Artest rejected the deal!?!?

[JJ22L]

Anyone else hear this from dan patrick...

 

[bench_blob]

Deal Off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SURVIVOR]

Yup, the deal is off...the kings just backed out.

 

[love_them_kings]

Anyone else hear this from dan patrick...

don't know... someone else said Artest said he wouldn't show if he gets traded to Sac. With his record, he may mean it.

 

[DoughDole]

What? The Maloofs withdrew the trade? WHat's going on here???

 

[hoops4kings]

Yep, heard that Artest does NOT want to play for Sac, and Jim Gray has reported that Sac how now rejected the trade.

 

[sloter]

awesome, once *******, always *******!!! welcome back Pedja

 

[vj9999]

I am sooo glad. Just because so many people thought that he would be an angel (in disguise).

Who wants that loser here anyway.

FRA

 

[LMM]

yes !

that's cause ron artest doesn't want to be in sacramento !

seriously, if artest doesn't want to come here, i don't want him here! plus, i'll only trade peja if we're getting artest himself. i dont want to acquire artest and then trade him for other lesser players !

 

[Brewer16]

You know what? Screw him

I'd rather lose with respectable players than win with punks and thugs

 

[LPKingsFan]

Ugh, this is why I tried not to get excited about it.

 

[KingDog]

Ron (the pin head) Artest said he woud not play in Sac. So the Kings say the trade is off. Gawd I Detest that retard. And am so happy he did that. Of course we will now have to do some kind of trade. If we thought Peja was playing badly before he found out he was trade bait...

 

[foretaz]

wow....what a huge relief....at least ron helped us pacer fans out one last time....

no peja...

phew...that was way too close...

 

[whocares]

Yep, heard that Artest does NOT want to play for Sac, and Jim Gray has reported that Sac how now rejected the trade.

You beat me to it.. Just heard that on ESPN as well.

 

[kman711]

You know what? Screw him

I'd rather lose with respectable players than win with punks and thugs

lol me too

 

[JJ22L]

yea- peja is a fish without water now..this is ridiculous..hell have to be traded now...especially after he said he wanted to stay in sac and we tried to trade him (even though im sure that was PR)

 

[VF21]

Oh, this could get very awkward...

 

[Packt]

Who cares what Artest wants. I've always looked at it as Peja for Ron Artest's contract. I don't care if he wants to be here or not, I just want that contract. Don't pull out now.

 

[tyrant]

this isn't true. the gms and the owners have come to a decision. there's no turning back

 

[VF21]

Ron (the pin head) Artest said he woud not play in Sac. So the Kings say the trade is off. Gawd I Detest that retard. And am so happy he did that. Of course we will now have to do some kind of trade. If we thought Peja was playing badly before he found out he was trade bait...

I think Peja already knew he was trade bait.

This is gonna be very interesting, tonight and on the rest of the road trip.

Peja has his future in his hands. He can withdraw, feeling rejected, etc. OR he can step up and prove himself better than we were giving him credit for.

All in all, however, this truly sucks. No one should have to go through the kind of emotional roller-coaster I'm sure Peja has been experiencing all day. It's just not right...

 

[bibbinator]

This will give Peja's game a needed boost. Not.

 

[kingsfan52miller]

YAY!!!!!!! WELCOME BACK PEJA!....i hope

 

[NewMonkey]

Great! I didn't want that fruitcake here anyway.

 

[macadocious]

Why would he do that? He knows Walsh is not going to trade him to a contender or an east coast team, so who does he want to play for, the Lakers?

This is retarted, how can this guy have this much leverage to decide where he wants to go. I agree, if he does not want to be here, then we should not trade for him, but this is ridiculous.

 

[KingDog]

I think Peja already knew he was trade bait.

This is gonna be very interesting, tonight and on the rest of the road trip.

Peja has his future in his hands. He can withdraw, feeling rejected, etc. OR he can step up and prove himself better than we were giving him credit for.

All in all, however, this truly sucks. No one should have to go through the kind of emotional roller-coaster I'm sure Peja has been experiencing all day. It's just not right...



I totally agree with that statement VF
and I feel for Peja too

 

[KingCookie]

Uh, I'm confused!

Someone give me something official!!!!

 

[Ryle]

Uh, I'm confused!

Someone give me something official!!!!

Artest said he didn't want to come to Sacto and so the Kings have apparantely nixed the deal.

 

[ReinadelosReys]

Only news from the Kings---from Elston Turner, per KHTK, is that Peja is not suited up and not in the lockerroom.

 

[VF21]

this isn't true. the gms and the owners have come to a decision. there's no turning back

That's not true, tyrant.

The teams agreed to a deal; it was sent to the league pending their approval. Then, while league approval was pending, Artest sent word to the Kings and the Pacers that he would not go to the Kings.

At that point, although Artest did not technically have a choice, the Kings decided not to pursue this any further and withdrew their offer.

That's on SportsCenter.

Jim Gray says chances are the Pacers will now suspend Artest.

 

[JJ22L]

thats just embarassing....