Artest Holding a Grudge against the Rockets

by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Aug 23, 2009 9:06 AM CDT

Via Rotoworld - Ron Artest stated in a recent Twitter post that the Rockets "messed up my bird rights...So it's on as long as I'm in the league."

This should make Artest's first visit to Houston rather eventful, and we're just hoping he doesn't get carried away by his perceived injustice. He vowed that he will play "all defense", adding, "Somebody getting locked da f*** up." Note to fantasy owners -- when the Lakers play the Rockets, think twice about using Trevor Ariza.

Via Hoopsworld - The latest from Ron-Ron (Artest)-- who you may remember from such stunts as giving his cell phone number out to the general public -- is that he's not at all happy with the way things ended with the Rockets. Specifically, he claims that they "did him dirty" by "messing up" his Bird rights, and because of this, he plans on carrying out a vendetta against them as long as he's in the league.

Over two separate Twitter dispatches, Artest explains why he's upset.

"Houston did me dirty. I can't wait til next year when we go to Houston. I'm not shooting. All defense. Somebody getting locked da f**k up."

"I still feel blessed but they messed up my bird rights. So it's on as long as I'm in the league."

So is Artest justified in holding a grudge against his former team, and threatening some sort of revenge against them for all of this? Of course not. But anytime a player goes on the record as saying "it's on" against another team, you can guarantee we'll all be watching a little more closely.

OH no, I'm scared!

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Lets all clap for Artest

As he “locks down” the best player on a sub-500 team

Gimme some sack lunch

by SackLunch on Aug 23, 2009 10:31 AM CDT reply actions

im not shooting

ha ha?

by AlDe2356 on Aug 23, 2009 10:37 AM CDT reply actions

LOL

i wish he had the no shooting and all defense in the playoffs hahahaa
maybe now we can get nationally broadcast games

????

by CsQuArEd99 on Aug 23, 2009 11:25 AM CDT reply actions

I guess the Rockets didn't want to bring him back?

I just figured he was ready to skip town after the season was over.

by osa1011 on Aug 23, 2009 1:23 PM CDT reply actions

Haha ... this guy is laughable

I pretty much thought Ariza did a good defensive job on him during the play-offs. All we need to win is for Ron-Ron to get a little “crazy” and out of control … and distract Kobe

by RoxBeliever on Aug 23, 2009 9:57 PM CDT reply actions

wow he thinks he is all bad ass now

since he is on the best team in the league. i would love to see him play defense on our best scorer which is ABZ. artest needs to learn when to shut up and he will be frowned upon in L.A after he does his 24 second dribblethons there. have fun with kobe bitching at u all the time ron ron.

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by Rockets 4 Life on Aug 23, 2009 10:49 PM CDT reply actions

Here's an idea Ron Ron

Don’t jump on the media bus in only your underwear if you want the team to respect you!

Poster for next year? I'm thinking My Little Pony.

by Zaig on Aug 24, 2009 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

odd

If he played better and earned the money, the Rockets would have gladly “enabled” his Bird rights…

by grungedave on Aug 24, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions

Plus, how do you screw up a guy's Bird rights?

Either you want to sign him or you don’t seems pretty simple

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by UofTOrange on Aug 25, 2009 8:35 AM CDT up reply actions

that's why I put "enabled" in quotes

by grungedave on Aug 25, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions

I thought you had to sign 3 x 1 year contracts

to be eligible to Bird rights? And we got him in the last year of his contract from Sac and he signed a multiyear deal in LA? can someone please clarify

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by DREAM34 on Aug 31, 2009 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't like the syntax

“screwed up” implies an accident.

Daryl Morey would never accidentally screw up someone’s bird rights. Whatever happened is exactly what he wanted to happen.

How many Biletnikoffs does he have? NOT TWO!

by ak2themax on Aug 25, 2009 12:59 PM CDT reply actions

silly ron ron

lol if i remember what actually happened …. he didn evven give the rockets a chance to sign him or negotiate, but what does it matter he and kobe can go hug each other behind closed doors

by omarlazo_09 on Aug 25, 2009 1:29 PM CDT reply actions

Wow just 3 months ago you guys were head over heels in love with this man

when he led you to game 6 victory over Portland and delivered for your franchise what Yao and Tracy and everyone else have not been able to do for 13 years.

Now you guys hate his guts. All ron wants is a ring for himself along w/ some media attention, and now you guys hate him for it.

by laker on Aug 28, 2009 3:14 AM CDT reply actions

dont hate him for wanting a ring.

i dont blame him. if l.a is where he wants to play go for it.
we kinda jaded because hes been such an idiot after leaving.
he started bad mouthing us first, not we him.

it was always kinda love/hate with crazy pills anyway.
cant really expect any better

by AlDe2356 on Aug 28, 2009 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions