"And just as Warriors forward Troy Murphy once believed he was Indiana-bound, there was also a time Artest thought he might be a Warrior.
"There was a good chance, you know?" Artest said. "I think this is good for me being in Sacramento, but on the other hand, me and Chris Mullin? That wouldn't have been a bad thing. It would have been a good story ...
"It's not really a disappointment, but you think about things like that. You say, 'Wow, we had a chance to play.' " "
Eh, whatever. I think players have a lot of connections on a lot of different teams they could play up in an interview. Good story? Maybe. More likely just a little morsel thrown to the interviewer. You never know where you are going to end up, so don't burn bridges.
Really a non-issue.