If you're like me, you were kinda miffed when you heard that the Rockets had traded Ron Artest to the Lakers for Trevor Ariza. My miffness was two-fold.1) Why would the Rockets part ways with Artest? Especially since Yao Ming may be done forever and maybe, just maybe you can get a healthy T-Mac back. A little wishful there, but even if you have to move Artest, you don't send him to the Lakers.2) Why would the Lakers even take a chance on Artest? Yes, he's an excellent defender and a capable offensive threat, but is that enough to chance an Artest meltdown?Well, we now know why the Lakers were completely comfortable with this deal. It turns out that Kobe and Artest were completely comfortable with this deal. And apparently each other. So comfortable that they discussed it while Kobe was in the shower. Yes, you read that right. They discussed it while Kobe was in the shower. Here's the Zen Master's recollection of the events in an interview with KLAC.Last yea...
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