Tuesday’s Ring Night for All the Lakers Except Ron Artest

Tuesday night, a little after 7:00 p.m. at Staples Center, all of the Los Angeles Lakers will receive their 2009 NBA Championship rings.  That is, all of the Lakers except for one starter.

Ron Artest just joined the team as a free agent this past summer.  He will be looking on from the bench with eyes that have seen twelve NBA seasons go by without a ring for himself.

Those eyes will be looking on with envy and perhaps a great deal of determination.  The same determination that caused him to take a salary cut when he signed on as a free agent.

With Artest, it’s a matter of pride not money.  Long considered a defensive stalwa...

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