Ron Artest’s Great Odyssey to the Finals
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by Sam AmickFiled under: Lakers, Suns, NBA PlayoffsPHOENIX -- Ron Artest swears he was there to support Lamar Odom.
His blood brother from Queensbridge, N.Y., and the Lakers were in the NBA Finals against Boston in 2008, and the then-Sacramento Kings small forward had crossed the country to see the Game 6 loss in Beantown that ended it all.
But whether by design or serendipity, it was indeed the day he inserted himself into the Lakers' script. He awkwardly wandered into the shower area of the visitor's locker room at TD Banknorth Garden, then boldly told Kobe Bryant that he wanted ...