RON ARTEST

Ronald William Artest, Jr. (born November 13, 1979) was born and raised in the Queensbridge projects in Queens, New York an is an American professional basketball player who currently plays with the Houston Rockets of the NBA. Artest gained reputation as one of the premier defenders winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2004. However, he has caused controversy in the past for his role as one of the central figures in the Pacers-Pistons brawl.

In spite of his abilities, Artest has been the subject of much controversy. During his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls, he was subject to criticism for applying for a job at Circuit City, just to get an employee discount.He once attended an Indiana Pacers practice in a bath robe.He was suspended for two games in the early 2004-05 season by Pacers coach Rick Carlisle after he allegedly asked for a month off because he was tired from promoting an R&B album for the group Allure on his production label. Artest had also been suspended for three games in 2003 for destroying a television camera in Madison Square Garden, New York City, and for four games for a confrontation with Miami Heat coach Pat Riley in 2003.He has also been suspended several times for flagrant fouls. (via Wikipedia)

From The Blogsphere

Ron Artest Visits Manny Pacquiao's Camp

via fanhouse.com ( 23 Days ago )
by Elie SeckbachFiled under: Lakers, NBA Fans, NBA VideosElie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. NBA star Ron Artest is a huge boxing fan, and this week he was thrilled when he stopped by the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood to watch Manny Pacquiao train for his Nov. 14 fight against Miguel [...]

Ron Artest Wears the Lakers Logo in His Hair For Debut

via larrybrownsports.com ( 25 Days ago )
Laker fans were curious to see how Ron Artest would look in his Lakers debut. They soon found out he’d be content to defer to his teammates on offense and serve as a shutdown defender. Things went pretty well for the Lakers as they beat an improved Clippers team 99-92 and Artest had 10 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists. He also debuted a new hairstyle complete with some (Japanese?) [...]

Ron Artest Is Ready, Kobe Is Excited

via fanhouse.com ( 27 Days ago )
by Elie SeckbachFiled under: Clippers, Lakers, NBA VideosElie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. The Lakers open their 2009-10 NBA season against the Clippers on Oct. 27. Prior to the game, the Lakers will receive their championship rings, and Kobe Bryant tells us he is too excited. In this [...]

Another Open Letter to Ron Artest

via sportingnews.com ( 45 Days ago )
Hey Ron Ron, Hope things are good with you. Same old with me. Take the Mazda to get some cereal, then I'm back on my grind. I'm writing because I'm worried about you, my man. Well, also worried about what you might do to me. I don't want to be hurt again. Nah, just playing. You know I've had your back since before Auburn Hills, and couldn't be more stoked about you joining [...]

Solo Photo Of Natalin Avci From Ron Artest Shoot

via sportsbybrooks.com ( 46 Days ago )
Arash Markazi, who penned an epic piece recently in SPORTS ILLUSTRATED about Ron Artest, gives us another photo of Natalin Avci from Artest’s frightfully prescient photoshoot: And to think I was just about to leave the house, damn you Markazi! Share This

Natalin Avci Leads the P.M. Portfolio

via uncoached.com ( 46 Days ago )
Click on the photo for more of Natalin Avci I’m guessing that Natalin is going to be all over the internets this week. She’s the apparent model girlfriend of Ron Artest and she’s quite attractive. I’d like to thank Sir Traina over at Sports Illustrated for bringing her to our attention. More attention girls at Uncoached’s Facebook Group The Portfolio

Fishnet Dumper

via donchavez.com ( 47 Days ago )
Hotties in the wild - Double Viking Cesspool mud wrastlin’ chick - Busted Coverage Vikki Blows topless for some mag - NSFWPOA You’ve got to love Cleveland - With Leather Some hot ass model - Lax Time Mary Carey went out - Boobie Blog Drunk girls making out - Kontraband RRRR eye patches aren’t cool - Uncoached Eliza Dushku in Complex (sexy) - Totally Crap Eva Herzigova [...]

Ron Artest and Natalin Avci Make Sexytime

via uproxx.com ( 47 Days ago )
Either Ron Artest has lost his mind or he’s a fuckin’ genius. For some reason, Ron Ron decided to set up his own photo shoot with model Natalin Avci while being interviewed by Sports Illustrated’s Arash Markazi. Proceed with caution.

Constructively Critical Blogger To Artest : Don’t Tell Me To Suck A Cock

via cantstopthebleeding.com ( 48 Days ago )
Is Ron Artest one of the Association’s great all-around talents/personalities, or is he a ticking time-bomb, about to wear out a welcome with his 5th franchise (and counting)? Or is he a little bit of both? The Second Coming’s Kyle Slavin took an impassioned approach to Artest becoming part of the defending World Champion Lakers, warning, “you absolutely cannot [...]

NBA Summer Moves: Pacific Division

via slamonline.com ( 54 Days ago )
by Joey Whelan SLAM concludes its breakdown of the NBA’s offseason moves by traveling out west to examine the Pacific Division. Certainly the Lakers have received the majority of the headlines in recent months with the resigning of Lamar Odom and the addition of Ron Artest, but the rest of the division rivals haven’t exactly made major waves. Perhaps the biggest news [...]