05-05-2007, 10:38 AM
|
 | Forum Leader | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada is like North Detroit
Posts: 12,748
| |
| Artist and SJax - Misunderstood?
Pacers Insider | IndyStar.com Quote:
I don’t think of Artest as someone who went into the stands to confront a fan who threw a beer on him, or who’s had domestic issues with his wife. I don’t think of Jackson as someone who went into the stands to support Artest, or was run over by a convicted felon in the parking lot of a strip club.
I think of two guys who love basketball, have used it to escape difficult surroundings, are routinely unassuming, engaging and generous, and have initiated grassroots charity efforts in the hometowns where they beat the odds.
And, by the way, two guys who are coachable when coached by people who know how to utilize their skills and command respect.
Artest witnessed domestic abuse and experienced divorce as a child, although he has a close relationship with both of his parents now. Jackson never had a relationship with his biological father and his stepfather was in jail for 13 years of his childhood.
Who did you expect them to turn out to be, Theo Huxtable?
| I gotta say that Stephen Jackson's fantastic play in Golden State is helping to rehabilitate Ron Artest's image. Hopefully RonRon sends him some autographed copies of Tru Warrier as a thank you.  |
