Ron Artest News

Aaron Brooks #0 of the Houston Rockets shoots over Brandon Roy #7 and Joel Przybilla #10 of the Portland Trail Blazers during Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the NBA Playoffs on April 28, 2009 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon.

He's out in Venice Beach - no, make that Muscle Beach, Ron Artest clarified Wednesday - where one of his favorites pastimes is working out with "guys on the street." "I go hard," he said.

Trevor Ariza and Ron Artest, the player the Lakers chose instead for their title defense, generally played to a draw.

Ron Artest left the Houston Rockets to sign with a Los Angeles Lakers team he felt gave him the best chance to finally win a ring.

The Energy Solutions Arena seems not long the dire straits for Houston Rockets with power center Yao Ming and genius shooting guard Tracy McGrady on the injury list as eight players scored in double digits in Rockets' 113-96 thrash over Utah Jazz on Monday.

Alexander said he does not expect the Rockets "to win the championship," as he has in past seasons, but he has been pleased with the developments in the preseason and first week of the season.

Winning a third consecutive game won't be an easy task for the Houston Rockets, who will face a tough road test tonight against the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena.

The Rockets might deny it now, but they used to really get into that no respect nonsense.

Aaron Brooks knows that most NBA folks don't expect the Houston Rockets to make the playoffs.

With the 2009-10 NBA season tipping off on Tuesday night, two of the three Houston Rockets Featured Columnists decided to debate 12 burning questions regarding this year's team.

The Golden State Warriors will kick off the 2009-10 season tonight, when they welcome the Houston Rockets to ORACLE Arena.

Reserve Travis Outlaw scored 23 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Houston Rockets 96-87 in the season opener Tuesday night.

A playoff rematch is on tap Tuesday as a pair of Western Conference contenders kick off their seasons when the Portland Trail Blazers play host to the Yao Ming-less Houston Rockets at The Rose Garden.

Eventually, for better or worse, the Houston Rockets will know. The mysteries will be solved.

Rick Adelman admitted at the start that it was going to be a different kind of training camp and season.

Ron Artest can look at his tattoos, at the "Q" on his right leg and the "B" on the left.

Last Season: 53-29 Key Additions: Signed Trevor Ariza , traded for David Andersen , drafted Chase Budinger, Jermaine Taylor Key Subtractions: Ron Artest, Von Wafer, Brett Barry, plus Yao Ming is injured I like this team.

No Fantasy Teams Found It's always nice to have fallback options. In Fantasy, we call them sleepers.

Houston remains a very talented team that can't seem to escape the injury bug. After watching the postseason play out last year, Rockets boy wonder general manager Daryl Morey boldly "tweeted" that his club was the second-best team in the NBA.

Ron Artest revealed Sunday night that the relative calm that has settled around him in recent months is no accident.