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*We wondered how long it would take for NBA baller and wanna-be rapper, Ron Artest to find himself immersed in drama. Quite frankly it took longer than we thought. That said, the Sacramento Kings NBA basketball team has indefinitely excused Artest from the team after his arrest Monday morning on domestic violence charges.
Artest, the team's star forward , who was banned for almost all of the 2004-05 season for his involvement in a brawl with fans, hasn't been suspended and will continue to be paid as team officials investigate the incident. He is the Kings' second-leading scorer, averaging 18.7 points a game.
Police arrested Artest, 27, at his home in Loomis, California, after authorities received a 911 call from a woman who said she was assaulted. He was charged with domestic violence and the use of force to prevent a victim from reporting a crime, the Placer County Sheriff's Department said in a press release. The woman wasn't identified.
Authorities released Artest from the Placer County jail after he posted $50,000 bail, police spokeswoman Dena Erwin said. He's scheduled to be arraigned on March 22.
"The Kings have excused Ron Artest indefinitely from any further participation with the team due to his arrest today," Geoff Petrie, Kings president of basketball operations, said in a statement. "The Kings will continue to accumulate reliable and official facts and information over the next several days before taking any further action."
At EUR's deadline time, Artest nor his agent, Mark Stevens, had commented on the case.
Besides being one of the NBA's leading, but troubled, players, Artest is also a fledgling rap artist. His music is released on his own TruWarier label.
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