Indiana Pacers
January 25, 2006
Artest meets with Pacers to discuss the trade that fell apart (for now).
Pacers' Donnie Walsh and Larry Bird meet with Ron Artest again Wednesday morning to discuss the trade with the Sacramento Kings that fell apart Tuesday. What's next?
Artest explains, ‘No trade right now' [The Indianapolis Star]
Peja Stojakovic is clearly disappointed with how things were handled. Who can blame him?
Peja's gone - then he's not [SacBee]
According to ESPN's Marc Stein the Kings are better of letting this one go.
The Kings don't have the clear-cut franchise player or the coach with a hammer or the big-city allure to keep Artest committed to the team concept. Golden State really doesn't, either. Unless you've got those prerequisites, dealing for Artest goes beyond mere risk.
Stein also questions the Pacers' motivation and speculates on a future Peja sign-and-trade in the off-season potentially including the relocation of Jermaine O'Neal.
Test Ron should scare off Kings [ESPN.com]
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December 16, 2005
Artest trade demand
In an exclusive interview published Sunday, December 11, by the The Indianapolis Star, Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest makes a first public trade request.
Quotes from the interview: "I still think my past haunts me here," Artest said. "I think somewhere else I'm starting fresh. I'm coming in with baggage, but people already know about it and how I'm going to be. Either they're going to be for me or they're not going to trade for me. Here I think my past haunts me.
"I think they will be a better team without me."
Artest to Pacers: Trade me [IndyStar.com]
I personally have no doubt the Pacers will be better of without Artest. His past will haunt him elsewhere to though.
And who really wants his bag of tricks? The Sacramento Kings and Kings president Geoff Petrie have been rumored in the past to have had talks with the Pacers about a Ron Artest - Peja Stojakovic trade. According to Ailene Voisin from the Sacramento Bee, the Kings certainly don't need him:
"after this latest display of absurd behavior, where he griped about his scoring opportunities, ripped his coach and completely alienated the Indiana Pacers organization - including his own Brawl Brothers - the guy has become pure poison."
Kings don't need this guy Artest [sacbee.com]
There are tons of other news paper articles with speculation and rumors on the impending Artest trade and where he might end up. According to the Toronto Sun, Artest along with second-round pick Erazem Lorbek could be heading to Toronto for Morris Peterson, another roster player (potentially Matt Bonner) and a first-round pick.
Artest could be T.O. bound [Toronto Sun]
The league fined Artest $10,000 for his public trade request.
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October 20, 2005
Ron Artest in Penthouse interview
Pacers forward Ron Artest talks about new ideas in upcoming Penthouse interview:
"Artest wants to fight Ben Wallace on pay-per-view for $10 million. His sensitive side finally shows itself!"
Another recent quote to Chicago Sun-Times, "Most of the places I go, fans love me ... They all want me on their teams"
And finally, another recent quote from the court-side:
"I'm going to continue playing hard and out of control, like a wild animal that needs to be caged in," Artest said.
How long will he last this season?
Read more over at ESPN.com:
Artest reveals new ideas in Penthouse [ESPN.com]
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January 21, 2005
Artest to start practice with Pacers
Originally, Artest was not allowed to play or practice with the Indiana Pacers for the rest of the season. The league finally gave in and he can start practice with the team Monday. Stephen Jackson will come off his 30-game suspension Wednesday next week.
No word on shorter suspension, but Walsh hopeful [ESPN.com]
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November 10, 2004
Pacers Lose to Clippers; Artest wants time off to promote rap album
"I was doing a lot," Artest said. "I was running around a lot and doing a whole bunch of stuff and I've also been working out, so I think I wore myself down physically, I wore myself down mentally. I was ready to take some time off, at least like a month off, but two games is enough."
Hmmmm.... His coach said he "compromised the integrity of the team." - Artest responded, he didn't even know what that means.
Pacers endure worst home loss ever [indystar.com]
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October 31, 2004
Reggie Miller's Broken Hand
Reggie Miller's broken left hand is worse than initial examinations revealed, and the Indiana Pacers star is now expected to miss six to eight weeks. Miller to miss six to eight weeks with broken hand [Yahoo]
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