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Ramona Shelburne of the Los Angeles Daily News: "On the court in the past few years, Artest seems to have grown better at recognizing the lines he can’t cross. As he put it, ‘I just try to be as smart as possible, as aggressive as possible, without being ejected.'"
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— ballerblogger.com — J.A. Adande of ESPN.com: “LeBron or Kobe? Kobe or Shaq? These weren’t just classic sports arguments for... Ron Artest. For him, this was real life, real money and perhaps his last real shot at an NBA championship. He chose Kobe. Or maybe his decision was more about Los Angeles over Cleveland..." (more) The Fundamentals

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— ballerblogger.com — Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports: "Few have been terribly impressed with how Pritchard handled the highs of... the job, and now there are doubts about how he’s handling its lows. After the first 10 days of free agency, so far Pritchard stands as the summer’s biggest loser.” (more) The Fundamentals

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— ballerblogger.com — Ross Siler of The Salt Lake Tribune: "Millsap’s agent, criticized the Jazz for insisting on having an... offer sheet brought to them. ‘I think we should’ve come to an agreement early,’ Simmons said. ‘If Paul was their first priority like they said, we should’ve come to an agreement early....'" (more) The Fundamentals

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After getting Ron Artest, can they re-sign Lamar Odom? — L.A. Times - Basketball 7/9/2009
Lower salary cap and luxury tax means Lakers probably won't budge on offer to Odom, who might not have many options. > The Lakers officially signed Ron ...
Artest Joins Lakers; Celtics, Spurs Upgrade — NYT > Pro Basketball 7/9/2009
Finally a Laker, Ron Artest won't guarantee another ring for his new team. Especially not since some recent NBA champions made moves that could get them back to the top.
Artest joins Lakers; Celtics, Spurs upgrade — The Seattle Times: Sports 7/9/2009
Finally a Laker, Ron Artest won't guarantee another ring for his new team. Especially not since some recent NBA champions made moves that could get them back to the top.
Artest Gets His Wish, Finally Becomes a Laker — NYT > Pro Basketball 7/9/2009
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- Ron Artest signed Wednesday with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, the team he wanted to join for years.
Artest Haters Really Need To Get Lives — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/9/2009
Years ago, I avoided Ron Artest. And if the Lakers were to sign him years ago, it would have divided a bonding team and absolutely demolished all chemistry. But now, Artest means everything to the Lakers, especially after Trevor Ariza traded ...