ron Artest . The Cleveland Plain Dealer was the first to report on the possibility, but even coming from ...
NBA free agency: Ron Artest says he's leaving Houston Rockets for Los Angeles Lakers
sports.espn.go.com - 7/3/2009
NBA free agency: Ron Artest says he's leaving Houston Rockets for Los Angeles Lakers
— sports.espn.go.com — Free-agent forward Ron Artest says he's leaving the Houston Rockets to join the Los Angeles Lakers. In... a text message to ESPN.com on Thursday night, Artest wrote: "I am happy to say I am goin' to L.A." (more) NBA free agency: Ron Artest says he's leaving Houston ...

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cbssports.com - 7/2/2009
Artest says he's signing with Lakers (UPDATE)
— cbssports.com — Posted on: July 2, 2009 6:56 pm Edited on: July 2, 2009 7:16 pm Score: 208 Log-in... to rate: Log-in to rate: Log-in to rate: Shaq can have LeBron. Ron Artest says he'll take Kobe. Artest, whose versatility and toughness have made him one of the most ... (more) Artest says he's signing with Lakers (UPDATE)

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Lakers close to deal with Artest - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 7/2/2009
Lakers close to deal with Artest - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Artest will likely want the full mid-level exception from the Lakers, which will work out to five... years and about $32 million. (The NBA will soon announce the actual cost of a mid-level contract for next season.) Artest, who will be 30 in November, ... (more) Lakers close to deal with Artest - Los Angeles Times

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WaitingForNextYear:  While We’re Waiting… Ron Artest’s Twitter, 2010 Free Agency, and Cavs Jersey History

Outside the Boxscore:  Ron-Ron Has Hollywood's Number

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While We’re Waiting… Ron Artest’s Twitter, 2010 Free Agency, and Cavs Jersey History
WaitingForNextYear — ... Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email in the sidebar. Quite the Tweeting Tease: “But rumors of interested teams carry only so much excitement; a wild goose chase on a public social media platform is much more entertaining, right? Besides, wherever [Ron] Artest does end up signing will become fact soon enough. Until then, all we can do is follow the man’s Twitter feed and hope that when the real deal does go down, that we’ll be among the first to know.” [ NBA FanHouse ]– Is 2010 really that big of a deal? “The truth is, you can count on one hand the ...

Ron-Ron Has Hollywood's Number
Outside the Boxscore — ... , Ron-Ron took his followers in one direction, making it look like he was actually referring to his record deal, and then going ahead and signing with the Lakers too. ...

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Fear The Links - Wednesday 7/1
fearthesword.com 7/1/2009 — Cleveland Plain Dealer Brian Windhorst writes about the Cavs' interest in free agent Charlie Villanueva and says the Cavs will be buyers in free agency  which begins today. Their Cavs HQ blog, by Micheal Curry, discusses the two V's and Ron Artest . Akron Beacon-Journal  ...
Cavs Want To Sign Ron Artest
hoopeduponline.com 7/2/2009 — An opening day Cleveland Cavaliers starting line up of Mo Williams, Ron Artest, LeBron James, Anderson Varejao and Shaquille O’Neal would be kinda sick and Danny Ferry thinks so too. According to several league sources, the Cavs have ...
Ron Artest Says \'Goodbye\' To Houston. ...
dallasbasketball.com 7/2/2009 — THANKS ALOT HOUSTON. J I HAD ALOT OF FUN J -- Ron Artest, on Twitter at 9 p.m. Wednesday. Is Ron-Ron tampering with himself? Greasing an exit from a Houston team suddenly with few real rockets? Preparing to take a paycut down to MLE-level to be in the right place? Attempting to score a major
Bye bye Ariza; Trevor about to get big payday ($32-40 million)
thelakersnation.com 7/2/2009 — If true, Ariza will be gone. Ron Artest anyone? Yahoo : According to a Twitter post by Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Trevor Ariza will become a very rich man at the hands of the team that loses out on Hedo Turkoglu. League executives believe Portland or Toronto, whichever team does not ...
Ron Artest’s Twitter Gaffe
slamonline.com 7/2/2009 — Twitter is q uickly becoming the bane of every agent and League exec’s life: “While the Rockets made their pursuit of a center their initial free agent priority, there was a brief, but alarming sign that Ron Artest was ready to move on. ...
Cavs Show Interest in Ron Ron Artest
mrfactoidssportsworld.blogspot.com 7/2/2009 — Can you imagine a team that features Mo Williams, Ron Artest, LeBron James, Anderson Varejao, and Shaq? Well it may not be something that you have to just imagine much longer! On Tuesday, LeBron personally met with Artest to discuss the possibility of Ron Ron joining the James gang according to ...
Cavaliers Free Agency Update: Villanueva Gone, Artest and Ariza Targeted? — WaitingForNextYear
Reports are that the Detroit Pistons have come to an agreement with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. This ends any plans that the Cavs may have had on signing CV-31 to a mid-level deal. To Villanueva I say, good luck. Have fun trying to beat the Cavs for the division next year. I have no [...]
Artest & Ariza To Cleveland? — We're Off To See The Willards
The latest reports out of Cleveland are that the Cavs are trying to sign free agents Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza. These two guys would go along with Shaq and Lebron, and would be a very dramatic change in roster for a team that just lost the Eastern Conference finals. While they still could end ...
Ron Artest To Cavs — DUELING COUCHES
This is a brand new rumor. Ron Artest is meeting with LeBron James about joining the Cavs. If Artest goes to the Cavs that scares the fuck out of me, Artest is a hell of a defender and he teamed up with Shaq and LeBron, I don't see how they can lose. More to come.
No Screaming Headlines, A Few Screaming Fans — DallasBasketball.com
Today's headline in the Cleveland Plain-Dealer: “Cavs reportedly make a play for Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza''    Today's headline in the Dallas Morning News: “ Mavs making pitch to former SMU, Kimball star Quentin Ross''    Why do the Cavs have shopping habits that ...
Lebron, Cavs Courting Ron Artest To Cleveland — FanIQ Blog
Boy, if the Cavs could pull this one off they'd have to be the odds on favorites to win it all this season The Cavaliers are also reportedly going after Trevor Ariza. It looks like they're VERY serious about winning this year. Source: www.cleveland.com
No Screaming Headlines. But A Few Screaming Fans — DallasBasketball.com
   Today's headline in the Cleveland Plain-Dealer: “Cavs reportedly make a play for Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza''    Today's headline in the Dallas Morning News: “ Mavs making pitch to former SMU, Kimball star Quentin Ross''    Why do the Cavs have ...
Ron Artest may be gone from Rockets — InsideHoops
Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest is a free agent, and many teams, including the Cleveland Cavaliers, are interested in his services. The Cleveland Plain Dealer earlier Wednesday reported that the Cavs, with help from LeBron James, spoke to Artest about joining the team in the past day. Artest ...
Could Tru-Warrior Be Headed To Cleveland? — Full of Sports
While the Cavs have free agent options, it’s been somewhat quiet so far on the free agency market for the team. That very well may be changing. Brian Windhorst of the Plain Dealer broke the story earlier tonight that one of the Cavaliers
Could Tru-Warrior Be Headed To Cleveland? — Slam Dunk Central
While the Cavs have free agent options, it’s been somewhat quiet so far on the free agency market for the team. That very well may be changing. Brian Windhorst of the Plain Dealer broke the story earlier tonight that one of the Cavaliers first calls in free agency was to none other ...
NBA Free Agent/ Trades July 2nd Update — Nationalsportsreview.com Blogs
7:56 p.m ET The Lakers are close to reaching an agreement with Houston forward Ron Artest, The LA Times has reported. The Deal is reported to be a three-year contract worth an estimated $18 million.Artest has been meeting with Lakers executives throughout the day and is expected to agree ...
Lakers strengthen repeat hopes by signing veteran forward Artest — The Red Zone Report
You don’t stay on top without making the right moves, and after seeing the Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, and San Antonio Spurs make big trades last week, the Los Angeles Lakers have made a big splash early on in free agency by nabbing one of the top names on the board. Former ...
Ron Artest is signing with the Lakers — FanIQ Blog
The Cleveland Cavaliers were going hard after Ron Artest, even having him meet with LeBron, but that didn't matter. Ron Artest is signing with the LA Lakers. "I'm definitely going to L.A. -- to sign, yeah," Artest said in a phone interview. "Lakers, Lakers, Lakers. I'm in ...
Start Of The 4th of July Weekend [Nightly Wrap Up] — FanIQ Blog
Today's blog goodness 1. Shaq had quite an introduction in Cleveland . 2. LeBron is also trying to get Ron Artest to Cleveland . 3. Franchise rankings for every pro team. Yes, even the Clippers . 4. Some awesome person vandalized Scott Boras' car . 5. The BCS says a playoff system ...
Twitter and Ron Artest: Silly Season Stupidity — The Big Lead
This morning’s Roundup linked to a Houston Chronicle piece that had Ron Artest’s agent denying a statement made by Artest on Twitter as being from a fake account. This would be all well and good, except, uh, it’s not a fake account. And the real fake account said nothing of ...
Ron Artest's Agent Denies Authenticity of Client's Verified Twitter Account — FanHouse
by Nate Jones Ron Artest caused a bit of a flurry Wednesday night when he went on his Twitter account and announced he was signing a new deal. Of course it was all a joke/publicity stunt. However, the activity on his twitter account -- particularly the farewell to Houston tweet -- made ...
Ron Artest: I’m Tweeting The Fans A Lot Of B.S. — Sports Radio Interviews
Twitter is the closest anyone can get to any player without touching them, but fans should be aware getting too close to Ron Artest right now - solely because he stinks like crap. On the first day of negotiations for NBA free agents, Ron-Ron tweeted this: “THANKS ALOT HOUSTON.:) I HAD ...
Following What the Athletes are Tweeting — You Been Blinded - Now in Dazzling HD
Twitter is the social networking flavor of the month that’s stormed on the scene like MySpace and FaceBook. There’s no telling how long the site’s popularity will last; the next big thing could have 130 or 150 characters and blow Twitter out of the water like seven minute abs ...
Ariza Watch — Lakers of Fire
Is it possible the dream to repeat is unraveling already? The Lakers have just two primary objectives this off-season, re-signing Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza. Thus far things are going well enough with Lamar Odom, but the Ariza situation has taken a dramatic turn for the worse (allegedly).  ...
Artest: “i just signed my deal” – Artest a Laker? Check out the tweetin’ madness! — The Lakers Nation
UPDATE: It looks like Ron has signed a deal. Check out his latest tweet from moments ago… i just signed my deal. we ballin tonight. champagne on me (via twitter ) It looks like Ron posted his farewell “tweet” to the city of Houston… THANKS ALOT ...
Twitter: Where Ron Artest Updates His Free Agency Status — NBAtipoff
With all the NBA players on Twitter, some of them let you know more than others. Ron Artest pretty much said to all of his followers that he will not be returning to the Houston Rockets next season. Check out this tweet from 96TruWarierQB (Ron Artest's name on Twitter): How scared are you, ...
What the Cavs Need To Do To "Win a Ring for the King?" — Bleacher Report - NBA
The Cleveland Cavaliers have not been shy about how much they want to win a championship; they are the team that has made the greatest effort to build a championship team this offseason. They have the best player in the league with LeBron James, a ...
Cavaliers Interested In Ariza Or Artest? Or Both? — Bleacher Report - NBA
The Cavaliers front office has shown that they are doing everything they can to get their team over the hump and win an NBA Championship.  First, the Cavs pursue a big man, Shaquille O'Neal through way of trade.  If Kobe could win a ...
Houston Rockets-Trevor Ariza Are Talking — Bleacher Report - NBA
After rumors of Ron Artest signing with the Lakers were tweeted around on Twitter, it seems like the tables have turned for the Houston Rockets. The Associated Press (first reported on KRIV-TV) is reporting that Rockets general manager Daryl ...
Trevor Ariza and Ron Artest to Switch Places? — Bleacher Report - NBA
The World Famous LayupDrill Rumor Mill 7/2/09 The Lakers championship celebration may be offically over in a few days. Reports coming out of L.A state that Trevor Ariza is likely to be leaving the champs and headed for a big payday this ...
Ron Artest's Agent: Twitter Imposter Giving False Information — Bleacher Report - NBA
According to Ron Artest's agent David Bauman, a Twitter account posing as his client has been posting "false information" and misleading the media. "There is an imposter posting information that is not accurate. Nothing has been finalized and ...
Top Free Agents on The Board and Where They Might Go—Pt. 2 — Bleacher Report - NBA
Continuing the three-part series on the top NBA players and where they might go, this article will be about shooting forwards. These articles will not include players who have ETO (early termination option) or RFA (restricted free agents). ...
Rockets Set Their Sights on Gortat — Bleacher Report - NBA
Welcome to the new wave of NBA free agency. Late Tuesday night, when the clock hit 12:01 a.m. Eastern time, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey listed the following on his Twitter : "Meeting in a few w/ (Marcin) Gortat.Send a note ...