| Height: 6-7
Weight: 252
Born: November 13, 1979, Queensbridge, New York | |
| Newsbreakers |
December 30, 2003
Ron Artest did not start on Monday night, but he came off the bench to score 18 points in 36 minutes. Artest overslepped and missed the morning shootaround on the heels of being benched in the second half of Saturday night's game.
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December 29, 2003
Ron Artest was benched Saturday after an argument with Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, but the coach said the matter is over and Artest will start tonight, according to the Indianapolis Star.
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December 6, 2003
Ron Artest sat out Friday\'s game with back spasms.
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December 4, 2003
Ron Artest returned to action on Tuesday after missing the previous game with back spasms. He scored 21 points and added six boards, five assists and two treys.
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December 1, 2003
Ron Artest missed Monday's game with back spasms, but the Indianapolis Star reports that he will play tomorrow night.
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September 11, 2003
The New York Post\'s Peter Vecsey reported that the Pacers are looking at a trade that would send Ron Artest to Seattle in exchange for Brent Barry. Such a deal seems unlikely due to salary cap complications, but Artest said that he would not be surprised if the Pacers try to move him.
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April 15, 2003
Pacers coach Isiah Thomas said he will play Ron Artest in their last two regular season games, even at the risk of Artest collecting another flagrant foul and a suspension, according to the Indianapolis Star.
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April 4, 2003
Ron Artest was fined but not suspended for an incident Wednesday in which he made an obscene gesture to the crowd in Cleveland, according to the AP.
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April 3, 2003
Ron Artest may have earned himself yet another suspension on Wednesday after he made an obscene gesture to the Cleveland crowd with both hands. In his defense, he said he was hit by a quarter thrown from the stands, according to the AP.
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March 20, 2003
As expected, the NBA suspended Ron Artest for two games on Thursday. He was called for his eighth flagrant foul of the year in Wednesday\'s game, and will continue to earn two-game suspensions for each subsequent offense.
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March 20, 2003
Either Ron Artest did not get the message, or he really doesn\'t care, because on Wednesday he got yet another flagrant foul. This one came only five seconds into the game when he slammed the top of Paul Pierce\'s head with both hands to stop a shot attempt. If the the call is upheld by the NBA, he will be suspended for another two games.
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March 14, 2003
As expected, the flagrnat foul called on Ron Artest was upheld, and he has been suspended for Friday\'s game. His next flagrant foul will result in a two-game suspension.
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March 12, 2003
Ron Artest committed yet another flagrant foul on Wednesday, which will result in his second one-game suspension in less than a week, according to the AP. If he commits another flagrant foul this season, he will draw a two-game suspension.
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February 26, 2003
Ron Artest was suspended by Pacers coach Isiah Thomas for "disciplinary reasons" following Tuesday's game, according to the AP. Artest reportedly smashed a framed picture against the wall in the locker room.
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February 26, 2003
Ron Artest indicated earlier in the week he would not play on Tuesday because of a sore elbow, according to the AP. However, he was talked into starting, but he was limited offensively, connecting on just 3-of-17 shots.
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February 22, 2003
Ron Artest left Saturday\'s game with what appeared to be a sore right elbow and did not return, according to the AP.
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February 22, 2003
The Pacers didn't even get a chance to protest the flagrant foul Ron Artest received Thursday, because the NBA rescinded the call, and a technical foul, before they even had a chance, according to the Indianapolis Star.
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February 21, 2003
After getting another flagrant foul call last night, Ron Artest now has five points against him, according to the Indianapolis Star. If he gets six, it would bring an automatic one-game suspension. "Hopefully they\'ll take it away, because it wasn\'t a flagrant foul," he said.
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February 5, 2003
Ron Artest served the final game of his four-games suspension on Tuesday. The Pacers are off until next Tuesday.
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