NJNJ Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Lakers forward Ron Artest--remember him?--practiced without contact Saturday and then shot around while a neurologist watched. His status is still unclear for Sunday's game against Dallas. He will be reevaluated Sunday morning after the team shoot-around. I'm guessing, though, that the Lakers want him back soon, lickety-split, ASAP, and any other silly "HURRY UP" terminology I'm forgetting. Basically, the Lakers' defense has taken a dive. In the four games Artest has missed because of a concussion, the Lakers have surrendered 103 points to Sacramento, 118 to Phoenix, another 118 to Golden State and 108 to a severely depleted Sacramento team. (Granted, the first Sacramento game went to double overtime, but the more recent one was against a Kings team without Kevin Marin and Tyreke Evans. Please) Now the Mavericks come to town, the same team that throttled the Lakers in the second game of the season, 94-80. Think that neurologist will be a Lakers' fan favorite if he clears Artest tomorrow? Uh, yeah. LA Times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog17k Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 (edited) You guys really need his defensive presence, but that's the obvious. Nothing really do to except hope he feels better and can return. Edited January 2, 2010 by bigdog17k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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