Not so fast Artest and Kings Trade Hits Artest
The trade was a done deal, then it hit a snag. The snag you guessed it, Artest. Artest purchased a house in Southern California, so like CrimsonLight Sports Blog said all along, he is 80% change going to the Lakers, with Phil Jackson fighting hard for him.
Kobe thinks he can play with anyone and lead anyone, and this of course brings something the Lakers need. it will bring a spark, and So Cal loves a spark. This will put the Lakers at least in the 6th spot.
Now the Kings are putting on a last dithc effort to see if they can make this work, but Artest behind the scenes is fighting hard to play with Kobe and Phil.
So watch for a Lakers announcement if the Kings cna not pull it out late Tuesday or Wednesday morning.
**Update #3**
The Deal is a done deal… again.
Artest to the Kings, Phil Jackson and Kobe couldn’t pull it off.
Comment by CrimsonLight - Blogs — January 25, 2006 @ 10:04 pm