Ron Artest Injury: Were Stairs, Box Really Involved?

The AP reports that Lakers forward Ron Artest did not travel to Sacramento for tonight's game against the Kings due to an injury suffered at home. According to the team's statement, Artest tripped over a box and fell down a flight of stairs at home last night. (UPDATE: The Team later said he suffered a concussion.)

While no reports contradicting Artest's account have yet emerged, there is a well-established history of athletes changing their story over time. In 2002, Giants second baseman Jeff Kent claimed he injured himself while washing his truck, but, in the words of his own GM at the time, Kent's account was contradicted by "mounting evidence from all sorts of eyewitnesses that says he fell off a motorcycle popping wheelies."

In 2000, Marlins reliever Dan Miceli said he was hurt in a bar fight concerning his wife. "They took their swings, and I took mine," he said at the time. Just two days later, Miceli confessed that he was actually hurt in a domestic dispute with his brother. He defended his lie with the bulletproof argument that "it's not like I'm out there killing people, smoking drugs or raping women or anything like that."

In a humorous case, Rockies infielder Clint Barmes claimed he broke his collarbone carrying groceries, but later said that he was hauling deer meat when the injury occurred. This didn't stop people from speculating that an ATV ride earlier in the day was the real source of the injury.

Most recently, what initially appeared to some as a simple car accident involving Tiger Woods quickly burgeoned into a massive scandal, complete with 11 alleged mistresses, ranging from porn stars (NSFW pictures) to a 48-year-old "cougar."

Comments

[berthanan]

10:27 AM on 12/29/2009

box of WINE>>>>>>>HAHAHAHAHAH.............

[MadAppraiser]

04:19 PM on 12/28/2009

Ron Artest executes basketball mechanics in the tournament environment very well, or he would not be included in the Lakers' team membership. Roughly 5,500 athletes in America participating in athletics make a living in their specialties. The more than 300,000,000 American citizens closest proximity to high-level athletics are television monitors, arena tickets, or athlete's autographs! Sports journalist, and spectators need to stop the dart throwing at athletic celebrities America has created!

I once flew on a chartered flight comprised of nothing but high-level amateur, and professional athletes. My seating in front of the professional basketball coaches provides insight into their selection process. These professional coaches discussed college majors, grades, outside interests, preparatory program training content/competition applications, medical histories, organizational placements, and psychological behavior of potential team prospects. It was very enlightening, and evident that these professional coaches were interested in the complete athletic package! How many of the sports writers, and athletic fans that delight in throwing darts at our sports celebrities could pass similar selection criteria?

[berthanan]

10:21 AM on 12/28/2009

And on a lighter note how is Kobe's Broken finger that he has had for 3 years........

[ricmarc]

12:58 AM on 12/28/2009

if he fell down the stairs there should be more than just a concussion. bruises on his body at the very least.

[DickTater]

07:35 PM on 12/27/2009

Did I miss something about Eldrick?

[PAsteelers]

04:44 PM on 12/27/2009

I watched that game on Christmas against the Cavaliers.
Artest looked spaced out all during the game. I don't know
what his deal is, but I would support he got his drunk on.

[CLSayles]

05:11 AM on 12/28/2009

Wow!!! A hot looking female Steelers fan?? What are the odds of there being two!!!

[PAsteelers]

05:20 AM on 12/28/2009

Two what? Steelers fan? Are you implying that people who are
fans of Pittsburgh is unattractive. Bite your tongue! We have the best fans ever.

[Sobeton]

01:21 PM on 12/27/2009

could have used him last night against the Kings. hope he gets back on the court soon.

[ipastor01]

01:02 PM on 12/27/2009

Check his SUV for Golf 3 Iron Damage !

[poppahymen]

11:27 AM on 12/27/2009

Can anyone tell me what that article was about? I was looking for info on Ron Artest but Tiger Woods broke into the story.

[kf40]

01:59 PM on 12/27/2009

and what the pho is NSFW supposed to stand for? Especially in a so=called news story. Jaysus this is worse that PEOPLE

[poppahymen]

10:20 PM on 12/29/2009

agreed

[duhtruth]

10:34 AM on 12/27/2009

I think he tripped over LeBron in the Lakers loss to the Cavs.

[fuzzyhearts]

02:33 AM on 12/27/2009

And here I thought I was reading JUST ONE HP sports article NOT about Tiger Woods' adultery. And you had to sneak it in in the last sentence. Come on now.

[DSinChicago]

12:14 PM on 12/27/2009

Why bother having a sports section if you can't mention the Tiger Woods Adultery Tour?
On the other hand, it was nice to see Clint Barmes get a shout-out.

[alij1010]

11:40 PM on 12/26/2009

Yeah sure he tripped over a box at Brooke's house when he was defending her against Charlie Sheen after a night of drinking.....come on seriously???? This should be insulting to anyone with more than one brain cell.

[KossAtl]

07:08 PM on 12/26/2009

Trying to make the news. Now the wild speculations have moved from the comment section to the main story.

[ECB]

06:53 PM on 12/26/2009

Ron, is still on the booze.

[benhawkins]

06:27 PM on 12/26/2009

Sounds like proof positive to me. Ron Ron lied lied.