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Will Artest play Friday? It may be up to Peja
By Sam Amick -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:26 pm PST Thursday, January 26, 2006
NEW YORK - The stage is being set for the beginning of the Ron Artest era with the Kings. And it’s quite a complicated setup.Artest is expected to play as a King at Boston on Friday night, though his debut could be delayed if former King Peja Stojakovic doesn’t report to the Indiana Pacers on time.
According to Kings spokesman Troy Hanson, Indiana is sending a private plane to pick up Stojakovic from Sacramento on Friday, and he must report to the Pacers before the trade is finalized - unless the Pacers waive that stipulation. Even the Kings aren’t sure whether the “reporting” takes place when Stojakovic is picked up in Sacramento, or when he actually joins the team.
The Pacers play the Cavaliers in Indianapolis on Friday night. However, Stojakovic is not expected to make his Pacers debut until they play at Washington on Tuesday.
Artest flew into New York on Thursday morning, where he met with his new team before hopping on another plane with the team bound for Boston. Team owners Joe and Gavin Maloof are still in New York, doing media appearances for ESPN’s “Cold Pizza” and Fox’s “Best Damn Sports Show. Period.” They plan to head to Boston this evening, where their first in-person meeting with Artest will take place either late tonight or Friday.
Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie is also flying into Boston this evening. Physicals were waived for both players, speeding up process.
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Will Artest play Friday? It may be up to Peja
By Sam Amick -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:26 pm PST Thursday, January 26, 2006
NEW YORK - The stage is being set for the beginning of the Ron Artest era with the Kings. And it’s quite a complicated setup.Artest is expected to play as a King at Boston on Friday night, though his debut could be delayed if former King Peja Stojakovic doesn’t report to the Indiana Pacers on time.
According to Kings spokesman Troy Hanson, Indiana is sending a private plane to pick up Stojakovic from Sacramento on Friday, and he must report to the Pacers before the trade is finalized - unless the Pacers waive that stipulation. Even the Kings aren’t sure whether the “reporting” takes place when Stojakovic is picked up in Sacramento, or when he actually joins the team.
The Pacers play the Cavaliers in Indianapolis on Friday night. However, Stojakovic is not expected to make his Pacers debut until they play at Washington on Tuesday.
Artest flew into New York on Thursday morning, where he met with his new team before hopping on another plane with the team bound for Boston. Team owners Joe and Gavin Maloof are still in New York, doing media appearances for ESPN’s “Cold Pizza” and Fox’s “Best Damn Sports Show. Period.” They plan to head to Boston this evening, where their first in-person meeting with Artest will take place either late tonight or Friday.
Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie is also flying into Boston this evening. Physicals were waived for both players, speeding up process.
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