by Brett Edwards
We have previously discussed our contempt for the constant media blitz of Ron Artest trade rumors. So we were happy to hear today that a deal was in place to send Artest to Sacramento for soft shooter Stojakovic. We had our analysis ready, that Sacramento, once healthy, now looks like a solid playoff team, etc. Finally the drama would be over right?
Wrong. Unfortunately for us, Jim Gray decided to go Jack Haley on us and report a trade before it actually happened. Haley, former NBA player, Dennis Rodman groupie, and pseudo-journalist, reported last year that a deal was done sending a bunch of garbage Laker players to Utah for Carlos Boozer. That caused quite a stir here in L.A., and Haley caught a lot of heat from other local media types for that one.
Jim Gray probably won't get crucified the way Haley did, and that's fine with me. Any man who interviews Mike Tyson after Mike bit someone's ear off gets a free pass in my book. I just hope the next time we hear Artest's name the trade will actually be over with.
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