Yeah, jemagee, Artest is just great for basketball.
But for all he brings to the court, and his skills are truly unique for a small forward, his other problems are not going away and no matter how much you pump drugs into him to control him, and they can't. He seems bi-polar. His community work has been noted and reported on here in SacTown as well as even back in Detroit.
Oh, BTW, much of it was court ordered but what the hay, he sure does nice things for kids.
Also WhoreOutWest, you might want to drop the rap album reference. While at one time that was also an issue with Ron, he completely dropped out of the music scene while in Sacramento. Starving dogs, beating his wife, and lying to the media take too much of his time these days to compete with other marginal rap singers.