Boston -- Following the Lakers’ Game 6 loss to the Celtics that decided the NBA Championship, Ron Artest, who was still with the Sacramento Kings at that time, had attended the decidig Game 6 in Boston, and afterwards burst into the off-limits Lakers' locker room to tell Lakers head coach Phil Jackson he thought he would be a good fit for his team. Phil Jackson recounts:
"Ron Artest came into our locker room and just said, ‘Coach, I can help your team, I can get that championship for the Lakers.' I just smiled and told him 'Thank you Ron, that was really nice. We’ll see what happens.'"
Artest then proceeded towards the locker room where Kobe Bryant was, and told Bryant the same thing.
"For the last 2 years, Kobe has already known about Ron’s intentions," recounted Jackson. "The last 2 years."
- June 10, 2008
Los Angeles -- Lakers forward Ron Artest has always taken the blame after every Lakers loss upon himself. But after the Lakers' decisive clinching Game 7 win over the Boston Celtics, Lakers coach Phil Jackson had this to say about his enigmatic defensive forward:
"No question, Kobe Bryant is the MVP of the whole series, but Ron Artest was the most valuable player tonight."
- June 17, 2010
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