Who Throws a Shoe? Honestly?
Both Teams Played Hard — Just when you think you couldn’t possibly love Ron Artest more… (video via @jose3030)

Don’t Know If I’ve Ever Seen That Before
FanSided — First Ron Artest throws Trevor Ariza’s shoe off the court as the Rockets (Luis Scola) run down on offense and then Ron promptly knocks down a triple after the Lakers gain possession back.  Ariza’s immediate reaction to having his sneaker thrown away is like, “come oooon, what are you 10 years old Ron? Trevor, and you probably know this anyways, but you got off easy man. Via Tas Mela’s Tweet ...

2nd Look: Artest throws Ariza’s shoe into stands
The Lakers Nation — This is a pretty funny edition. Ron Artest threw Ariza’s shoe off the court when it came off of Trevor; that’s a first. Worth a laugh in lue of the loss. Related posts: A little kicksology: Kobe’s new shoe – “ZKIII” ‘P’ in Kobe Bryant’s MVP award stands for ‘paradox’ Kobe to Launch New Shoe via Webcast this Afternoon

Fiending for Links, Featuring Ron Artest’s Shoe Toss
Basketball Fiend — Shoe toss. 1. Rockets forward Trevor Ariza lost his shoe in the first quarter of the Lakers-Rockets game Sunday night. As the shoe lay on the court, Ron Artest picked it up and tossed it off the court . Burn! 2. Later, Ariza received his championship ring from former teammates Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher. After the presentation, Ariza and the Rockets proceeded to beat the Lakers 101-91. The lesson, as always, don’t mess with another man’s shoe. 3. An open letter from Mark Heisler of the Los Angeles Times to Donald Sterling concerning Mike Dunleavy, the $10 million anchor weighing the Clippers down. I was at Staples Center on Friday to watch ...

The Journey of Trevor Ariza's Shoe
That NBA Lottery Pick — Current Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza got a nice welcome back to Los Angeles when he was awarded the championship ring that he had won with the Lakers as a member last season. However, when the game started, Ariza was just another enemy of the Lake Show. In the beginning of the first quarter, Ariza lost his shoe during play and TNLP's favorite player Ron Artest threw it into the stands. Well, it sorta made it below the basket but I guess Artest was not really looking for distance on the throw. (Courtesy of Both Teams Played Hard) ...

Ron Artest Plays Keep-Away With Trevor Ariza's Shoe
FanHouse — by Tom Ziller Filed under: Lakers, Rockets, NBA VideosThe Rockets strode into Staples Center ready for a gunfight. But emerging capo Trevor Ariza wasn't exactly ready for a game of keep-away. In this video, Ariza loses a sneaker during an early defensive possession. Sworn enemy Ron Artest notices and tosses Ariza's shoe out-of-bounds. And, of course, Artest capitalizes on his gambit the next time down. (Before you curse out Ron-Ron, know that he got his comeuppance: Rockets 101, Lakers 91.) Ron Artest Plays Keep-Away With Trevor ...

This Week In The NBA: Nov. 9-15
Outside The NBA — Gary Dineen / Getty Images _ This past week, I’ve been tweeting and League Passing my face off and loving every minute of it. I’ve seen buzzer-beaters, incredible dunks, and one of the most captivating individual performances I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching. Here’s a recap of the week that was, using selections from the ...

Ron Artest Plays Keep-Away With Trevor Ariza's Shoe
FanHouse — by Tom Ziller Filed under: Lakers, Rockets, NBA VideosThe Rockets strode into Staples Center ready for a gunfight. But emerging capo Trevor Ariza wasn't exactly ready for a game of keep-away. In this video, Ariza loses a sneaker during an early defensive possession. Sworn enemy Ron Artest notices and tosses Ariza's shoe out-of-bounds. And, of course, Artest capitalizes on his gambit the next time down. (Before you curse out Ron-Ron, know that he got his comeuppance: Rockets 101, Lakers 91.) Ron Artest Plays Keep-Away With Trevor ...

Ron Artest Plays Keep-Away With Trevor Ariza's Shoe
FanHouse — by Tom Ziller Filed under: Lakers, Rockets, NBA VideosThe Rockets strode into Staples Center ready for a gunfight. But emerging capo Trevor Ariza wasn't exactly ready for a game of keep-away. In this video, Ariza loses a sneaker during an early defensive possession. Sworn enemy Ron Artest notices and tosses Ariza's shoe out-of-bounds. And, of course, Artest capitalizes on his gambit the next time down. (Before you curse out Ron-Ron, know that he got his comeuppance: Rockets 101, Lakers 91.) Ron Artest Plays Keep-Away With Trevor ...

And This is the Best Free Agent Signing of the Season?
CELTICS GREEN ...a boston celtics blog. — Before the season started, there were a number of articles about the off season's free agent signings and most of them were touting the Lakers' signing of Artest as the best signing of the off season. This guy is such a nut case that I don't see how anyone could feel that his signing anywhere would top Sheed/Daniels in Boston, or even Ariza to ...

Video: Ron Artest tosses aside Trevor Ariza's shoe
Ball Don't Lie — Funny/unsportsmanlike moment from Sunday night's Rockets-Lakers game, depending which laundry you cheer for: Trevor Ariza(notes) loses his red ruby sneaker during an early defensive possession. Ron Artest(notes), always looking to capitalize on others' wardrobe malfunctions, picks up the shoe, tosses it out-of-bounds, and then proceeds to hit a wide open three while Ariza, his defender, is left tying his shoe in bafflement. Cheers, FanHouse.

The Crazy Train Has Begun In LA
DUELING COUCHES — Here is Ron Ron throwing Trevor Ariza's shoe in the stands during a loss last night:

Ron Artest Throws Trevor Ariza’s Shoe
Dime Magazine — Think there’s any beef between Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza ? While the Rockets were in town last night , Ariza lost his shoe and rather than leaving it in its place, Artest grabbed it and threw it off the floor. You can see Trev just standing there, wondering what just happened. Think he was jealous that Ariza got his ring before the game?

Ron Artest Can Be a Little Unorthodox On Defense
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Nightmare loss for the Lakers last night, as the Rockets took down Kobe & Co. @ Staples thanks to the offense of Aaron Brooks, Chase Buddinger and David Anderson and former Laker Trevor Ariza locking down a injury-plagued Bryant like no one has in recent memory. That doesn’t mean though that former Rocket Ron Artest wasn’t doing his all to slow down his former team. Just ask Ariza’s feet. (more…) Share This

Brilliant Defensive Move By Ron Artest
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans — Our defensive play of the week goes to Ron Artest. Seconds after Trevor Ariza lost his sneakers, Artest picked it up and handed it to Ariza tossed it out of bounds. Genius. It's much easier to stop a guy wearing only one shoe. (Courtesy Sports by Brooks) ...

Ron Artest Acts Like a Big Boy
The Slanch Report — During Sunday’s  Lakers/Rockets game last night Houston’s Trevor Ariza’s shoe came off on the court, showing his sportsmanship, Artest picks it up and tosses it off the court. The next possession down the floor, still without his shoe on, Ariza left Artest unguarded for a wide-open 3. Classy. ...

Ron Artest's baseline play
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — By Henry Abbott Laker Ron Artest stood on Trevor Ariza's foot, which happens. The Rocket's shoe came off, which also happens. As the play moved away from that part of the court, both playerse stooped to pick it up, which is all still routine. Artest -- the player who swapped teams with Ariza this last off-season -- picked it up first. But no, he did not hand it to Ariza. Instead he chucked it into the row of baseline photographers. Ariza's shoulders slumped, as if to say: "For real?" With Ariza running around in one shoe, Luis Scola attacked one-on-four at the far end, and missed, before Artest nailed a 3 against a hobbled Houston ...

Ron Artest Plays Go-Fetch With Trevor Ariza’s Shoe (Video)
Total Pro Sports — Last night when the Houston Rockets visited the Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Lakers, the big story prior to the game was Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza taking on their former teams after swapping spots with each other over the off-season. With Ariza having moved on to Houston after winning an NBA championship ring with the Lakers last year (which he received last night), and Artest hoping to get one of his own this year playing alongside Kobe Bryant, the two were in the spotlight and did manage to provide some entertainment. Getting under the skin of the opposition is nothing new ...

The Mid-Afternoon Milk Mustache, featuring a double nickel for Brandon Jennings
Stacheketball, an NBA Blog — The Mid-Afternoon Milk Mustache take you on a trip around the League every weekday, bringing you the best posts from around the NBA blogosphere. Unfamiliar with the below ’stache styles? The American Mustache Institute will school you on that subject. The Chevron: Adrian Wojnarowski tells us about Brandon Jennings’ road to his historic night and the young sneaker executive that was standing by him the whole way. [Yahoo! Sports] The Dali: Frank Madden attempts to contextualize Jennings’ night by considering its place in history and what it means for the Bucks moving ...

Will Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza become rivals?
HoopsVibe NBA Blog — Will Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza become rivals? [image] This summer, he took his position. Last night, he threw his shoe. In July, Ron Artest left the Houston Rockets to sign a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. Artest, a terrific defender, was brought in to replace Trevor Ariza as the glue-guy for the defending world champions. Of course, the game of musical chairs was just beginning. When the music stopped a few hours later, Ariza, who was also without a contract, inked his own long-term deal for mid-level exception money with the Rockets. The switch was complete. Artest and Ariza had swapped teams. Last night, Houston and L.A. met for the first time ...

RON ARTEST AT HIS BEST
The Sports Shmuck — YOU ARE KIDDING Check this out for sportsmanship. Watch carefully as Ron Artest throws Trevor Arizas shoe off the court. It's classic!

Tuesday’s Morning Mashup
LEEInks — Welcome to Tuesday’s Morning Mashup, where we’ll get you caught up on what’s going on in the sports world and beyond. While Bill Belichick is being questioned and defended for his fourth-down call Sunday night, another coach was coming under fire for a different reason. The legendary Isiah Thomas, who is guiding the basketball team at Florida International, yelled at Tulsa coach Doug Wojcik for not emptying his bench early enough in Sunday’s rout. Thomas didn’t address the issue after the game, but Wojcik did: “I’ve never seen anything like that. It was very bizarre.” At least he didn’t go for ...

Cultural Power Rankings: Apologies to the Houston Rockets and jumping on the Brandon Jennings bandwagon
It's Just Sports — Cultural Power Rankings: Apologies to the Houston Rockets and jumping on the Brandon Jennings bandwagon By Pardeep Toor November 17, 2009, 1:00PM cpr.jpg Bookmark It's Just Sports or subscribe to our RSS feed . 20) University of Michigan Football: We'll go with former UM players as a bright spot. Charles Woodson - 8 tackles, a sack and an interception on Sunday. I hope they start playing him at wide receiver again in Green Bay. PARDEEP_TOOR.jpg Pardeep Toor is the editor emeritus of It's Just Sports . He still shows up to do his weekly Cultural Power Rankings and get philosophical about the NBA . Follow him on ...

Ron Artest Throws Trevor Ariza’s Shoe During Game (Video)
RightFielders Women in Sports — Ron Artest is Trevor Ariza’s shoe assailant. That’s right, during last night’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets, Artest threw Ariza’s shoe into the stands in mid-play. The video of the incident has already gone viral. Read more below. Ron Artest has earned the reputation of being one of the classiest players in the NBA. Wait a second, I believe I meant to say nastiest. He is no stranger to controversy, and that is exactly what he caused last night by tossing Trevor Ariza’s shoe away while the ball was still in play. Not only is this unsportsmanlike ...

Reading is Great! Today’s NBA Trade Rumors, News, and Updates on Sargent Slaughter
Empty the Bench — ... Sargent Slaughter. - MSG – Because you’ve always wanted to see Danilo Gallinari eat Italian food. - Hardwood Paroxysm – Carmelo Anthony has already had his shot blocked 22 times. - The 700 Level – The clock is ticking on Samuel Dalembert’s days as a 76er. - NBA FanHouse – The New Jersey Nets embrace their inner Detroit Lion. - BallHype – Oh, that Ron Artest. Such a kidder. - ...

Ron Artest on tossing Ariza’s shoe off the court the other night: “As soon as I toss it off the court, it’ll buy me some time. I come back down, Trevor is trying to put his shoe on and I politely hit a three in his face.”
Sports Radio Interviews — All I can say after listening to this interview is wow.  Ron Artest is one of a kind.  You can call him all the names in the world and he just doesn’t care.  He has heard it all.  There’s no question that he is a very strange individual and he has made some really, really bad decisions in his time, but he is also a very good basketball player and he can be entertaining at times.  I don’t agree with the things that he has done in the past and a lot of those things are his fault, but sometimes when I hear him speak and say some of the things that he says I just have to stop and laugh about it because ...

The BIAH Quotables
Ballin' is a Habit — This a new feature we are trying out here at BIAH this season. Throughout the week, we are going to post some notable quotes or excerpts that show up in our google reader. Stupid people say stupid things 24 hours a day, and being somehow associated with the college hoops landscape does not preclude that fact. That said, we will not limit our quotables to the simple and idiotic, as the insightful and intelligent will also be highlighted. Feel free to pass along any quotables you stumble across to contactbiah@gmail.com or @ballinisahabit ...

Video of the Day: Ron Artest Throws Ariza’s Shoe During Game
Hoops Haven — Ron Artest never ceases to amaze me. You never know what he will do next. During a recent meeting between the Lakers and Rockets, Trevor Ariza had his foot stepped on, and lost his shoe. Always the jokester, Ron-Ron thought it would be funny to throw Ariza’s shoe off the court and into the stands while Ariza is still involved in the play. The look on Ariza’s face is priceless in the video’s final moments when he figures out what just happened. Both teams essentially swapped free agents in the off-season as the Lakers brought in Ron Artest and the Rockets signed ...

Fuck your shoe...
Gheorghe: The Blog — I don't post hear often during the week because I'd have to get up extra early to beat the normal morning filler posts that TJ slaves over each night. Plus, between shaving my head, trimming my beard and electing a few popes, well my morning's pretty well full. However, I don't want you to think I'm just college football posts and banned material. No, no. I'm far more than that. When I was "working" from home I often posted about a wide variety of things...basketball, drugs, Ric Flair and...yeah, that's about it. I'm sure I've touched on a few other topics during my tumultuous time here at Gheorghe, but my memory is not what it once was and I don't much feel like ...

Don't Mets With Trevor
Mets Underground — Trevor Ariza loses a shoe. Eli From Brooklyn gains a blog post. A zoom up of the shoe reveals him to be wearing a Mets sneaker: Crazy, I know. ...

Sunday Six Pack: Midrange Game, Three-point Blame and Moustache Fame
NBAMate — ONE: A mixed week in the NBA, as far as the Aussie contingent goes. The bad news obviously being that Bogut injured his leg. The good news is that Bogut thinks he can get back on the court quicker than the 2-4 weeks that was initially diagnosed. I had a similar injury my second year when I got hurt in the (open team) scrimmage. I missed the whole training camp. They said eight to 10 weeks and I was back in four. This is not as bad. Hopefully I can take the challenge up and try to beat that two to four weeks, if I can. It’s painful at the moment; I can’t really ...

Cultural Power Rankings: Vince Young, Ron Artest, Kalin Lucas and the Blue Oyster Cult
It's Just Sports — Cultural Power Rankings: Vince Young, Ron Artest, Kalin Lucas and the Blue Oyster Cult By Pardeep Toor November 24, 2009, 3:00PM cpr.jpg Bookmark It's Just Sports or subscribe to our RSS feed . This Friday is Black Friday - one of the most ridiculous traditions of all-time. The idea of waking up super early and standing in long lines just to get a 700 inch television for $150 is mind boggling to me ... which is exactly why I can't wait to partake in it. I have absolutely nothing to buy, nothing I need, yet I'm going to go shop and manifest need. Commenter Roidrage and I have established the following goals for Black Friday: a) Trample ...

WHEN STUFF WINDS UP IN THE STANDS AT SPORTING EVENTS
Unathletic — One of the dynamics of any sporting event is that you essentially have two worlds within one event.  You have the world of everything going on inside the ring (meaning the athletes themselves and the game itself) and you also have the world of everything going on outside the ring (i.e. the stands). It’s rare that those worlds collide.  But when they do it’s always a site to see in the world of sport.  Whether it’s a player, a hockey stick or even a shoe,  moments when the stands and games mesh are always entertaining. Enjoy moments when stuff winds up in the stands at sporting events ...