Zero Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 t was actually Artest who moved Adam Morrison out of the way to sit down next to Bynum and calm the 21-year-old down. Artest also threw an arm over Bynum's shoulders in the next timeout huddle to make sure Bynum was staying involved with the team. But Artest nearly wasn't around to calm Bynum down. Artest said his former Rockets teammates were "definitely trying to get me ejected" by throwing elbows at him, and he acknowledged he might've indulged the notion if not for a little NBA commissioner/angel appearing on his shoulder. A jolt from Ariza just minutes into the game – after Artest said Luis Scola already threw one – nearly sent Artest, suspended 72 games by Stern in 2004, back into arrest. "I wanted to (choke Ariza) because he hit me with the elbow," Artest said. "But then I thought about David Stern, and I thought I wasn't going to do this. I got hit with three or four elbows. It's just not fair. I don't want to fight." Did I clearly articulate that Artest did think about it, though? Let me clarify: He mentioned that he thought in the moment how certain he was that he was stronger than Ariza and contemplated his interest in making someone his "punching bag." Yet with Kobe Bryant interceding and shepherding Artest away, the match didn't light – and Artest was able to joke (I think he was joking) about it all. He basically invited anyone else to come hit him and said: "I'm not fighting anymore. I'm tired. I give up. I'm not fighting anymore." http://www.ocregister.com/articles/artest-bynum-ariza-2638113-game-lakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 What a douche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 He just got a 10 game suspension for saying this . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 He just got a 10 game suspension for saying this .Link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Typical thug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Typical thug. http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/2009/extramustard/10/05/ron-artest-natalin-avci/ronartest2.jpg Girls dig tha thug life mentality....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/2009/extramustard/10/05/ron-artest-natalin-avci/ronartest2.jpg Girls dig tha thug life mentality....... Yeah until the thug chokes them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Artest is ripped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainEv3nt Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Typical thug. sellout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Good boy Ron. Keep those emotions in check, thats what we do in LA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klashnekoff Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Typical thug. Yeah until the thug chokes them. Listen dude, its getting tiresome. Do you know why half of this board is gone? .. Because of people like you throwing slurs at NBA players and down right being racist. You out of all people was one i didn't expect this type of crap from but it is getting annoying, just stop. I don't understand how Ron is a thug, was a thug or ever will be a thug when he just said he didn't want to fight another man that provoked him to fight. It's starting to becoming idiotic and unreasonable when it's for no damn reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Listen dude, its getting tiresome. Do you know why half of this board is gone? .. Because of people like you throwing slurs at NBA players and down right being racist. You out of all people was one i didn't expect this type of crap from but it is getting annoying, just stop. I don't understand how Ron is a thug, was a thug or ever will be a thug when he just said he didn't want to fight another man that provoked him to fight. It's starting to becoming idiotic and unreasonable when it's for no damn reason. Half the board? Who left? Racism where? Ron is a thug, all those suspensions he got, choking his wife or whatever the hell he did, going into the stands and beating up fans, he is a thug. Dont pull the race card out, its not gonna win you anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trutrojan8 Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Gotta side with Slaven here. Racism is a direct hate toward a single race. Nowhere did he say, "I hate Artest because he's black." Artest is a thug, and he'd be a thug if he was white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Artest is a thug. Well at least he has changed he would really have choked him years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revis Island Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 he wanted to choke him because he realizes Ariza is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 (edited) Gotta side with Slaven here. Racism is a direct hate toward a single race. Nowhere did he say, "I hate Artest because he's black." Artest is a thug, and he'd be a thug if he was white. People consider Andersen a thug cause he has the tattoos, does LSD, all that stuff. Its not a race thing, its a look thing. No matter what race it is, if you look like that and act that way, you're a thug. And wth, who lined out my thing about the race card? Edited November 7, 2009 by YugoRocketsFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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