OT RonRon, "I drank at halftime"
This just blows my mind. Feeling much better about myself hardly watching pro sports anymore.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4706474
"I used to drink Hennessy ... at halftime," Artest said in an interview with The Sporting News, which is publishing the story in its Dec. 7 issue. "I [kept it] in my locker. I'd just walk to the liquor store and get it."
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:00 PM ^
I would be interested to read it when a talented stats guy starts comparing his performances in the first and second halves.
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:02 PM ^
No disrespect to you or anything, but I have seen this* a few times here (not from you though) and it bugs the hell out of me.
* Taking a mans name (and Ron Artest is a MAN) and repeating it twice like "RonRon" or "BrayBray" is just fucking demeaning. That's how 13 year old girls call each other. Cmon man, you have Bo's pic as your avatar. You think Bo wouldn't drop kick you to hell (i.e. columbus)if you called him Bobo?
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:04 PM ^
It's his nickname. Much like "Bo" is Glenn Schembechler's nickname.
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:26 PM ^
Home-run of a rebuttal.
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:51 PM ^
Game, Set, Match. Point. Scott. Game over. End of Game.
FWIW, I don't think this is the first time someone has called him "Ron-Ron"...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2281289
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2009/12/ron-ron-drinks-plays-and-s…
http://lakers.freedomblogging.com/2009/08/06/ron-ron-takes-phone-calls/…
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:27 PM ^
ron artest thanks you for sticking up for him
December 2nd, 2009 at 2:29 PM ^
because you never know when Ron Artest is going to come to the stand and beat him up.
Too soon?
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:50 PM ^
Calm down InIn. It will be ok.
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:57 AM ^
If something that stupid makes you upset, then you must have a miserable life. By the way, you're dog called, he said he's not sure if he'll survive another kick to the ribs.
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:03 PM ^
Ron Artest= Scumbag period
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:05 PM ^
...Ron Artest is not above making something like this up to tweak the press...but I could be wrong.
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:45 PM ^
yeah he had some outlandish story he told to reporters during the playoffs this year about seeing someone get killed during a pickup game
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:17 PM ^
I would eat powerbars throughout my shift. Powerbars being mind bending herbal brownies.
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:26 PM ^
I'm guessing Grizzly Peak.
Hot or cold?
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:37 PM ^
But when I worked at the late, great Burro, even more substances were being bandied about. Beer in the pop glasses all night, burrito trades for various stuff, company paraphanelia.
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:26 PM ^
Did the "Malice at the Palace" happen in the second half? Maybe the police will start doing BAL tests whenever similar incidents happen in major sports.
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:55 PM ^
That's a damn good questions but if my memory serves me right the "Malice at the Palace" happened in the second quarter. I could be wrong though.
Wiki Edit: the "malice at the palace" happened with 45 seconds left in the game. For some reason I thought it was at the end of the first half.
So it depends on how much he drinks at half time. 2 or 3 swigs not going to do much to a Man of RonRon's stature but a fifth of Henny and we're looking at the main reason for the brawl (oh yeah and the beer that was thrown)
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:44 PM ^
How in God's name did somebody not smell this on him?
December 2nd, 2009 at 2:51 PM ^
They probably did, but chose not to care.
December 2nd, 2009 at 3:13 PM ^
It was covered by the smell of the dank he smoked with it, and that is a common smell on the court.
December 2nd, 2009 at 2:50 PM ^
Reason #787590 why I love the NBA
December 2nd, 2009 at 3:29 PM ^
How can you play 35-40 minutes of NBA basketball at the level he did while drinking alcohol? He must have collapsed of dehydration after games.
December 2nd, 2009 at 4:20 PM ^
Not sure if this story is true, but I heard Artest interviewed here in LA after he joined the Lakers and he kept talking about having high tea in the Oval Office with Obama and how Obama just let him sit behind the President's desk. The interviewer also asked him if Phil Jackson had given him a book to read and Artest said basically, "I don't do books, I'd rather he give me some beats."
In short, Ron Ron is hilarious and very well could have just made this up.
December 2nd, 2009 at 4:23 PM ^
biggest moron in the nba today.
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:53 PM ^
Where "I wish I was surprised" happens.
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:22 AM ^
Straight outta Semi Pro.
Let's Get Tropical.......Mega Bowl Mega Bowl
Jackie Moon should trade the Dryer for Artest.