Ron Artest, on "hoodalizing," his new number (37) and temper

[dreamon613]

"I feel like i'm number one in my life". Haha.

[ibiondic]

KUKOC!!!! :) love u ron

[silkaem]

He should've kept #37. Switching to 15 made them lose.

[YEEEFOOO1]

lakers!!! HOODALIZE!!LOL

LAKER FAN!!

GO ARTEST!!

[sikokiller12]

every time i see him talk hes always happy... but when hes on court hes a tough son of a bitch.. its like he has a split personality lol

[upstart1776]

The guy is a great human being....what a transformation...from ghetto thug to a giving, caring person.....wish I could meet him. Go Ron!

[americanGTA]

ron artest is amazing

[RealDeal336]

now ron ron wearing the number 15 next season

[ozzysgod44]

Shit, I'd have a beer with Ron. lol

[poopmcscoopface]

@ozzysgod44 he wuldnt want to have one with you

[djCsyck]

@poopmcscoopface Your just a miserable person aren't you ?

[poopmcscoopface]

@djCsyck hmmmmm

[hyphyazzaj]

ron artest is a kool doode haha

[slickrickdarula]

@MirrorOfBlackPeople Jealous he makes more money in a year you will make in your life? Jealous he got out of his shit hole?

[slickrickdarula]

@MirrorOfBlackPeople Jealous he makes more money in a year you will make in your life? Jealous he got out of his shit hole?

[TopMe0ff]

Artest just had a bad temper and he was misunderstood. He seems like a really great guy.

[LittleDeeDee]

@MirrorOfBlackPeople i'll shoot cum on your dead mom's skull

[melikehernshelikeme]

Ron Ron has a attitude he deserved to win that ring

[stevechen1991]

LAKERS OFFICALLY HOODALIZED!2010 CHAMPS!SAY QUEENSBRIDGE!

[TheChitownboi93]

RON RON IS CRAZY...THATS WAT I LIKE BOUT HIM

[MrCombine]

I FUCKING HATE the Lakers. But I'm so happy that Ron-Ron won a chip. He fucking deserves it.

[datcutepnoy23]

I'm not gonna lie but some of this players are OVERPAID!!!! some of them dont even earn the shit their making right now! Like 4REAL!!!!!!

[WestCoast1267]

RON ARTEST HOODALISES THE NBA PERIOD! THIS NIGGA IS STRAIGHT FROM THE HOOD! LOVE YOU RON RON GO LAKERS!!!!

[lilrollz]

lol i like the camera man random giggles on the side

[staphinfection]

HAVING FUN AND ENJOYING LIFE!! Stop taking everything so damn serious! And stop nitpicking people's words. It makes life suck and is annoying.

Ron Artest, finals MVP 2010.

[WestCoast1267]

@staphinfection FUCK YEAH! RON ARTEST MVP! LAKERS WIN IT IN 5

[stjreid]

to lakershd... I did not see that last year at the finals because he wasn't a Laker last year, he was a Rocket

[jgerundo24]

"I'm proudly under paid"

LOL

[Jonoku]

@jgerundo24

Proudly underpaid 33 million dollars.

[hotvision]

theres a lot of great numbers out there

[dabornstar316]

michael michael michael is his nigggggaaaaaaaaa

[notorious23m]

Kobe is afraid of Shaq and Howard. Artest will knock both those guys out....or will at least die trying.

[billywib1]

ho man ! XD lmao

[lakershd]

he aint afraid of howard, did u not watch the finals last year, when he went at it with him, and owned his ass

[melikehernshelikeme]

@lakershd he didnt played fir the lakers last year-_-

[lakershd]

i was talking about bryant standing up to dwight

[dhatkiidzaprobl3m12]

man ron artest is a grown ass man...he was just mad that the refs ddnt see that elbow kobe gave him last year by mistake. ppl(not even ppl who follow the nba) just came out of nowere sayin they ddnt like him. they dnt even know da dude

[trumpetguy3039]

umm, no, I'm just saying it how I felt when this went down. i know they felt the same way, just trying to say that I'm not ur typical LA fan that hated him when he was a Rocket, then instantly loved him when he came here. I was worried about the volatile part of him coming through with us.

[gareh14musickid]

"that's for mj" hahahaha. 37 cause thriller was number for 37 weeks?? this guy's quirky, LA's gonna be fun to watch

[TheLotusMantis]

We picked up Artest?????

The NBA might as well GIVE us the next 5 championship rings and save everyone the trouble.

Why even step on the court with us now?

They should just call the NBA the "LAKER LEAGUE" from now on. LMAO

[trumpetguy3039]

Lol, I know it's LA, but we still gotta work a little bit for those next 3 or 4 rings. But I do think we're gonna get 'em in the end!

Kobe Ron Pau Lamar and Phil for the win in 2010!

[TitaniumProAce]

nah man lol were not that far ahead, theres still Cavs and Celts wee gotta worry about, remember the Cavs have a bench as deep as ours

[xldicelx]

I know what you mean about the bench... but not too worried about Cavs. Celtics maybe... I believe the lakers have found their rythme to play well with eachother. The fact that their team did not change much (we'll miss ariza) they were able to make a great trade to the benefit for the lakers. the truth behind my comment is yet to be seen 100% the season will tell no matter what I am a LOS ANGELS fan for life, LAKER, CLIPPERS, DODGERS - no angels their anahiem... lol

[301SO]

i love his comment about money

thats what i want to hear

[thuaners]

i liked ron artest as a bball player before this but i really like him as a person after watching this interview! :) great guy

[rudeKiD]

you know whats funny about these laker fans...they was hatin on ron artest when they played him against the rockets now that hes signed with the lakers they're ALL over hes NUT SACKED !! and they hate on shaq but hes the MAIN reason why they got the 3 rings prior from last year....all im sayin is MOST of these laker fans are BIASED and FAKE ..theyre not TRUE to the game and only will pick one side...LETS BE REAL!

[nashimu]

LISTEN once and for all....you can NEVER take the authenticity of an atheletes skill level....you just can't no one denies that he's a good player all around......but we lakers fan only hate him because of the way he carries himself unprofessionally during the game...and offcourse you know the hatred deepens by nature when he's guarding THE BEST IN THE LEAGUE MR. KOBE BRYANT. Now that he's in with the lakers...i'm just worried about his temper towrads other opponents..but phil is there

[RogelioCelestino]

nah... it's normal to hate really talented players. Same thing with Rodman. Obviously he is one of your biggest rivals and you hate him because you admire his playing. Then when you have that person on your side, it's great.

Hating rivals shows respect for their game. It's natural.

peace

[trumpetguy3039]

you know, with me, I was extremely, extremely nervous at first about him coming to LA. It's taken some getting used to, but now I've accepted the fact that he's here and gonna help us win.

[hazmatsuits]

artest is the defensive answer to lebron/melo/pierce/jefferson, strong sf's who play like guards

[jiinxz]

lakers are unstoppable now

they got artest cuz he defense was fucking up kobes game

[knink24]

Kobe owned artest in the playoffs, but im also glad that artest chose kobe over lebron. He could have wemt to cleveland but he chose not to. I think the lakers willwin over 70 +games this year. lakers 2010 nba champions.

[efriedlander]

If Artest had gone to Cleveland, they would have been unstoppable. Lakers are lucky.

[WMcDerm10]

i want him to see artest rip some bodys head off

[nejev]

This man is coooooool!

[chuamillionaire]

kobe artest same as jordan rodman

[trumpetguy3039]

kobe/artest/gasol (or Odom) = or > jordan/rodman/pippen!!!

[krob41]

shut the fuck up

[Slamwoo93]

naw Artest or Odom are not as good as Pippen Artest offensively and Odom defensively

[Jdogg23man]

Lakers are going to be unstopable. Hes a defensive monster. Nobody can score on him!!! Artest Babyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ismail222]

except Kobe tho...

[mdot012]

ron artest always has the best childhood stories for every situation...the best one was the one he told last year after a playoff game against the lakers about the streetball game where the dude was mad he lost so he took a leg off a wooden table and threw it at a dude on the other team, and it went thru his heart and he died...it was random as i don't know what but it was funny...the dude dyin wasn't funny, the randomness of the story was lol...

[letmelogthefuckin]

artest for the win!

[Suffokate310]

fuck it lets just sign A.I LOL everyones offering him mid level, plus fishs contract ends next season we all know hes gonna retire T_T

[mdot012]

i like this move. they got him cheap too cause he's a star player, and they only signed him for $33 million? not to say that's nothin, but there are players not nearly as good making more. the bad part is they lost ariza & probably odom too. i think artest is better than both of em individually, but i don't know if he can replace em both...they'll probably add 1 or 2 more free agents for cheap & try to utilize some players they didn't this past year, like adam morrison...

[MetubeKing23]

You better hope Artest doesnt pull some antics and hop on the team bus wearing nothing but underwear like he did in Houston.

[mdot012]

lol i don't care about that as long as he helps us repeat this year...

[deathguitrst]

we got ODOM!

[mdot012]

yeah i was shocked about that...i didn't think the lakers were gonna come back with a better offer but i guess they came thru...chances of a repeat are pretty good now...

[federer2899]

that's why kobe is gettin another one next year. Especially if we get odom back, it's over. Fuck lebron and shaq.

[Suffokate310]

we need LO back really bad... he was great coming off the bench. thr reason why is cuz hes so unselfish, i cant wait what defensive presence artest brings to LA. and dont forget we still got a kid from gonza that averaged almost 30 PPG in college, i have confidence in morrison

[mdot012]

as much as i want him to, i don't think odom's comin back. i think that's dragged out for too long, and now they're offering less than they originally did. miami can offer a longer contract, more money, and more PT, and d-wade is making a big push to have him come there. plus miami's gonna try to get carlos boozer too. i believe he wants to stay in LA but i think at this point he's insulted that he's not getting what he asked the lakers for

[samWmusic]

mannn he sooo cocky,

butttttttt i lurv artest. nuthin wrong

with being cocky when you can play like

Ron artest

[nickoicool]

What the fuck did he just say? That was like a jumble of a bunch of shit, and his life story and some pennys? Haha. Its all good, welcome to L.A Artest...

[jeromeisfresh]

SERIOUSLY..if you cant live off of 33 million dollars..you should die

[phoenixnoway]

what is hoodalizing means?

[zendersn]

it just means he's going to make thm tougher or gangsta. u know like they're from the hood where they get down haha Artest is an O.G though for real...Go Lakers

[lf6austinlf6]

yeah

[shadowchucklez]

Ron gonna be the Lakers "enforcer"..Crazy ass fuck...Maybe Phil could teach him to meditate and focus er sumthin'..Either way itz back to back titlez! Fuck Trevor Ariza!

[z4ng3tsu1ch1g0]

Fisher is the enforcer and Kobe is the captain, Pau is like co-captain. Ron can be a defensive enforcer cause he is really good at D.

[carlosjlanderos]

kobe is the captain that leads by example and orders people around

fisher is the one that enforces those rules

pau leads by example

ron is just chill lol

[Wuan00]

I hope you die. Like now.

[cart88]

I KNOW RIGHT! the celtics coudn't possibly beat us now!

Go Lakers!!

[monbazar]

useless comment

[r0binzero]

Ron Artest isn't as happy for playing on the same court with kobe as he is not to be gaurding him anymore

[brandon28900]

They get another championship.. Kobe and Ron.. My team is trashed now.. Lost Artest.. Lost Alston.. Yao might not play.. McGrady.. Is McGrady..

[skaterkr3w69]

Here's a stat for us LAKER fans Phil only wins Championships in 3-Peat's

[trumpetguy3039]

Haha, oh yeah! You're absolutely right! 91-93, then 96-98, and 00-02. Hopefully we got what it takes to make it 2009-2011 and beyond!!! Lakers in 2010 baby!

[bhitzig]

"Underpaid" Why don't these overpaid athletes come work a job they hate for $20 an hour before they wine about $6 mil a year!!! Sign up Lamar, you owe us money for being inconsistant your whole Laker career!!!!! Step up!

[insaneskillz24]

i feel a 4 peat coming on LAKERS all the way

[ralphredimix]

Absolutely the Lakers got better in essentially swapping Artest for Ariza. You guys are nuts to think that Ron isn't a better player. You never know what is going to happen next season as far as injuries are concerned, so this gives the Lakes just one more weapon. Any other team he might be poison but they have the Zen Master to keep it all working.

[glusnipher09]

i agree with you Phil the Zen Master has also coached "The Worm" and it work for championship rings in the past so why not Artest and we all know how much of a distraction Dennis Rodman was.

[dudewheresmycar11]

your stupid, ariza isnt better than artest...ariza was good because of kobe

[BlackGorilla24]

you must be a Rocket fan...

[ColbyAllison87]

Hahahaha, you're chirping the guy that executed possibly the most one-sided trade in NBA history, and just propelled your team to an NBA Championship.

Ariza wasn't anything special. He was good, don't get me wrong, but nothing to lose sleep over.

[cgeatz]

incorrect

[outkast978]

haha that's funny. Remind me again what team ended both of the celtic's winning streaks last year?

[AjayBaskauskas]

actually, the most embarassing moment in sports entertainment history is most likely the bull fighter getting stripped by the bull and a horn stuck up his ass... or that minor league manager crawling on the infield

[deadlyErnest1]

lol

[TripleJJJay]

You must be new to this thing called "sports" if you think that is the most embarrassing moment in sports history........very new. That's no where near the list...

[erenisgangsta]

oh wow...what have the pistons done since then?

high five dumbass

[LakerrGirl93]

Wats embarrasing is losing at ur own home in the last game of the finals. Magic Lakers gm 5 Yea that was embarrasing 4 the lakers at 08 but not the most! So dont trip...

[Yankkee973]

another lakers chesser

[baserocks206]

because Ron Artest is a better player. Ariza is not more talented.. Artest is a former defensive player of the year, and carried the rockets into the playoffs with their 2 stars completely banged up

[lukeman39]

He would be on 20mil a season if he hadn't fucked up so many times in his career

[hoodstar714]

RA37 thriller! lol

[JPPT1974]

Artest is a liability for the NBA. If not the biggest liability they have!

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

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[sem1conscious]

good words.. good words..

[LakerrGirl93]

He's gon Thrill us man!! Cant wait 4 next season!! RA37 THRILLER!!

[skrifin]

artest seams to be very down to earth, thats good to see in a star..... that said im worried about artest not playing the number 2 guy to kobe, we all know kobe is 5 times the player ron is.... and we will miss trevors heat.

[L4kerF4n]

kinda want trevor back luved him man he was awesome

[FTWyousuck]

buy the 2009 NBA Championship DVD

haha

you can see Trevor Ariza dunk and glide slide and ride the pine tides

dude, Michael Jackson turned over in his blingy gold coffin when he heard Ariza went to Kleenex Suns

a moment of silence for MJj and Ariza +_+

[BooBooey]

Of all things, Artest is a team player... He won't have any problems giving up his own points if he has to. What's important is for Phil Jackson to come up with the right roles for everyone, so that there isn't any confusion.

What's important for the Lakers is to get Lamar Odom back. If he does come back, I am utmost certain he's going to have a great season with more consistency. He's so darn talented and I really do feel that he's going to make it this time around.

[greenmatrix151023387]

THAT IS VERY TRUE

[byaaaaaah101]

dennis rodmans number when he played for the lakers for that short time was #73....37 backwards.............

[weenieinabottle]

yes. that is true.

[MAGIC32vsKOBE24]

yea dats wut i was thinkng too, i also woudnt doubt that he thot of that too and not just the michael jackson fact.

[jnada17]

Yeah. Artest has grown quite a bit from those days. He's still somewhat of a loose cannon, but he's matured quite a bit. Willing to take a paycut like that to be on a winning team? Not many players would do that. Shows he's about one thing: winning. That drive and determination will help the Lakers in the quest for a repeat.

[lloydxlomentigar]

cuz if he takes a pay cut, its still alot of money. he and his family dont have to work for the rest of their lives!!!

[m0nsterc0ck69]

For all the flack he's gotten for his antics...

e.g. the Palace brawl, applying for a job at Circuit City to get a discount on electronics, asking to take two months off to promote his rap CD

has been underpaid time and time again. First it was the $41M for 6 years in 2002 with the Pacers. He also could have opted out of the last year of his contract which paid him $7.4M, but didn't. Now $33M for 5 years? That's Luke/Sasha/Morrison money. He's worth more, but has shown he's not all about money

[krewkk3]

RON ARTEST BABY!!!! Can't wait for next season.