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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Los Angeles Lakers forwards Lamar Odom and Ron Artest were friends growing up in Queens, N.Y., as children and both are now recipients of two of the NBA's coveted annual awards.

 

Artest was named the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award winner on Tuesday, exactly one week after Odom was named the league's Sixth Man of the Year Award winner.

 

"I think it's great recognition that the NBA sees what I've been doing outside of basketball," Artest said after Lakers shootaround Tuesday in preparation of Game 5 of their first-round series with the New Orleans Hornets. "I'm definitely grateful for the award.

 

"It's something that's not on people's minds as far as me getting a citizenship award, but it was something that I wanted and I'm definitely happy I got it."

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=6431861

 

He has been a changed player since he has come to LA. Regardless of his on the court rep from the past, he has always been sincere off the court. Congrats, he deserves it. :)

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