Sacramento Kings - New low: Kings lose to Miami

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Post-Apocolyptic Footnotes
Published 2/27/2008 by TZ <info@sactownroyalty.com> at Sactown Royalty: Front Page Posts
... How are those Reggie Rules going? The whole 'South Beach flu' thing, I thought, was a joke in this instance. Apparently not: "There was some question before Tuesday's game whether Ron Artest would be ready to play that night, as the Kings small forward had missed the shootaround that morning with what was deemed stomach issues and a headache." Awesome. It really was that at least one and likely more guys cared more about having a good time than getting closer to .500. Completely awesome. Glad the band stayed together. ...

The Future is A Week Ago
Published 2/28/2008 by TZ <info@sactownroyalty.com> at Sactown Royalty: Front Page Posts
... In the press following the Miami loss, Mikki Moore actually said this: "I don't know what other guys did last night, but I think we just came out slow tonight." Ron Artest, the team's leader and game changer, missed the morning shoot-around with "stomach issues and a headache." He still played and shot 3 of 14 against the #24 defense in the league. ...

Artest Accuses Coach of Tanking, Gets Fined
Published 3/4/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... Artest only played 33 minutes in that game, more than any other King. He also happened to shoot 3-14 from the floor with three turnovers. He also happened to miss shootaround the same morning, owing to "headache and stomach issues," allegedly owed to two nights in Miami (according to one teammate, ...