As if selecting #37 wasn’t enough to honor Michael Jackson, Ron Artest took the extra step and recorded a song about the King of Pop.

The number 37 is for the number of weeks Thriller spent on top of the Billboard Charts.

It’s going to be a loooooong season in Laker Land.

Trevor who?

Just when Laker fans were starting to curse management for letting Trevor Ariza go, free agent forward Ron Artest announced that he’s going to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Artest is taking a paycut to come to Hollyweird, verbally agreeing to a proposed three-year, $18 million contract.

Meanwhile, Trevor Ariza is headed to Houston to replace Artest.

Ron Artest > Trevor Ariza.

Yes, Artest has a couple of screws loose and he’s bound to get into trouble in Los Angeles, but his play on the court more than makes up for the risk.

No knock on Ariza, who developed into a fine role player in the playoffs, but he’s headed to his fourth team in five seasons for a reason.

If the Lakers can find a way to resign Odom to play alongside the fellow New Yorker Artest, get ready for another Championship parade next June.

Ron Artest has officially lost his mind.

During an interview with TNT’s Craig Sager on Wednesday, Artest claimed Portland Trailblazers guard Brandon Roy was the best player he has played against in the NBA.

Better than Kobe.

Better than LeBron.

And for good measure, he takes a cheap shot at Charles Barkley at the end of the clip.

Let’s see how Artest feels about Kobe after the next round of the playoffs, assuming Houston makes it out of the first round.

Ron Artest, what were you thinking?

The feisty Houston Rockets forward got into a heated exchange with the Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant, during Wednesday’s Lakers-Rockets game.

How did Bryant respond?

Try 31 second-half points including 18 in the fourth as the Lakers went on to defeat Houston 102-96.

“It wasn’t much of a battle . . . I kicked his . . . ,” Bryant said. “We’ve had some battles in the past and he’s gotten the best of me a few times. [Wednesday], I got the best of him.”

‘Nuff said.

Let that be a lesson for the rest of the NBA.

Ron-Ron has been granted his wish and is leaving Sacramento.

But instead of going to the Lakers, which had been rumored for weeks, Ron Artest is headed to the Houston Rockets. Read the rest of this entry »