Artest's thumb...

[Kings113]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Kings forward [URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3339"]Ron Artest[/URL] is expected to play with extra padding on his injured right thumb for the rest of the season.

Artest hurt his thumb in the third quarter of Sacramento's 123-110 loss to Phoenix on Tuesday night, but kept playing. He underwent an MRI exam on the thumb Thursday before the club departed for a game in Denver on Saturday.


The exam revealed an aggravation of an injury that wasn't properly repaired during his college days at St. John's. Artest sat out practice Thursday.


Artest is averaging 17.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.1 steals with the Kings, who are 23-14 since acquiring the former All-Star in a trade with Indiana on Jan. 26.

Sacramento is in eighth place in the Western Conference, 1½ games ahead of Utah for the final playoff spot.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2409140


Don't think this'll really effect him...

 

[thesanityannex]

Which thumb is it?

 

[JJ22L]

Which thumb is it?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Kings forward Ron Artest is expected to play with extra padding on his injured right thumb for the rest of the season.

 

[PixelPusher]

All the more reason to lay off of those 3 pt attempts.

 

[thesanityannex]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Kings forward Ron Artest is expected to play with extra padding on his injured right thumb for the rest of the season.

if only i could read.

 

[Fillmoe]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Kings forward Ron Artest is expected to play with extra padding on his injured right thumb for the rest of the season.

lol.... we need a lol emoticon.....

 

[Kings113]

All the more reason to lay off of those 3 pt attempts.

Well, may do that, but won't in the long run. He's streaky, but can make it. Take into account an off-season of work and rest too.

 

[Evenstar]

lol.... we need a lol emoticon.....

i agree

preferably a laughing one

 

[VF21]

And, once again, a scene from my favorite movie of all time seems to fit perfectly in the situation:

BLACK KNIGHT:
None shall pass.
ARTHUR:
I have no quarrel with you, good Sir Knight, but I must cross this bridge.
BLACK KNIGHT:
Then you shall die.
ARTHUR:
I command you, as King of the Britons, to stand aside!
BLACK KNIGHT:
I move for no man.
ARTHUR:
So be it!
ARTHUR and BLACK KNIGHT:
Aaah!, hiyaah!, etc.
[ARTHUR chops the BLACK KNIGHT's left arm off]

ARTHUR:
Now stand aside, worthy adversary.
BLACK KNIGHT:
'Tis but a scratch.
ARTHUR:
A scratch? Your arm's off!
BLACK KNIGHT:
No, it isn't.
ARTHUR:
Well, what's that, then?
BLACK KNIGHT:
I've had worse.

In Ron's mind, 'tis but a scratch.