On a side note. Artest's admission to alcohol use at half time led me to another question. And I'm speaking based on assumptions here, but I can assume that someone knew about Artest's bad habit. I mean its hard to sneak a brown bag full of liquor into an NBA locker room without someone noticing. So assuming that, why didn't someone call him out on it? Why wasn't he punished by his team for his actions? Are NBA players, or athletes in general, reaching a level of superstardom where they believe themselves to be untouchable and above the rules? I think so. I don't know how else to explain it, other than Ron Artest is an idiot.
But if Artest liked to drink at half time of games, than why did he get so upset in Auburn Hills when a fan tried to give him a beer? He must be a Bacardi and Cola kind of guy.
Nice last paragraph. One of the things I thought of when I heard about Ron Artest, was what Suzanne Lenglen did between changeovers of her tennis matches in the 1920s. I am not sure if we saw the video about this in class, but she was known to sip brandy during her tennis matches. One time she felt that someone had "spiked" her drink with water, and she blamed that for her loss.
ReplyDeleteYour right Cody this is very very disturbing to me as well. To know that a player is drinking alcohol during games would scare me as a player because you never know when the alcohol might affect Artest's judgment. I think there are plenty of scuffles Artest has gotten into that can now be explained. It must have been the effects of alcohol clouding his judgment. My question too is how could anyone not smell it on his breath? I mean wouldn't you think someone on the court is going to notice the smell of liquor especially if there is a conflict between Artest and another player or official.
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