Ron Artest Joins & Signs With The Los Angeles Lakers!!!!

[sgtcartman16]

if you cant beat em, join em :)

[inkaoner]

hella of a trade, artest should be game 7 2010 nba finals mvp!!!

[bibooporto]

its official

McGready comes to Lakers and Artest to Knicks trade

[fkoffmaggot]

who need Shaq??? hahah Bynum will do it 100 times better and Pau is there also , so Shaq sit down.

[E3realK]

hey you gg boy.. u stupid.. the lakers beat the big four on 2009. it will be lakers reign again

[E3realK]

i am not amused by ariza's game. ron artest is the ultimate tandem for kobe, and they are the other sides of the triangle along with pau..

p.s. we don't need shaq

[JamesLockehart23]

I would pay to see Ron Artest beating everybody up and having fights in the court.

The Second Coming of Rodman...XD!

[Ninga0809]

i hope not...besides Rodman was the ultimate badass...artest seems like a kitten compared to him lol.

[A2437SB]

@Ninga0809

dennis rodman cant steal,shoot jumpshots,attack the basket,or get steals like ron does.Haha but if dennis was there during the detroit brawl there probably would of been even more punched up washed up detroit fans haha.Rodman really does deserve to be in the hall of fame though,he could rebound like a mother fcker.

[bluefire042004]

nah man, he's nothing like Rodman....... Rodman only wanted to rebound....... Artest defenses, scores, rebound........... he's better

LAKERS 2010

[JamesLockehart23]

What do you mean Rodman only wanted to rebound? Rodman guarded players of different positions. From Bird, to Magic, Jordan, to Shaq, to Clyde Drexler, Hakeem, he guarded virtually everybody. He intimidated them and trash talked them. Watch games of the Bad Boys, old Spurs and Bulls era and you'll know what I mean.

[bluefire042004]

yea that's why he told jackson that he only wanted to focus on rebound......... i don't care all i'm saying is that people need to stop comparing artest to rodman

[coat019]

kobe can do anything...no one can stop him....he dont need shaq..because he already proved that without shaq,he can still lead his team to championship.

[knightjacob7]

ok so now we got a the best SG in the nba One of the best PF one of the best SF the only difference i would want to see is shaq back to the lakers

[ThisIsForReal411]

hahaha!!!. if you're a true lakers fan you wouldn't want shaq back. shaq is the biggest two face in the NBA. that is such a stupid thing to say. and kobe's not just the best SG, best player.

shaq disses on the city of LA, disses manangment, disses kobe, demands a trade and wins a ring somewhere and calls wade/riley the best player/coach he's ever had. we win a ring without him while kobe leads us, and YOU STILL WANT SHAQ BACK? wtf is wrong with you?

[sjbhatt120]

agreed with u man, fuck shaq, we got big bynum, youth and power, and works with kobe, not against him, fuck shaq, LAKERS RULE ALL!!!!

[MarlyMar21]

Hell yeah u hit it dead on da head homie

[RegisteredPwner]

I think Ron Artest will be a nice addition to the team but I have to say Ariza was great at three point shots and defense. But from what I've seen on the court Ron Artest is an outstanding player. ( Let's hope he doesn't get into any fights )

[paisteguy799]

dude, who would pay 33 million for ariza ho averaged 8 points in the season, 4 boards, like no assists and like 37 percent from 3...artest averaged 18 points and 40 percent from 3 aqnd ron ron is a wayy better defender...lakers back to back!!!

[RegisteredPwner]

Exactly Ron Artest is a much better player hands down. I just hope he gets along with the team considering he almost got into two fights with Kobe Bryant and got thrown out a couple of game too.

[goku1069]

thts true buh dun forget ariza came up with a lotta clutch moments for the lakers

[la00kers]

Ron a nice addition??? He has proven to be more than a Star in this league!!! he's a solid power Defender, thats his specialty. hes a lethal threat on the perimeter and on the post... Ariza is a smaller version of Artest game!

[KobeBryant4Rings]

id also rather have ariza better team player. n ron artest is #37 this year

[Daniel52790]

i'd rather have ariza.

[rubyrich25]

rofl get along???theyre friends stupid.

[rubyrich25]

youre retarded thats on the court wat about off the court huh????? retard didnt think so. They friends in reality just. Its like how carmelo and kobe went at it. U cant say they aint friends. they close so stfu stop talking like u know shit.

[rubyrich25]

wow...bring my vids into this? So wat not like u know sht bout basketball so bag on my vids? sad.

start bagging on me when u got shit to back it up.

[GGboy1987]

Celtics taking it this year fuckes, whos gunna guard the big 4? no one. kg, sheed, paul, ray, be ready for 08 finals part 2 ! you fuckers ONLY WON BECAUSE KG WENT DOWN.

[hullbeaty]

Oh I forgot, the Lakers beat the Celtics last year with KG in the lineup baby! Celtics not getting past the Cav or Orlando!

[atm8705]

Riiiiiight.... KG was out so the Celtics lost. Well, no Bynum or Ariza is why the Lakers lost I suppose. You seriously think the Celtics would beat a Lakers line-up of Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom, Ron Artest, Derek Fisher, Farmar, Walton, etc off the bench.

Yeah right.

So long as LA keeps Odom, the depth, length, and talent is too much for any team to handle.

[atm8705]

Ps. With KG, Lakers still went 2-0 against Boston during the regular season.

Fuck the celtics.

[hullbeaty]

Oh I forgot I remember Scola gettin layed out by uncle Fish ouch! Last time I checked Sasha was called the machine, he'll be hot next year! All we need from Luke is D which he does have, yeah baby! Lakers 2010 champs.

[lazyhusband]

Sasha is a machine for shooting BRICKS!

[LakersDynasty42]

The Lakers were the 6th ranked D last year and they were very inconsistent. Imagine what's gonna happen now that we have Artest!!! The other teams don't have a chance and the season hasn't even started!!!

[hullbeaty]

Don't you think it's funny how people are yelling big 4 forgetting that the Lakers have the big 5 Bryant, Odom, Gasol, Bynum, Artest, and Fish plus the bench oh my! say big 12! Watch out for Morrison next season the boy is on a tear in the summer league avg 23 pts a game. He had 3 or 4 from downtown against the Cavs. Hopefully the Lake show wins homecourt cuz that's automatic CHAMPIONSHIP BABY!

[LakersDynasty42]

Well hold on, the Lakers haven't signed Odom yet. Fisher is great but he's good enough to be apart of "the big 5". If we get Odom back then we'll really have "the big 5". Bynum (if healthy), Gasol, Ron, Kobe and Lamar (hopefully)? If we get Lamar then barring any injuries it's a done deal.

[thizzin909]

hell yeeeeee we takin the championship once again

[hullbeaty]

No, wiat till the big 4 meet the big 12!!! Don't be fooled by Wallace cuz he's washed up, and will get too many technicals!

[hullbeaty]

Your right you must have been drunk cuz here are the numbers between Gasol and Scola. Game 1 Gasol 14pts 14 rebs, Scola 10pts 4rebs. Game 2: Gasol 22pts 13 rebs, Scola 12pts 8rebs. Game 3 Gasol 13pts 6rebs-Scola 10pts 5rebs-Game 4: Gasol 30pts 9rebs-Scola 11pts 14rebs. Game 5: Gasol 16pts 13rebs- Scola 12pts 13rebs. Game 6 the only game that Scola did better: Gasol 14pts 11 rebs-Scola 24pts 12 rebs. Game 7 the one that mattered most. Gasol 21pts 18rebs-Scola 11pts 6rebs. Gasol Wins!

[titoartest]

ftw is a moron artest is way better than ariza..ron artest the best there is the best there was and the best there ever will be

[Speedy06car]

Hes #37 CAUSE OF MICHEAL JACKSON BLAH BLAH BLAH CANT PPL LET HIM REST IN PEACE, Man i swear if a regular person dies, ehh We dont care Right, BUT WEN A FAMOUS PERSON DIES THE WHOLE WORLD CRYS, FREAKING A MAN!!!

[thomashayezelnut]

sheed, birdman, turiaf the pacers brawlers = best team out!!!!!

[J03y805]

hopefully lakers get ariza back in 5 years

[FTWyousuck]

Artest #37 !! Now he's in the NBA TITLE making machine!!!

LAKERS NBA CHAMPS 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

then we'll throw a little doggy bit for a different team to win it, so the other Cities don't CRY

Boston Relics SUCK!

[clayj4727]

if you know anything artest is the better than ariza right now but 2 years from now they will be wanting ariza he will be 26 and artest just getting older at age 31

but they will do good for those 3 years ariza wouldve been the better long term player

[FTWyousuck]

Ariza's role wasn't to score a grip of points.... so Artest with Houston had a completely different mission than Ariza with the Lakers

Apparently i do know something :)

Ariza is way better than Artest in showmanship and steals and dunks and speed and lane drives!

who you trying to teach? hahaha

All Lakers fans want ARIZA back!

we didn't need Artest, but thatz the deal, man

[hullbeaty]

I agree with you that Ariza's role wasn't to score, and he is better than Artest in showmanship, but Artest is a proven player, he brings toughness, something that Ariza didn't. By the way, Artest is one of the best players in the league in steals so you are wrong saying Ariza is better in steals. Artest is one of only 3 players to average 16pts 5rebs 4asst in his career. You want to know the only other 2? Jordan and Drexler. Although they averaged more points, Artest is worth it.

[nonameddog]

yup, but artest is a more physical defender, something lakers need but id rather have ariza

[fablake1]

i want that jearsey!!! dang i hated the guy last year now im a fan,, hahaha go lakers

[donjuanrproductions]

He asked..people on fb...myspace..twitter.

But none of them gave him the right number..un till his friend told him..number 37.

In honor to Michael Jackson

because michael jakcson's thriler album

was number one..on top of the charts for 37 weeks!

so..yea its all about m.j.

welcome to los angeles ronny ron ron!!!

haha.

[Ferd1nand808]

he picked #37 cuz someone frm myspace, facebook, or twitter gave him the idea cuz he was asking for ideas

and he liked 37 cuz of what andyice94 said

[FraMart2007]

does anybody kno why his # is 37??????

[andyice94]

yeah because he is honoring michael jackson, michael jackons thriller was number 1 on the charts for 37 weeks

[Ferd1nand808]

yea thats what i heard

cuz he was asking ppl on myspace, facebook, and twitter for ideas and one person thought of that

[innocenceboi]

wow thats pretty koo man, good point

R.I.P. Michael Jackson

[lakers4tacos]

i agree its 37

[brxazilian]

Ron Artest SOLD OUT

[Josheee92]

whats artests number gonna be on his jersey?

[strongerBAEZ]

32 hagagagag

[fertileturtel]

its already 37

[philipjimenez]

When will artest get his jersey and show it on t.v?

[MegaMichael09]

yeah # 37. . .

[krewkk3]

DAMN NO.37 BABY!!!!

Brown, Bryant, Odom, Gasol and Artest, I think I smell a REPEAT BABY!!!!!!

[23yankeman23]

I Think They Shouldve Kept Trevor Ariza!But Ron Artest Will Help IN SOME WAY!!THEY DIDNT SIGN HIM FOR NOTING!! IM ONYL 14YEARS OLD LOL!!

[Abdiel1421]

lol

[chemroom]

man i really hate that we lost trevor...i was just watching the playoff here at youtube and i really saw what trevor can bring on a team...his first time to be healthy playing on the playoffs to the finals..if i were to choose i would choose trevore over lamar...Good Luck Ariza!!!! thanks for the ring!!!! as a Laker fan....WE LOVE YOU!!!!

[NAGAownz]

LA is gonna beat Boston in 6 games in the 2010 NBA finals. Watch out for the Cavs and Magic though. LA is gunna be one BAD team.

[JQUiK84]

you have the news conference when they introduce him as a laker with mitch and phil??

[cart88]

thats gona be on the 8th. Stay tuned on ESPN.

[JQUiK84]

so how you kno that is his number??

[ShootAAppleOffMyHead]

37 is his new #

[cart88]

it was posted on a site with a pic of his jersey.

[severe8403]

He said it in a radio interview.....it is in memory of Michael Jackson and the Thriler album that spent 37 weeks (20 consec. btw) at #1.

[gmahi5]

ron artest is gonna be no help at al with the lakers also ther is gonna be fights again with kobe and artest

[CJFuzzy]

They never fought artest just told kobe off for elbowing him which any player would do. Artest is one of the only people who can actually guard kobe now hes laker they finally he have someone who can guard carmello who wont foul him constantly. Cough....Cough... Ariza(He though he still one of my favorite players)

Lakers have just upgraded their defense.

Candy Man L.O and Artest are really good friends since their childhood and kobe and artest have always been good friends.

[severe8403]

Ron Artest has admittedly wanted to play on a team with Kobe for years and the two have been close friends since adolesence. They used to train together in the off-season.

[CaptnCrook23]

wtf you dont know basketball stop talkin out the ass

[JQUiK84]

he should wear the number that the pacers gave him that made him famous was it number 21 or 15 what was it??

[pimpinevrybody23]

he should wear 23

[snappxvickyy]

yyep lakers recruited artest now.and celtics got wallace

[JayTheSex]

He's number 37

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[z4ng3tsu1ch1g0]

Ariza's LA jersey R.I.P 2007-2009.

[philipjimenez]

I read an article earlier, and someone comment it on the number from kill bill crazy "88" sounds really good 4 ARtest.

[pumpernickle323]

NUMBER 19!!!!!

[arthurkirakosyan7]

#11 is good

[LuSizzle]

For some reason this is the Perfect song for Ron Artest LMAO

[philipjimenez]

lol I agree 2

[AYEE1JAY]

Ron should wear # 8. lol.

[imakb24fan]

haha then kobe fans who stil wear the #8 jersey will have to buy the #24 jersey and then kobe's jersey will be the #1 seller for the 3rd year in a row lol

[pwrbytrd]

Whats the name of the song? thanks.

[AYEE1JAY]

pwrbytrd the song is

x gonna give it to ya-Dmx i think

[philipjimenez]

song is called :X Gon Give It to Ya by DMX, hope that helps.

[KRISvanilla]

just give him #20

[RizzoTheRatt]

I wanted ron last season because the lakers needed so one nasty. But I wish ariza would have stayed.

[willflo2007]

i hate to say it but LA has a great chance of repeating the only team i see competing for the title is san antonio,cleveland or boston save us boston!!!

[hullbeaty]

San Antonio is not going to compete. The top three in the West is going to be L.A. Denver, and New Orleans! On the East it going to be Boston, Cleveland, and Orlando again! you might get a cindarella team, but I think that how it's gonna go. Finals Lakers Vs Boston. L.A. wins series 4-2! Lakers 2010 champs

[jrgangsta1996]

lol hes been my favorite since the day from the brawl i was at tht game im from the D every1 hates him here but ima lover now i think he will win it all this year

[hullbeaty]

My bad radioflyer96 I wasn't thinking when I said 32 I was just throwing in numbers. I say he should use # 53 That is the rifle rack # I used in Iraq. Before I left Iraq in May so many Lakers haters were talking so much trash especially when they played Houston. They always rubbed it in my face when the Lakers lost especially game 6. But we won, and I can't rub it in thier faces cuz they still in Iraq. #53 suits Artest for me!

[hellauglytinted]

# 88 is cool,, it means llots of love and kisses!!!

[asdf2n3]

wear number 31! because 93 devided by 3 equal to 31

[bhgraiders1]

Lakers and Rockets should just do a sign and trade with Houston,

there we save money and we still have our MLE and it can make resigning LO even easier..

saves lakers cap, resign LO, and ron-ron can construct a better deal.

[MsRosiePerez]

always been a fan since he was in indiana. but its nice to see him now in the purple and gold. true competitor. chaa.

[MrSicksinister]

why do the espn ppl say ariza is a good defender but cant shoot? shyt ariza is good at 3's

[iMMaTuReXVieTKiD]

If you think about it, Ariza was good from Kobe. his defense yeah that was all him but his 3 pointers? Kobe passed him the ball when he was doubled or even tripled and then found Ariza for the shot.

[IownYouLoL]

you are right, ariza was found open by kobe, but at least ariza can finish a 3pter, right?

[haloMaiiFranchise]

he will wear 8

[youfakedthefunk]

hell na dude..when kobe retires he will hang up the number 8 and 24

[hullbeaty]

I say he's gonna wear 32 or something like that. But legally Kobe can't retire #8 cuz it's not his number anymore just like Jordan can't retire #45, but anyway Go Lakers 2010, and I wont be surprised if the Lakes don't get another defender at all-star break, like Bruce Bowen.

[boxingfan86]

32? Magic Johnson was 32. Is retired. Welcome to LA!!! Can't wait! I'm going to double my lakers game attendance next year. This time im' going to 30 games!!!

[nm878889]

Kobe can retire both #8 and 24 since he won 3 championships with #8 and he just one his first of many with 24. He also wore #8 for 10 seasons. Jordan wore 45 for one season before he went back.

[TheBOXINGMASTER]

Not only does this make the lakers harder to beat but it gives them the toughness they've been looking for. great move by mitch. k

[hullbeaty]

The Lakers are a better team next year with Artest. He brings D, and he can score oh my! Shaq doesn't solve the cav's problem. Shay is already saying he's ready to lead the cav's to the title. Did you hear me he said lead! I thought Lebron was the leader. I already see a soap opera in Cleveland. Lakers are going to be hard to beat in the playoffs period. Belive me Bynum, Gasol, Odom, and the bench for L.A is going to be much better next year after winning the title!

[alamshah24]

calvs all the way. if not calvs celtics

[e9587]

can u say repeat

[ineedhelp88]

ariza is gonna go back 2 how he was in orlando, he is gonna get wrecked

[iRaTeYourVideoz]

Fuck Ron artest that traitor. ROckets All the way, and with an up and coming star like ariza we got this shit.

[joshrodriguez88]

hahah...we got ron ron baby..lakers gonna repeat once again...rockets are done..no one can win a championship there,,haHHHHAHAHAHA

[TAQMAN180360]

you gotta be kidding me, you guys a gonna suck monkey fuck next year!

good luck because you guys got worse when all the better teams got better! keep hoping for yao to come back!

[gunsyrosas87]

ariza was a good key player for the lakers but in his place is artest which makes most lakers fans not miss ariza

[postnet92]

2009 and 2010 nba champs and also 2010 -2011 champs

[pureboy1]

You wish, stfu.

[B1gsNak3]

you stfu bitch dont talk to my laker brother like that you fuckin faggot go suck your moms dick

[xcaluhbration]

So basically... We takin 2010 championship AGAIN right? I hope we get a lakers V celtics matchup again for the finals. I can see it happening Celtics got a bench so deep it got a elevator plus the eastern conference sucks right now. Lakers got Kobe, Gasol who only keeps improving, Artest whos gonna give the Lakers some extra aggression so when Kobes on the Bench we aint gotta hold our breaths. I smell a new dynasty.

[AlleyBuh]

I would love a rematch against the Celts, but what about "Kobe v. Shaq" or "Kobe v. Lebron?"

Plus if LA plays Cleveland in the Finals, I can actually go and watch. I don't care how much the damn tickets cost, I'm going!

[xcaluhbration]

OHHH That is true. That would be amazing to watch close out his career going against his old teamate. If only Shaq wasent out all the time with big man injuries, plus hes like 40 and thats old in the NBA. But That would be a ILL Finals. Kobe/Artest/Gasol vsLabron/ Shaq/Mo Williams. That would be something to see right there!

[Huskyowner2007]

Mitch did it again NICE!

[Huskyowner2007]

YEAH !!!! Ron Artest ! Welcome to L.A.! LAKERS Forever!!! =) Another Championship 2009- 2010!!!

[p3pt0b1sm01]

as much as i love ron artest, id rather have ariza. i will miss ariza dearly but RON ARTEST IN LA WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! AND THE CAVS THOUGHT THEY HIT IT BIG WITH SHAQ! HAHAHAHA! LAKERS 2010 CHAMPS, 2011 CHAMPS, 2ND 3 PEAT!

[CabreraJalisco]

Welcome to LA RON RON!

[xdearcyndi]

ariza's not gonna be on the lakers?! what?! you've got to be kidding.

[bullshizzilz]

artest will replace ariza.

ARTEST > ariza

but im sad for ariza. he was a great player :/

[xdearcyndi]

i know.when i saw ariza play i was like oh wow.i was getting used to him being on the team.but now that hes gone.oh boy!

im gonna miss him.

[FamousGoofball]

LAKERS 2010 CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[krewkk3]

Welcome To L.A. Artest, We Will Win The 2010 Championship!

[RaidBleach]

nice!

[valeriano18]

i say lakers go undefeated next year??

[steel0708]

yeah,but except for injuries.lol

[lakazpimppy]

might as well give them the rings now yall

[arthurkirakosyan7]

i hope he changes his number though

[knink24]

lakers are really a great team now . 2010 nba champs

[Youthrebelion]

Aww Sheeet! ! Adding another assassin to a team of assassins. I'm calling it now, L.A. is 2010 NBA Champs!! This some shit! "Its Ova!"

[laker1516]

nice quick effolrttt

[rosicky2006]

hell ya!!!11