SB Nation Los Angeles - A Look At All The Uniform Numbers Ron Artest Has Worn In The NBAhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48949/la-fave.png2010-09-27T19:11:06-07:00http://losangeles.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14744012010-09-27T19:11:06-07:002010-09-27T19:11:06-07:00Lakers Training Camp: The Reasoning Behind All The Uniform Numbers Of Ron Artest
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<p>For those that missed it today, NBA TV was in El Segundo today to broadcast three hours worth of <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/">Lakers</a>' practice and interviews as part of their "Real Training Camp" series. In one of the interviews, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_tv/2010/09/27/20100927_lakers_rtc_artest.nba/"><span class="sbn-auto-link">Ron Artest</span> went into glorious detail explaining all his uniform number choices in his basketball career</a>:</p>
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<li>Artest's father wore 51 in high school, so Ron switched the numbers and wore 15 in college at St. Johns, then wore it again in the NBA with both the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blogabull.com/">Chicago Bulls</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.indycornrows.com/">Indiana Pacers</a>.</li>
<li>He switched to 23 in 2002-2003 in honor of Michael Jordan.</li>
<li>He switched to 91 in 2004-2005 in honor of Dennis Rodman, which is fitting because this was the year of "The Malice at The Palace."</li>
<li>When Artest was traded to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.sactownroyalty.com/">Sacramento Kings</a>, he changed to 93 because, as Artest explained, it represented the letter Q and an uppercase B, standing Queensbridge, the housing project in which he grew up.</li>
<li>So, naturally, when Artest was traded to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thedreamshake.com/">Houston Rockets</a>, he wore 96 because it was a Q and a lower case b, again for Queensbridge.</li>
<li>Then, in perhaps his finest uniform number switch yet, Artest as a Los Angeles Laker last season chose 37 because that's how many weeks the album "Thriller" spent atop the Billboard charts. I can't think of a finer homage to Michael Jackson.</li>
<li>This season, Artest has gone back to old reliable, switching back to 15.</li>
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https://losangeles.sbnation.com/los-angeles-lakers/2010/9/27/1716221/los-angeles-lakers-training-camp-ron-artest-uniform-numbersEric Stephen2010-09-24T16:04:09-07:002010-09-24T16:04:09-07:00Lakers Add Four To Training Camp Roster
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/">Lakers</a>, who open their training camp in a little over a week, have added four players to their training camp roster, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/100924lakerssignfour.html">the team announced today</a>. <span>Trey Johnson</span>, <span>Anthony Roberson</span>, Russell Hicks, and Andrew Naymick bring the total number of players in camp to 18.</p>
<p>Roberson, a 6-foot-2 guard, has played parts of three seasons with four NBA teams, the last being Chicago in 2008-2009. He played last season in France, averaging 18.5 points per game for Strasbourg IG.</p>
<p>Johnson, a 6-foot-6 guard from Jackson State, has logged 14 minutes of NBA time, in 2008-2009 with Cleveland.</p>
<p>The 6-foot-10 Naymick played his college ball at Michigan State, and played the last two seasons in Europe</p>
<p>The 7-foot center Hicks began his college career at Pepperdine. He played last season with Iowa of the NBA developmental league.</p>
<p>The Lakers' first preseason game is in London, against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.canishoopus.com/">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>, on October 4.</p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/2010/9/24/2321537/lakers-add-four-to-training-camp-rosterEric Stephen