Ron Artest never sat himself, his coaches did. He has heart, or he would not be the reigning NBA defensive player of the year. There's a ton of guys that don't play hard all the time. Artest is definitely not one of them. Artest is a victim of the media. Where is the Media when he does charity work? Nowhere. It doesn't matter if it's Artest, Spreewell or Rodman. These guys can't win! Why? Cause the Media needs villains. How else do they sell papers? madskillz7312, what have you read that makes Artest such a bad guy? Last year, Artest didn't quit in the playoffs(other teammates did, plus Detroit just killed them) so talk about reality! He showed up every night and did his job. You say that Artest doesn't care, yet you admit he plays through injuries, yet he has no heart. That the dumbest thing I've had the misfortune of reading! And get real, Indiana needs Artest. If you don't believe me, check the 34 point a$$ k!cking they took while he was forced to watch. Again not his call, Rick Carlisle decided that. Then now Carlisle, who's starting to get heat from the players that he let team business out. Once again when you reply...PLEASE STATE FACTS!!!