Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest: Exuding Dominance on Both Sides of the Ball
When the Los Angeles Lakers were blown out in Game Six of the 2008 NBA Finals by the Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest made his way to the visitor's locker room to console long time friend Lamar Odom.
While Artest was in the Lakers' locker room he reportedly told Kobe Bryant that he would love the opportunity to help Bryant and the Lakers attempt to win a championship the following season.
Artest had just witnessed the Lakers completely taken out of their element by the Celtics, who forced Los Angeles to abandon the safe confines of their precision-based game.
The Lakers were a very good team in 2007-08, but they had several weaknesses and none was ...
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