Mavs Might Regret Passing on Howard for Artest Deal

September 19, 2008 Posted in Features, Sports

We are nearing the point where a Josh Howard for Ron Artest swap would have been a character upgrade for the Mavs.

In a recent YouTube video, Josh Howard was filmed at Allen Iverson’s charity flag football game in July ‘voicing out his true colors’ during the American National Anthem.

When the camera panned to the direction of the recently extremely-troubled Maverick small forward, he states, ” ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ is going on. I don’t celebrate this [expletive]. I’m black.” He then goes on to make a comment about Barack Obama.

This was first reported by Eddie Sefko of the Dallas Morning News, and has allegedly been ‘handled’ already by Dallas owner Mark Cuban by means of “communication-skill sessions” during camp in upcoming weeks.

Add this to his admission to marijuana use and his arrest for speeding and reckless driving in North Carolina, and now the Mavs are biting their hands when they realize that they probably could have landed defensive menace Artest from the Kings in exchange for Howard.

Who would have ever thought that Artest would ever be the better character guy in a one-for-one swap in any NBA trade? The Mavs certainly didn’t think so at the beginning of the summer, but now they might be starting to change their mind.

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jclark says:

September 19, 2008 at 7:51 am

Scumbag from a family of scumbags. Typical basketball thug, overpaid, underskilled, uneducated. These guys are practically retards in shiny uniforms.
Atlas60 says:

September 23, 2008 at 11:52 pm

You're right, he's a scumbag. He hates this country because he's black? He makes millions of dollars playing a game. Wow, this country's really been bad to him, huh? If he feels that way, why doesn't he simply leave and go wherever he thinks is better? Of course he won't, because that would mean giving up all the millions he makes in this bad 'ol place.