It’s a classic article by Bill Plaschke to stir the pot before the ingredients are even thrown in.
When asked what he’s learned from his vicious role in the infamous Palace Brawl five years ago — which began when he was pelted with beer while lying on the scorer’s table — Artest frowned, “I don’t lay on tables no more,” he said.
There’s a big difference between the two feelings, a gap that only a presence as powerful as Shaquille O’Neal has been able to bridge.
What works on Hollywood Boulevard doesn’t work so well on Nash Street. What may be cool in your house doesn’t play so well in Kobe Bryant’s house.
“It’s tough to say whether we’ll be a better team,” Bryant told reporters. “It will just be a different team.”
Bryant’s involvement in the signing mirrored his uncertainty.
Artest said he talked to several Lakers before signing here, but Bryant was not one of them.
Bryant has been consulted on Lakers moves in the past, but this was not one of them.
When the deal was finally done, it was Artest who had to call Bryant.
via LA Times
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