L.A.Lakers Artest Chose Best Citizen

How to get to change a life. One of the ultimate bad guys of the NBA, Ron Artest, has been awarded the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award as the best NBA city in the world according to the press following the links daily.

This award is given annually to the player who contributed most to the community has made ​​throughout the year.

Known is the effort of purring in raising public awareness about mental health problems, especially among smaller, and to help such a cause has raised significant amounts, dodged even got a championship ring last summer, which grossed 650 000 dollars and has not cared to show your picture to an announcement concerning such a delicate subject.

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Ron Artest

Los Angeles Lakers Forward Ron Artest said recently he still feel good playing for the current NBA Champions even his role has been reduced as a daily player.

"Just because you're not comfortable doesn't mean that you're not happy," he said. "Obviously when I was on other teams, I got a lot of touches. But I'm playing with the greatest player in the history of the game, and I'm playing with All-Stars. I don't have a problem with looking bad on the court for the benefit of the team."

"Ron's limited in his activity, simply because he got banged up in the Boston game," Jackson said. "He's really limited. He's not running freely. You can see it [in the second half against Houston] -- he couldn't get loose again. A lot of things go into this besides the speculation which you guys have going on."

During the NBA Season start, some sources reports of an argument between Artest and coach Phil Jackson during practice surfaced.