Artest Appreciates ‘Great' Talk with Yao

2008/08/01 19:24:43 @NBA.com: News

In the HOUSTON CHRONICLE, Jonathan Feigen writes "Yao had generally praised Artest and the trade but had said he was concerned about ‘chemistry' and made a joking reference to the incident when Artest went into the stands after a fan, inspiring Artest to say he would be happy to come to Houston only if Yao and the Rockets demonstrated their commitment to the move. That all changed Thursday. ‘Yao reached out,' Artest said. ‘He said some real nice things. I really appreciate it. It was nice of him.' With that, Artest's mood had returned to the excitement his representative, Mark Stevens, had described in the hours after the deal. ‘He's outrageous,' Stevens said. ‘He's happy, he's jumping, he's fantastic right now.'”
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