Ron Artest wins citizenship award

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    Los Angeles Lakers forwards Lamar Odom and Ron Artest were friends growing up in Queens, N.Y., as children and both are now recipients of two of the NBA's coveted annual awards.

    Artest was named the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award winner on Tuesday, exactly one week after Odom was named the league's Sixth Man of the Year Award winner.

    "I think it's great recognition that the NBA sees what I've been doing outside of basketball," Artest said after Lakers shootaround Tuesday in preparation of Game 5 of their first-round series with the New Orleans Hornets. "I'm definitely grateful for the award.

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    Congrats to Artest. He is working hard to change his image.
     
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    If Artest continues to play with such strength we definitely have a chance of winning. We should post him more in this series and in series to come! ARTEST FOR 2012. YEAH BUDDY!
     
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