PROTECT THE PAINT

Ron Artest of the Los Angeles Lakers admitted to Sporting News writer Steve Greenberg that he drank Hennessey during his Chicago Bulls days.

Here is what Artest said in his interview featured in the upcoming December 7^th issue:

“I used to drink Hennessy … at halftime,I (kept it) in my locker. I’d just walk to the liquor store (near the stadium) and get it.”

Man, I feel like a drink. (Credit: picapp.com)

To make things more interesting, Artest elaborates on his life as a freshman at St. Johns:

“When I was a 19-year-old father, whew. I was a single pimp! I was wild. A lot of marijuana and alcohol—even before (that age). … I (still) party and I have fun, but not like I used to. I used to drink every night and party every night.”

Artest has always been known to be wild, moody and unpredictable. He accredited his in-game drinking to the Bulls losing so much. It makes sense that he would drink based on the lifestyle and habits he developed while in college.

He got away with it, so why would he think to change anything?

What blows my mind is that nobody caught or confronted Artest about it. Hard liquors such as the French Cognac Hennessy surely would be detectable on his breath. It’s hard to imagine that no teammate or coach would miss the smell of booze on his breathe.

There is no way nobody did not know about this. So why then would it be allowed? Maybe they were too scared of him?

We have seen Artest appear to be publicly inebriated as recently as last season during the playoffs.

One must wonder if David Stern and his cronies will make Artest’s life more complex after his admissions. It will be interesting to see what happens.

I’ll leave you with a little reminder of how Artest can act when he drinks.

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