sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 7/3/2009
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Ron Artest and his everlasting, unbreakable love for the Houston Rockets lasted all the way into the second full day of free agency, a record even on the clocks of his alternate universe.
emptythebench.com - 7/3/2009
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emptythebench.com —
Kobe Bryant & Ron Artest Photos Credit: Icon
SMI By: Brendan K. O’Grady If you’re Trevor Ariza,
Ron Artest, or the Los Angeles Lakers, this all makes perfect sense. If you’re Ariza, you feel disrespected. It’s hard not to ...
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Ron Artest, Trevor Ariza, and the LA Lakers: It All ...
blog.mlive.com - 7/3/2009
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AP PhotoJoel Zumaya sure is walking a lot
of batters this year. Have a tip for The
Links? E-mail patrickhayes13@gmail.com. Bookmark It's Just Sports or subscribe to our RSS feed. Fanhouse: Ron Artest is going to be a Laker. Yglesias:...
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latimes.com - 7/3/2009
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latimes.com —
Less than three weeks after the parade, the
NBA champion Lakers have already met the biggest threat
to their throne. Themselves. What are they thinking? What are they doing? They just won a title that would not have been possible without the strong ...
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Lakers make the wrong move going with Ron Artest - Los ...
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Lakers Add Ron Artest; Trevor Ariza to Rockets
The Bull Gator —
... The Los Angeles Lakers added one of the NBA’s most prominent figures while saying goodbye to a player who’s had the spotlight on him since the playoffs. Ron Artest will be joining the NBA Champions after agreeing to what is being reported to be a five-year deal worth somewhere around $33 million (essentially the mid-level exception amount for each year). And Trevor Ariza will join the Houston Rockets for nearly the same terms. ...
While We’re Waiting… The Big Freeze, Forget Ron-Ron, Fausto’s Misleading Rehab Start, and The Day Season Really Died
WaitingForNextYear —
... Cross Ron Artest off your wish list Cavs fans. He is now a Laker: “Be surprised by the news of Artest agreeing to sign with the Lakers only if you haven’t been paying attention. L.A. was always prominent in his mind. Kobe Bryant for years has loved the possibility of Artest being there, the feeling was mutual, and the sides made nonstop eyes at each other.” [SI.com/Scott Howard-Cooper] Have I ever mentioned my man-crush on the great Paul Cousineau? It was Monday June the 15th, I was in my seats at the Jake, enjoying what I thought was a mini-Tribe renaissance, when disaster ...
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by: David Kay
When it comes down to it, the Lakers and Rockets pretty much swapped Ron Artest for Trevor Ariza straight up. Thursday, Artest reached an agreement with the defending champs on a 3-year deal worth about $18 million. Houston responded by stealing the Lakers’ Trevor Ariza for ...
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Believe it or Not, LA Just Got More Interesting: Artest to the Lakers
givemetherock.com 7/3/2009 —
It appears that Ron Artest has agreed to sign a three-year deal with the Lakers
Fantasy Implications: Apparently, Artest when all single white female on Kobe last year, expressing his desire to play with Black Mamba. If the man wanted it that bad, I’d expect Artest to be a good solider in ...
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sportingnews.com 7/3/2009 — Less than two months ago, Ron Artest was on the floor of the Staples Center, chest-to-chest with guard Kobe Bryant in the heat of the Lakers-Rockets second-round playoff series. Artest thought he had gotten a cheap-shot elbow to the head from Bryant ...
Lakers Land Artest, Ariza Headed to Houston
bizofbasketball.com 7/3/2009 — Artest Headed to L.A.
The Los Angele s Lakers have reached an agreement in principal with free-agent forward Ron Artest on a multiyear contract which totals approximately $18.7 million over three years or $33.5 million over five years, according to ESPN.com .
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BREAKING NEWS: Ariza Out, Artest In
lakersoffire.com 7/3/2009 — Dear sweet Jesus, say it ain’t so! Ron Artest is a Laker and Trevor Ariza is a Rocket. In a related story, up is now down, left is now right and the sky is now green.
Look out Los Angeles, here I come.
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Artest trading spots with Ariza —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 7/3/2009
In a free-agent swap of forwards, the Lakers reached an agreement with Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest and the Rockets have reached agreement with Trevor Ariza, the Los Angeles Times has learned. Artest met with Lakers executives throughout ...
Justifying the Landing of Ron Artest —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
With Ron Ron signing with the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday, Trevor Ariza leaves, ironically for Houston Rockets. While numerous analysts and bloggers are pessimistic on Artest's impact for the Lakers, this is my own justification:
1) Ariza ...
