久違的阿泰開講 ARTEST: I CAN FIX KNICKS http://tinyurl.com/2wpt9s January 2, 2008 -- Ron Artest told The Post he is scheduled to have surgery today in New York on his right elbow to remove bone chips, forcing him to miss his lone Garden appearance tonight when the Knicks host the Kings. After getting a second opinion from his former doctor at St. John's over the last few days, Artest believes he'll be back in two to four weeks. And when he's back healthy, yes, Artest, the Queensbridge product said, he would approve getting dealt to his hometown team and thinks he can reverse the Knicks' catastrophic situation. "Anywhere I go, I can turn things around, given the opportunity," Artest said. "I definitely would not be opposed to it if that is my calling. I would not be opposed if something would happen [with the Knicks]. But I just want to win a championship." The Knicks were hotly interested in Artest over the summer, with coach Isiah Thomas believing Artest could have been the final piece to the puzzle to compete for the Eastern title. The Knicks' perimeter defense is awful, and Artest is a renowned defensive stopper who plays with more on-the-ball tenacity than the entire Knick team combined. Artest can opt out of his contract after the season, leaving $8.5 million on the table. Thomas is one of the few who wants to coach Artest. And the Knicks can offer him a long-term, mid-level contract for $31 million. Artest, who has missed the last two games, arrived in New York three days ago to seek another opinion on his elbow injury. "I haven't been able to shoot the ball," he said. "I got to get this right and be back for a playoff push." The Kings last night would not confirm that Artest was undergoing surgery, but did say he was scheduled to undergo an MRI. The Kings are 2-8 without Artest, including a seven-game suspension that began the season. Like the Knicks, the Kings (11-18), losers of four straight, are in no position to make a playoff run. Thomas said yesterday he does not expect the Kings to trade Artest, despite the opt-out factor. The problem with the Knicks trading for Artest is most of their players have minimal trade value, except for David Lee, whom Thomas has said he doesn't want to part with for Artest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 下面是HOOPCHINA摘要 雖然從昨天國王隊得到的消息顯示Ron Artest的康復進程尚未決定，他們只能確定Artest 將接受核磁共振檢測。到了今天，Ron告訴紐約郵報他計劃於今天在紐約接受手術以清除 右肘碎骨。 在接受了醫生的評估之後，Artest認為自己將在2-4周之後復出，他同時表示，在恢復健 康之後，自己將會非常樂意被交易到紐約，他認為自己能夠改變尼克斯目前水深火熱的局 面。「不管我去哪裡，只要給我機會，我都能扭轉局面。」Artest信心十足地說，「如果 這對我有好處，我當然不會拒絕。如果能讓我去尼克斯，我更是完全贊成。我想要的是總 冠軍。」 Thomas昨天在接受採訪時表示，就算Ron持有本賽季結束以後的球員選項，他也並不奢望 國王會考慮交易Artest。最大的問題在於尼克斯有足夠交易價值的球員實在太少，而 David Lee這樣的球員又是Thomas完全不希望付出的籌碼。 來源:[New York Post] --

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