Pivot Points: Ron Artest and His (Not So Crazy) World

I'm sure there are more than a few people that are waiting for the point in the season when Los Angeles Laker forward Ron Artest will combust, and foil any hope the Lakers have of a repeat.

The notion that Artest is a ticking time bomb has been embedded in observers' minds for so long that they are almost convinced that this is a certainty.

I would say to them don't believe the hype, because although Artest has his quirks he is miles from being the psycho that everyone thinks he is.

Artest grew up in the Queesnsbridge housing development, which is one of the largest government-subsidized projects on earth. There is nothing that I could say to describe the hopelessness and degradation that environment fostered.

To get a feel for the conditions listen to Rapp...

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