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Ronald (Ron) William Artest Jr. (born November 13, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays with the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. Artest gained reputation as one of the premier defenders in the game today, winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2004. However, he is one of the most controversial players and known for being one of the central figures in the Indiana Pacers-Detroit Pistons brawl. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team which is based in Sacramento, California. ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_York_City. ... Queensbridge Houses as seen from the Queensboro Bridge. ... Queens County, often referred to as simply Queens, is the largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is home to New York Citys two major airports (John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia), the New York Mets baseball team, the USTA National Tennis Center, Silvercup... â€œNYâ€ redirects here. ... St. ... The 1999 NBA Draft was held on June 30, 1999 at MCI Center in Washington, D.C.. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand (1), Trajan Langdon (11), Corey Maggette (13), and William Avery (14... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The 2003-04 NBA season is the 58th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The National Basketball Associations Defensive Player of the Year Award has been handed out since 1983. ... The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team which is based in Sacramento, California. ... â€œNBAâ€ redirects here. ... The National Basketball Associations Defensive Player of the Year Award has been handed out since 1983. ... It has been suggested that John Green (fan) be merged into this article or section. ...

Early life

Artest was born and raised in the Queensbridge projects in Long Island City, New York. He played high school basketball at La Salle Academy and college basketball at St. John's University, and was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 16th pick of the 1999 NBA Draft. Upon being selected, Artest began to cry, explaining to TNT that his tears were tears of pure joy. In 2002, Artest was traded by the Bulls to the Pacers, along with Ron Mercer, Brad Miller, and Kevin Ollie, in exchange for Jalen Rose, Travis Best, Norman Richardson, and a second-round draft pick. He is noted as being one of the best defensive players in basketball today, and was voted the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year for the 2003-04 season. Queensbridge Houses as seen from the Queensboro Bridge. ... Industrial Long Island City, Manhattan Skyline behind. ... â€œNYâ€ redirects here. ... La Salle Academy is a Private, Catholic high school in New York City. ... College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. Game between Illinois State Redbirds & Ball State Cardinals, February 17, 2007 in an ESPN Bracketbuster contest. ... St. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1999 NBA Draft was held on June 30, 1999 at MCI Center in Washington, D.C.. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand (1), Trajan Langdon (11), Corey Maggette (13), and William Avery (14... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Ronald Eugene Mercer (born May 18, 1976 in Nashville, Tennessee), was a star basketball player at the University of Kentucky and currently plays in the National Basketball Association, most recently for the New Jersey Nets. ... Bradley Alan Miller (born April 12, 1976) is an American professional basketball player, currently starting at center for the Sacramento Kings. ... Kevin Jermaine Ollie (born December 27, 1972 in Dallas, Texas) is a professional basketball player currently with the NBAs Philadelphia 76ers. ... Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA), currently with the Phoenix Suns. ... Travis Eric Best (born 12 July 1972 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a professional basketball player in the NBA. After a college career at Georgia Institute of Technology, he was drafted 23rd overall in the 1995 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. ... The National Basketball Associations Defensive Player of the Year Award has been handed out since 1983. ... The 2003-04 NBA season is the 58th season of the National Basketball Association. ...

In spite of his abilities, he 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. Seemingly embracing his controversial bad-boy status, he changed his uniform number at the start of the 2004-05 season. In past seasons with Indiana, he had worn the number 23 in tribute to NBA legend Michael Jordan. He has also been suspended several times for excessive flagrant fouls. For the 2004-05 season he wore the number 91; a tribute to former multiple Defensive Player of the Year award winner Dennis Rodman, another controversial basketball player from the late 1980s and the 1990s. After being suspended for the remainder of the season due to his involvement in the so-called "malice at the Palace", Artest reverted his number back to the original he wore for the majority of his basketball life, #15 (though he switched to number 93 after being traded to the Sacramento Kings). This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Circuit City (NYSE: CC) is a Fortune 200 company, and the third largest consumer electronics retailer in the United States with over $11 billion USD in sales[1], behind Best Buy and Wal-Mart. ... The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The 2004-05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ... Richard Preston Carlisle (pronounced KAHR-lye-uhl) (born October 27, 1959 in Ogdensburg, New York) is a former basketball player and current coach of the NBAs Indiana Pacers. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pat Riley reacts to a call during a game. ... The 2004-05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... For other persons named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). ... Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961, in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player best known for his fierce defensive and rebounding ability, leading the National Basketball Association in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and earning NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven... It has been suggested that John Green (fan) be merged into this article or section. ... The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team which is based in Sacramento, California. ...

Pacers-Pistons brawl

On November 19, 2004, Artest took center stage in arguably the most infamous brawl in professional basketball history. It has been suggested that John Green (fan) be merged into this article or section. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The game took place in Auburn Hills, Michigan between Artest's Pacers and the home team Detroit Pistons. The brawl began when Artest fouled Pistons center Ben Wallace as Wallace was putting up a shot. Wallace, upset at being fouled hard when the game was effectively over (the Pacers led 97-82), responded by shoving Artest, leading to an altercation near the scorer's table. Artest walked to the sideline and lay down on the scorer's table, while mocking Wallace. Wallace then threw an armband at Artest while he pretended to give a radio interview at the scorer's table. Reacting to Wallace throwing something at Artest, Pistons fan John Green threw a cup of beer at Artest, hitting him. Artest jumped into the front-row seats and confronted a man he believed to be responsible (who turned out to be the wrong man), which in turn erupted into a brawl between Pistons fans and several of the Pacers. Artest returned to the basketball court, and punched Pistons fan A.J. Shackleford, who was apparently taunting Artest verbally.^[1]^[2] This fight resulted in the game being stopped with less than a minute remaining. Artest and two teammates were suspended indefinitely the day after the game, along with Wallace. Auburn Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... In basketball, a personal foul is a breach of the rules that concerns illegal personal contact with an opponent. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the British MP, see Ben Wallace (UK politician). ... In sports which are inherently violent, violence which goes beyond what is permitted by the rules sometimes occurs. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Pacers-Pistons brawl. ... A.J. Shackleford (born c. ...

On November 21, the NBA announced that Artest would be suspended for the remainder of the season (73 games plus playoff appearances). This is the longest non-drug or betting related suspension in NBA history. Eight other players (four Pacers and four Pistons) received suspensions, without pay, that ranged from one to thirty games in length. Each of the Pacers players involved were levied fines and ordered to do community service. Several fans were also charged and were barred from attending any events at the Palace for life. Artest lost approximately $5 million in salary due to the suspension. is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Caravaggio, The Cardsharps, c. ... Apart from being the plural of fan, Fans may refer to: Fans (webcomic), a webcomic by T Campbell Future Air Navigation System is an air traffic control scheme from ICAO also known as CNS/ATM Category: ...

Aftermath and trade

Early in the 2005-06 season, Artest requested a trade from the Indiana Pacers and was put on the team's inactive roster. Artest's call for a trade created a rift between him and his teammates. "We felt betrayed, a little disrespected," teammate Jermaine O'Neal said. As for their basketball relationship, O'Neal said: "The business relationship is over. That's fact." Pacers president Larry Bird said he also felt “betrayed” and “disappointed”.^[3] The 2005-06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association. ... This article contains a trivia section. ...

On January 24, 2006, reports from NBA sources confirmed that the Sacramento Kings had agreed to trade Peja Stojakovic to the Pacers for Artest. However, before the trade could be completed, many press outlets reported that Artest had informed team management that he did not want to go to Sacramento. According to Ron Artest's agent, his original trade request was only made because he was upset when he heard rumors that the Pacers were going to trade him to Sacramento for Stojakovic early in the season. While not denying his agent's story, Artest did deny that he had rejected the trade to the City of Trees, saying that he would play anywhere; hence, contradicting earlier press accounts stating Artest was holding up the trade. Given conflicting accounts, it is unclear why the trade was delayed, but it was nevertheless completed on January 25 and Artest was officially sent to the Kings for Stojakovic. is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team which is based in Sacramento, California. ... Predrag Peja StojakoviÄ‡ (Serbian Cyrillic: ÐŸÑ€ÐµÐ´Ñ€Ð°Ð³ ÐŸÐµÑ’Ð° Ð¡Ñ‚Ð¾Ñ˜Ð°ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ›; born June 9, 1977) is a Serbian basketball player for the NBAs New Orleans Hornets. ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Artest gained more attention when he, fully clothed, graced the cover of Penthouse magazine,^[1] along with three bikini-clad models. Penthouse, a mens magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and soft-core pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. ...

Sacramento Kings

Though traded midseason to the Kings franchise, Artest quickly found his place on the team by providing some much needed defense.^{[citation needed]} Though many feared his abrasive personality would be a problem, he worked well with his teammates and then coach Rick Adelman. Since acquiring Artest in late January 2006, the team immediately went on a 14-5 run, the team's best run of the season. The Kings broke .500 and landed the eighth spot in the Western Conference. This prompted ESPN to declare that "Ron Artest has breathed new life in the Sacramento Kings and enhanced their chances of reaching the playoffs." ^[4] Fox Sports proclaimed, "Artest has Kings back in playoff hunt". ^[5] Richard Leonard Adelman (born June 16, 1946 in Lynwood, California, United States) is the incoming head coach of the Houston Rockets. ... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... For Fox Sports in Australia see Fox Sports (Australia). ...

He was suspended for Game 2 of the team's first-round series against the San Antonio Spurs following a flagrant foul (elbow to the head) on Manu Ginobili. The Kings eventually were eliminated from the playoffs in six games. The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... Emanuel David Ginobili (Spanish: GinÃ³bili) (born July 28, 1977 in BahÃa Blanca, Argentina), better known as Manu Ginobili, is an Argentine basketball player of Italian descent. ...

After the playoffs, Artest offered to donate his entire salary to keep teammate Bonzi Wells with the team, who became a free agent after the 2005-06 NBA season. He even jokingly threatened to kill Wells if he did not re-sign with the Kings. ^[6] Wells was later picked up by the Houston Rockets. Artest also offered to donate his salary to retain the services of head coach Rick Adelman, whose contract expired after the same season. Adelman and the Kings did not agree on a contract extension so the two parted ways. Gawen DeAngelo Bonzi Wells, also known as the Bonz, (born September 20, 1976 in Muncie, Indiana) is a 65 shooting guard in the National Basketball Association for the Indiana Pacers. ... The 2005-06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. ... Richard Leonard Adelman (born June 16, 1946 in Lynwood, California, United States) is the incoming head coach of the Houston Rockets. ...

In mid-August 2006, Artest completed some of his community service requirements by lecturing a group of Detroit-area children. However, criticism was made when Ron Artest continued to defend his actions and brought up his troubled past, mentioning that he had been selling cocaine after his parents divorced at the age of 13. Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ...

In the 2006-07 season, Artest had been indicating that he would have liked to get traded from Sacramento, noting Mike Bibby's recent struggles, and not seeing eye to eye to new coach Eric Musselman. The leading team in the Artest sweepstakes was believed to be the Los Angeles Clippers, with recent rumors indicating that the Kings might trade Ron Artest, for swingman Corey Maggette. However, Los Angeles Clippers GM Elgin Baylor has since been quoted in the Los Angeles Times as saying, "As far as anything goes with Ron Artest, that's a dead issue," Baylor said. "We're no longer talking to Sacramento about Artest ... that's not going to happen." Michael (Mike) Bibby (born May 13, 1978 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball point guard for the NBAs Sacramento Kings, and the son of former NBA and UCLA player and former USC basketball coach Henry Bibby. ... Corey Antoine Maggette (born November 12, 1979 in Melrose Park, Illinois, U.S.) is an American professional basketball player, positioned at small forward for the NBAs Los Angeles Clippers. ...

According to a Placer County report obtained by the Sacramento Bee, on January 30, 2007, Animal Services officers issued a "pre-seizure" notice to Artest regarding suspicions that a dog at his home in Loomis was not receiving adequate food. On February 5, officers returned and seized Socks, a black female Great Dane, removing her into protective custody with a local veterinarian. The seizure action cited a law that requires animal caretakers to "provide proper sustenance." Artest later sent an email to the Bee, writing "I'm glad to say all problems are solved now, and I'm looking forward to getting my dog back." The animal remains in custody as of February 7.^[2] In a phone conversation with a reporter from local TV news channel CBS13, Artest said he had gotten rid of all his dogs because he wasn't able to take care of them.^[3] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Al Capone. ... Placer County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, in the Gold Country. ... Loomis is an incorporated town in Placer County, California, United States. ...

On March 5, 2007,^[4] Ron Artest was arrested for domestic abuse, and was excused from the Sacramento Kings by GM Geoff Petrie until he's ready to come back. On March 10th, The Kings announced that Artest would return to his team while his case is being reviewed by the Placer County District Attorney. On May 3, he was sentenced to 20 days in jail and community service, however, Artest is unlikely to spend any more time in jail. Ten days of the sentence were stayed by the judge and Artest can apply to serve the other 10 days in a work release or similar program. However, on July 14, 2007,the NBA decided that Artest will serve a seven game suspension at the beginning of the 2007-08 NBA season for his recent legal problems.^[5] This article is about the day. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The term general manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. ... Geoff Petrie (born April 17, 1948 in Darby, Pennsylvania) is the Sacramento Kings President of Basketball Operations (as of 2005) and a former NBA basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The 2007-08 NBA season is the 62nd season of the National Basketball Association. ...

Endorsements

Ron Artest is the only NBA player endorsed by the German brand k1x.^[6] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 399 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (425 Ã— 639 pixel, file size: 35 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 399 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (425 Ã— 639 pixel, file size: 35 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

Quotes

Gawen DeAngelo Bonzi Wells, also known as the Bonz, (born September 20, 1976 in Muncie, Indiana) is a 65 shooting guard in the National Basketball Association for the Indiana Pacers. ...

Albums

Artest released a rap album entitled My World on October 31, 2006. The album was a commercial failure, selling only 343 copies in its opening week.^[8] In comparison it sold 6,000 fewer copies than Kevin Federline's album Playing With Fire, which was also a noted failure and debuted the same week.^[9] Image File history File links Ron_Artest-My_World. ... Image File history File links Ron_Artest-My_World. ... My World is a 2006 debut rap album by National Basketball Association player, Ron Artest. ... Kevin Earl Federline (born March 21, 1978), is an American back-up stage dancer, model, actor, and rapper. ... For the Spacemen 3 album, see Playing with Fire (Spacemen 3 album). ...

Trivia

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References

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External links

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