bringindanoize.blogspot.com - 8/22/2008
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The Houston Rockets' newest superstar, forward Ron Artest, arrived at Bush Intercontinental Airport on Tuesday afternoon.
Artest agreed to interview with sports reporters on Tuesday as he made a visit to town.
As part of the agreement, the photographers had to shoot him from the side because he recently had a tooth knocked out.
Ron went through the entire impromptu press conference ...
WHY? Ron Artest selects #96 for Houston Jersey
thesportcount.com 8/18/2008 — While many players show an unnerving committment to single jersey number throughout their career, Count favourite and Tru Warrior, Ron Artest has demonstrated an unparallelled propensity to change his number mid career.
Why has Ron chosen this, the 5th number in his pro-career?
Olympic 5 Things: Lithuania vs China
nba.fanhouse.com 8/19/2008 — During the remainder of the Olympic men's basketball tournament, FanHouse will give you 5 Things to watch for in each game. Will Yao play mad? On Monday, Chinese coach Jonas Kazlauskas held Yao Ming to seven minutes in the second half. Yao was furious . We assume he's gotten over things. If he hasn't? Yao rarely plays angry; he's an extremely mature fellow, typically calm and reserved, ...
You want 'em? You got 'em - U.S. to face Scolas!
thedreamshake.com 8/21/2008 — The "Redeem Team" (even though the team is filled with such shady characters as Carlos Boozer, Jason Kidd, Carmelo Anthony and even Kobe) continues its march toward the Gold Medal. Next up? Argentina. A team Kobe Bryant not-so-secretly wished the ...
Suns trade G Strawberry to Rockets (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 8/26/2008
The Phoenix Suns traded guard D.J. Strawberry to the Houston Rockets on Monday for rookie guard Sean Singletary. "Sean gives us depth at the point guard spot," Suns general manager Steve Kerr said. "We like his instincts and his ability to run a team. ...