Metal Lungies

ML’s favorite Ron Artest got traded to the Houston Rockets; At first things didn’t seem so smooth with Yao questioning Artest:

“Hopefully, he’s not fighting anymore and going after a guy in the stands,” Yao said, according to the Chronicle.

Is he ok with Ron working a second job at the Circuit City & his rapping though?? Anyway, this what Artest responded with:

“I understand what Yao said, but I’m still ghetto,” Artest said, according to the report. “That’s not going to change. I’m never going to change my culture. Yao has played with a lot of black players, but I don’t think he’s ever played with a black player that really represents his culture as much as I represent my culture. Once Yao Ming gets to know me, he’ll understand what I’m about.

Can you really be ghetto if you are a millionaire many times over? I would love to hear him break it down regarding that, if I ever get a chance to ask, I would (lord knows I’ve been trying to get a hold of dude for a few years now).

With things cooling down..

By Wednesday night, though, Artest was already downplaying the controversy in an appearance on a Sacramento radio show he frequents — KHTK-AM’s Carmichael Dave show — and describing himself as “a Yao Ming soldier.” Artest also tossed out the possibility of traveling to China to show support for Yao during the Olympics.

Yea..Somebody call ESPN or HBO, they HAVE to have one of those behind the secnes documentaries of the Rockets upcoming season.