http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4341 Recent articles about Ron Artest en-us Artest and his sister are under investigation for welfare fraud. After the story was published on Thanksgiving, Ron-Ron took to Twitter to vent about the media disturbing his holiday: “Do you think the state of Indiana wants Ron Artest in Jail? Or do They want my Half sister in Jail? Was there another way to handle this? Ron Artest fraud? I just gave out multiple scholarships to American citizens, and fed cancer patients at a LA hospital for thanksgiving. Why did the state of Indiana ha... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:00:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ron_Artest_Had_a_Rough_Thanksgiving/1639186 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ron_Artest_Had_a_Rough_Thanksgiving/1639186 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ron_Artest_Had_a_Rough_Thanksgiving/1639186 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/b/4b69c16aef21acd6da91842fb4a5cafeeca13dd6/small/artest1.jpg The guards and small forwards, led by the three-point shooting of Ron Artest, defeated the power forwards and centers, 145-100. Good thing the Lakers' big men don't stray far from the lane. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Lakers_small_guys_pummel_big_guys_in_scrimmage/1638502 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Lakers_small_guys_pummel_big_guys_in_scrimmage/1638502 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Lakers_small_guys_pummel_big_guys_in_scrimmage/1638502 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/b/4b69c16aef21acd6da91842fb4a5cafeeca13dd6/small/artest1.jpg So, how have you spent your Thanksgiving holiday today? Gathered ’round the hearth with friends and family? Enjoying a turkey feast followed by the inevitable background football game? Engrossing yourself in NFL games you could care less about to escape Uncle Harry’s halotosis? Here’s how Ron Artest has spent his: Artest has been machine-gunning Tweets this afternoon [...] Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:57:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Artest_Says_His_Thanksgiving_Has_Been_Ruined/1637190 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Artest_Says_His_Thanksgiving_Has_Been_Ruined/1637190 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Artest_Says_His_Thanksgiving_Has_Been_Ruined/1637190 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/e/4e680e2fb0c74c2d72eca279548915b66fe6cd97/small/93312316.jpg I was just admiring Natalin Avci’s Twitter background image - in which she’s featured on all fours in bra and panties on a bed - when I read one of her latest Tweets: “I know the Lord is gonna reward me for all the sacrifices I’ve made for my family, career & remaining abstinent!” The last 48 [...] Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:06:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ron_Artest_8217s_SI_Photo_Shoot_Hottie_Is_Abstinent/1636708 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ron_Artest_8217s_SI_Photo_Shoot_Hottie_Is_Abstinent/1636708 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ron_Artest_8217s_SI_Photo_Shoot_Hottie_Is_Abstinent/1636708 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/1/117ffdeba9cf73ccc8c05c6e35c1a0c792027126/small/51776297-resized.jpg Would any other athlete have surprised you less than Ron Artest? Police raided the home Latoya Holmes-Ivey (Artest's sister) rents at 336 E. Burgess Ave. Wednesday morning. Latoya has received 34k... Full story: http://www.bobsblitz.com 
 
 Best Amazon prices for Blitz Subscribers: http://got.to/BlitzBestDeals Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:07:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ron_Artest_Accused_of_Welfare_Fraud/1635363 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ron_Artest_Accused_of_Welfare_Fraud/1635363 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ron_Artest_Accused_of_Welfare_Fraud/1635363 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/e/4e680e2fb0c74c2d72eca279548915b66fe6cd97/small/93312316.jpg 6 News in Indianapolis, via YouBeenBlinded.com, reports that Ron Artest and his sister, 36-year-old Latoya Holmes-Ivey, “are at the center of a welfare fraud investigation.” Police and housing authorities raided the home and her three children rent at 336 E. Burgess Ave. Wednesday morning. Artest’s sister reportedly received up to $34,000 in “taxpayer-supported rent assistance” because she [...] Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:48:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Ron_Artest_Sister_Investigated_For_Welfare_Fraud/1635303 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Ron_Artest_Sister_Investigated_For_Welfare_Fraud/1635303 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Ron_Artest_Sister_Investigated_For_Welfare_Fraud/1635303 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/b/4b69c16aef21acd6da91842fb4a5cafeeca13dd6/small/artest1.jpg Lakers small forward Ron Artest, not surprisingly, has an interesting take on the Knicks and the summer of 2010.  Artest says that if marquee free agents stay away from New York next year, it won't be because they're scared off by the prospects of having to work with a bad supporting cast. Rather, it'd be because they'd be afraid to deal with the New York media and fans. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:41:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Artest_NY_media_fans_scare_off_free_agents/1633367 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Artest_NY_media_fans_scare_off_free_agents/1633367 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Artest_NY_media_fans_scare_off_free_agents/1633367 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/e/4e680e2fb0c74c2d72eca279548915b66fe6cd97/small/93312316.jpg Ron Artest is pretty much the realest guy in the NBA (and maybe in all of sports), so it’s always worth listening to what he’s got to say.  Artest is never going to sugar-coat anything, and he told it like it is when asked about free agents signing with the Knicks. In a morning shootaround rant [...] Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:30:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/ARTEST_BLAMES_FANS_MEDIA_FOR_KEEPING_FREE_AGENTS_AWAY_FROM_NEW_YORK/1630318 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/ARTEST_BLAMES_FANS_MEDIA_FOR_KEEPING_FREE_AGENTS_AWAY_FROM_NEW_YORK/1630318 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/ARTEST_BLAMES_FANS_MEDIA_FOR_KEEPING_FREE_AGENTS_AWAY_FROM_NEW_YORK/1630318 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/b/4b69c16aef21acd6da91842fb4a5cafeeca13dd6/small/artest1.jpg The back story on this is pretty interesting. According to several people in the Houston Rockets organization Ron Ron would often show up on the team bus with nothing on except his boxers. The funny thing is sometimes executives or VIPs the team are trying to impress would be allowed to ride the [...] Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Video_Ron_Artest_On_Jimmy_Kimmel_Live_In_Only_His_Boxer_Shorts/1624324 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Video_Ron_Artest_On_Jimmy_Kimmel_Live_In_Only_His_Boxer_Shorts/1624324 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Video_Ron_Artest_On_Jimmy_Kimmel_Live_In_Only_His_Boxer_Shorts/1624324 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/b/4b69c16aef21acd6da91842fb4a5cafeeca13dd6/small/artest1.jpg Normal for chillin' around the house. Not normal when appearing on a nationally televised talk show. But I will never forget hearing Ron Artest uttering the term "freeballing." Thank you, Ron, for making my life better with every crazy-ass thing you do. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:40:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ron_Artest_sitting_around_in_his_underwear/1624384 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ron_Artest_sitting_around_in_his_underwear/1624384 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ron_Artest_sitting_around_in_his_underwear/1624384 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/b/4b69c16aef21acd6da91842fb4a5cafeeca13dd6/small/artest1.jpg Now with the Lakers, Artest says the melee wasn't his fault and he should get some of the $5 million he lost during a 73-game suspension. Five years ago Thursday, Ron Artest was a part of one of the worst brawls in sports history when he and his Indiana Pacers teammates went into the stands during a game against the Detroit Pistons at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:21:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Five_years_later_Ron_Artest_recalls_the_Brawl_at_the_Palace/1599682 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Five_years_later_Ron_Artest_recalls_the_Brawl_at_the_Palace/1599682 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Five_years_later_Ron_Artest_recalls_the_Brawl_at_the_Palace/1599682 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/e/4e680e2fb0c74c2d72eca279548915b66fe6cd97/small/93312316.jpg What do Gheorghe Muresan, Ron Artest's brother Daniel, former Maryland Terrapin Byron Mouton and Washington Post writer (and former TSB contributor) Dan Steinberg have in common? They were all present for the announcement that the Maryland NightHawks of the ABA are officially changing their name to the Maryland GreenHawks, and going full-on 'environmental' starting this season. Steinz has the story: Look, this is going to take some getting used to for all of us. The NightHa... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:35:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Greenest_Team_on_the_Planet_Maryland_GreenHawks/1589718 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Greenest_Team_on_the_Planet_Maryland_GreenHawks/1589718 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Greenest_Team_on_the_Planet_Maryland_GreenHawks/1589718 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/e/4e680e2fb0c74c2d72eca279548915b66fe6cd97/small/93312316.jpg Funny and/or unsportsmanlike moment from Sunday's Rockets-Lakers game, depending which laundry you cheer for: Trevor Ariza(notes) loses his red ruby sneaker during an early defensive possession. Ron Artest(notes), always looking to capitalize on others' wardrobe malfunctions, picks up the shoe, tosses it out-of-bounds, and then proceeds to hit a wide open three while Ariza, his defender, is left tying his shoe in bewilderment.Ariza's reaction at the 42-second mark is classic &mdas... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:40:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Video_Ron_Artest_tosses_aside_Trevor_Arizas_shoe/1574007 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Video_Ron_Artest_tosses_aside_Trevor_Arizas_shoe/1574007 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Video_Ron_Artest_tosses_aside_Trevor_Arizas_shoe/1574007 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/b/6b9b7fdcbf7ad44ee606f6a59e79ca3f2e4c16e3/small/Picture_4.png by Chris TomassonFiled under: Lakers, Pacers, Pistons, FanHouse ExclusiveDENVER -- Five years after the "The Malice at the Palace,'' Ron Artest isn't showing remorse. In fact, one could say he is embracing his infamous place in history.Artest, a Lakers forward, said in an interview Friday with FanHouse he's making a movie about his life. He said he made sure to touch upon the Nov. 19, 2004 brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills in order to "kind of spice up the movie a ... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:50:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Brawl_Will_Spice_Up_Movie_About_Artest/1562385 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Brawl_Will_Spice_Up_Movie_About_Artest/1562385 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Brawl_Will_Spice_Up_Movie_About_Artest/1562385 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/c/0cfcf36715193f1a8fe34773dc770734ecddb673/small/Ron_Artest_with_baab.jpg Artest takes exception to the TNT analyst's assertion that the veteran forward could become a distraction to the Lakers. The two have sparred verbally before. Ron Artest fired back at Charles Barkley on Friday after the TNT analyst criticized the Lakers forward by saying he could become a distraction to the team. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:07:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Lakers_Ron_Artest_responds_to_Charles_Barkleys_criticism/1517363 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Lakers_Ron_Artest_responds_to_Charles_Barkleys_criticism/1517363 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Lakers_Ron_Artest_responds_to_Charles_Barkleys_criticism/1517363 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/b/4b69c16aef21acd6da91842fb4a5cafeeca13dd6/small/artest1.jpg