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Artest Project Will Keep Lakers On Top

Jul 3, 2009 – 8:05 PM
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Jay Mariotti

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Years ago, this would have constituted franchise suicide. Years ago, when Ron Artest was attacking fans and and facing spousal-abuse charges and firing obscene gestures and qualifying as the NBA's scariest menace to society, you wouldn't wish him upon your most despised team. But even the unhinged grow up eventually, which is why I dare say the Los Angeles Lakers have made a monumental statement in signing the sort-of-reformed problem child.
Filed under: NBA, Sports
Tagged: kobe bryant, lebron james, phil jackson, ron artest, shaquille oneal

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