magicbalala245 Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 (edited) Lakers Waste No Time In Signing Ron Artestcbs2.com/kcal.com to stream Ron Artest's press conference, live at 11:30 a.m. The Los Angeles Lakers have signed free agent forward Ron Artest, it was announced today by General Manager Mitch Kupchak. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released. Artest, a 6'7" 260-pound forward out of St. John's University, has averaged 16.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.06 steals in 604 career games (562 starts) during his 10 NBA seasons with Chicago, Indiana, Sacramento and Houston. Originally selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 16th overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, Artest is one of only three players in NBA history to post career averages of 16+ points, 5+ rebounds, 3+ assists and 2+ steals (Michael Jordan, Clyde Drexler). The 2004 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Artest has been named NBA All-Defensive First Team twice (2004, 2006) and Second Team twice (2003, 2009). A member of the 2004 Eastern Conference All-Star team, Artest also earned All-NBA Third Team honors in 2004 and has finished among the top three league leaders in steals five of the last eight seasons while leading his team in steals in nine of his 10 NBA seasons overall. In 2008-09, Artest averaged 17.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.52 steals in 69 games (55 starts) with Houston while setting single-season career-highs in 3-point field goals made and attempted (.399, 153-383 3FG) and leading the Rockets in steals (105). Edited July 8, 2009 by magicbalala245 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 PST or EST? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Anyone know if I can watch it on ESPN News? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Goods Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Anyone know if I can watch it on ESPN News?Yeah, you should be able to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nissan Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Artest is a G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 I only got to watch the first 5 minutes sinc ESPN doesn't show all of it. He's a funny guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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