Artest weighs in on Howard controversy
sacbee.com 9/18/2008 — As the summer neared an end and the reality sunk in that I won't have the joy of covering Ron Artest in this coming season, I began to miss those days when Artest was saying something new and newsworthy almost...

A High-Tech Lynching, Or An Exercise in Verbal Disenfranchisement
freedarko.blogspot.com 9/18/2008 — Earlier today, Mike Fisher of DallasBasketball.com wrote a point by point response to Bethlehem Shoals's recent Josh Howard post. In my view, it didn't really add much to the discourse, so I won't bother with a point by point response to his response. ...

Ron Artest weighs in on the Josh Howard 'controversy'
sports.yahoo.com 9/18/2008 — We've already heard from Mark Cuban about The Star Spangled Josh Howard video , and now we have the pleasure to hear from one of the NBA's most endearing players, Ron Artest . The Sac Bee emailed Ron about the controversy ; here's his Tru response: ...

Unlikely Voice Sheds Light on Howard Situation
sportingnews.com 9/18/2008 — No one's been quite able to figure out the exact nature of the Josh Howard controversy. Bad judgment? Anti-Americanism? Poor taste? Exposing fans to what they don't want to hear? As Shanoff notes , Mark Cuban's playing the "Josh, step away from ...

Thanks for the advice on Josh
blogmaverick.com 9/19/2008 — I wanted to thank all of you who took the time to email me with your comments on how best to deal with Josh. They were so good, I thought I would share a few of them with everyone. Including the email addresses of those who were bold enough to use ...

Video shows Josh Howard disrespecting the national anthem — L.A. Times - Basketball 9/18/2008
The reputation of Josh Howard takes another hit when an online video surfaces showing the Dallas Mavericks forward disrespecting the national anthem. > The ...

What Was Josh Howard Thinking? — Bleacher Report - NBA 9/18/2008
Some of the videos of this are being taken down from sites like YouTube, but if the below video doesn't work another version of it should. Here is what Mavericks forward Josh Howard says in the clip: ”The Star-Spangled Banner is going on ...

Latest incident reveals Howard's sense of entitlement — FOXSports.com News for NBA 9/18/2008
Josh Howard may have his reasons for dissing the national anthem. But Charley Rosen says the way he did it accomplishes nothing.

Oden's no crossover artist, and knows it (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 9/18/2008
Greg Oden can dunk, but he can't carry a tune. The 7-foot Trail Blazer has gotten a lot of attention for his rendition of N'Sync's "It's Gonna Be Me." A video of the performance has made the rounds on the Internet. This much is clear: There's no ...

Star Spangled: Josh Howard, Mark Cuban, Ron Artest, and Desperate Sports Writers — Bleacher Report - NBA 9/18/2008
One of the major problems with sports writers and with journalism in general, is that the writers want stories. In the eye of the sports reporter, the more controversial the story is, the better it is.   Houston Rockets small forward Ron ...