Feb.7 at 1:13 pm

Skillet Forilla says:
joke’s over. Tired of this guy. Let him go the way of Isiah Rider (sorry Lang).

Feb.7 at 1:16 pm

M.K. Petrik says:
Punishment should fit the act of cruelty! Maybe it’s because I own a pet of my own but this stuff is inexcusable no matter who does it and a $20,000 fine won’t do squat to Artest!

Feb.7 at 1:19 pm

true says:
You have got to be kidding? Damn, I think he just needs some professional help. He really is sick. Just because he can ball doesn’t mean he can’t have some serious mental issues.

Feb.7 at 1:33 pm

Sam Rubenstein says:
Even as someone that has never had a pet (other than fish that I killed by accident by over feeding), this is pretty upsetting.

Feb.7 at 1:36 pm

mutoni says:
at least you killed in, um, honorable fashion.

Feb.7 at 1:47 pm

Chris says:
Damn ron-ron, all that money and you can’t pay a neighborhood kid $5 or $10 bucks a day to swing by your house and feed and walk your dog every now and then.

Feb.7 at 3:55 pm

DEVILb0y says:
why get a pet if you cant take care of it?! the reson you get one in the first place is to take care of it…

Feb.7 at 4:03 pm

Chris C says:
i stood for ron ron all the way till this animal cruelty is beyond not cool also goin from a quad double threat, to a team killer

Feb.7 at 5:16 pm

tom says:
You can take the boy out of the ghetto but you can’t take the ghetto out of the boy. Rot in hell, Ronnie.

Feb.7 at 5:17 pm

albie1kenobi says:
have you guys thought about that maybe, just maybe, ron ron thought dogs are like cars? that you buy them and let them sit in garage and forget about them? remember this is a very very busy man who has to play basketball and make music every day. he probably thought those authorities who come around were doing tuneups for his “cars” and that $20K is simply tune-up fees.

Feb.7 at 6:47 pm

Maha10k says:
A millionaire can’t feed his dogs. Sad.

Feb.7 at 7:55 pm

Boing Dynasty says:
Give them to DMX, i think he has sex with dogs. Tho i would never say that to his face. Ever.
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Feb.7 at 7:56 pm

Beth says:
DISGUSTING

Feb.7 at 8:23 pm

sq says:
this is why you guys are the worst basketball magazine out there. you pick guys like ron artest, sebastian telfair, zach randolph , oj mayo, qyntel woods and many others to befriend and act like they’re good ballplayers when these guys are just no-good bums. truehoop all the way.

Feb.7 at 10:31 pm

Drolfe says:
This sucks. It’s very hard for a fan to like a player who acts like this.

Feb.7 at 10:40 pm

mutoni says:
sq, last time i checked, truehoop wasn’t a mag. and you’re an idiot. but thanks for reading!

Feb.7 at 10:59 pm

Cat says:
What is going on with these stupid athlete’s! First, Tank Johnson of the Bears, with his Pit Bulls, Now Artest! With all that money you would think the “Street Thug” would finally subside!

Feb.7 at 11:20 pm

nician says:
Black people aren’t good pet owners. take a drive thru any inner city within these united states. you’ll see hundreds of poor strays running around. they get them when they are cute puppies, but once it is realised that the require food and training? Out the door.

Feb.8 at 1:43 am

heykid says:
He is a class act….idiot

Feb.8 at 11:26 am

Harlem_World says:
nician, you need to check that statement. First of all how does ‘driving thru any inner city within these united states’ represent all Black people?? Generalising anything is never a good look, least of all anything to do with race. Ron Artest doesn’t speak for me or represent how good of a pet owner anyone in my family may or may not be. That’s plain ignorant.

Feb.8 at 11:32 am

KR1Z says:
why can’t the stupid dog not hunt his own food? like a cat or a bird or so? water should not be a problem just drink out of the pool stupid dog and leave my man Ron alone.

Feb.8 at 1:05 pm

mutoni says:
ignorance, thy name is kr1z.

Feb.8 at 2:52 pm

Holly says:
I’d love to see Ron starve instead of his dog, as well as any other selfish person who abuses animals. Let’s tie them up and throw stones at them; more points for hitting celebs. Artest is an “*”hole.

Feb.8 at 5:24 pm

Myk says:
I really believe KR1Z was joking, I don’t think anybody can physically be that stupid

Feb.8 at 5:46 pm

Dufus says:
OK Kings fans - let’s see what you’re made of. Are you going to cheer Artest tonight just like nothing ever happened? Or are you going to let him know what a jerk he is?

Feb.8 at 10:32 pm

jeff says:
Wish they would give his dog to a loving home and sentence him to support the dog for the rest of its natural life, like child support. That would be fitting.

Feb.9 at 12:13 am

rene thomas says:
what an idiot. that dude has some serious issues.Its not the dogs asked to be there. That dude was probably abusing cats and shit when he was a lil’ dude. I wish someone would starve his dumb ass. He needs some serious counseling or to check in somewhere

Feb.9 at 8:03 am

NAS says:
nician is a dumb biggot straight up - are you rush limbaugh what the f? black people arent good pet owners, how has no one cept harlem world jumped all over this, u better watch ur back next time u “drive through the inner city”
Ron Ron is crazy, do u think dwayne, shareef, bosh or the majority of NBA players who are black would treat their pets badly???

Feb.9 at 8:06 am

NAS says:
i was jokin about watching your back, kinda

Feb.9 at 8:11 am

John says:
I used to kinda like Artest, in part ’cause he had this “I don’t care what anybody says” attitude about him. But this is just plain disgusting. If it is indeed true, I’ve had it with him.

Feb.9 at 12:08 pm

William Krolowitz says:
Man’s best friend? Dogs give unconditional love, if you can’t give it love and car, you don’t deserve to have one. He should be locked up and starved for a month

Feb.16 at 7:18 pm

Jackson says:
If RON ARTEST was really a doggy-abuser or ALL the dogs would have been SKINNY & ALL the dogs would have been taken away. Unfortunately, his ENGLISH BULLDOG was dominating the food, so the Dane got skinny. It had WATER or the dog would have died. Furthermore, RON is on the road most of the entire NBA season so it was UP TO THE DOGGY SITTER to separate the food. I’m sure RON learned he needs to hire someone more responsible. Ron is 28, has four great kids, a wife, a career, a music business, a mansion on five acres and 4 dogs. Perhaps he is just a little overwhelmed. You guys sound so hateful — has life been that bad for you? Why don’t you all focus on REAL animal abusers — something RON is NOT!!!!!!!!

Feb.16 at 7:19 pm

Jackson says:
If RON ARTEST was really a doggy-abuser, ALL the dogs would have been SKINNY & ALL the dogs would have been taken away. Unfortunately, his ENGLISH BULLDOG was dominating the food, so the Dane got skinny. It had WATER or the dog would have died. Furthermore, RON is on the road most of the entire basketball season so it was UP TO HIS DOGGY SITTER to separate the food. I’m sure RON learned he needs to hire someone more responsible. Ron is 28, has four great kids, a wife, a career, a music business, a mansion on five acres and 4 dogs. Perhaps he is just a little overwhelmed. You guys sound so hateful — has life been that bad for you? Why don’t you all focus on REAL animal abusers — something RON is NOT!!!!!!!!

Mar.7 at 9:01 am

Susan Snider says:
Well, Jackson must live at Artest’s house…he seems to have all of the answers. Blame someone else instead of the person responsible. Bottom line…his dog…his responsibility…. I wonder how his “Doggy Sitter” compares to his “Baby Sitter?” Do you know Jackson? This guy has serious problems with anger management and abuse. You say “focus on REAL animal abusers - somthing RON is NOT!!!!!” Well, history prooves….people that start out abusing animals eventually end up abusing humans….he’s there! He’s done it! Congratulations Ron! Just goes to show you money can’t buy brains…if he had them, he’d go get help…all the way around. Yeah, he has 4 great kids that are going to be affected for the rest of their lives by his continual abusive actions, not to mention his wife and animals. He does not deserve to be put on a pedistal I don’t care how good of a basketball player he is!

Mar.7 at 10:12 am

BIGj says:
I agree with what susan said. Also let me add that if another dog in his house is dominating the food, how hard is it to feed the Great Dane in a part of the house seperated from the other animal. I do not know the specifics of what Ron Artest’s personal life is about. But we all have to admit that His recent(the last couple years) run in with the police including the brawl does not show him in a good light. I am a Huge dog fan and I have a funny feeling that this female Great Dane may have been kept around for breeding purposes and breeding purposes alone. Maybe the dog wasnt their as a pet to begin with.

Mar.11 at 3:48 am

jessica says:
Next we will be hearing that he is either dead or murderd someone. beating your girlfriend and starving your dog. I am mortified that he is getting paid as much as he is while being in the top 10 most scum ass people in the US. Only in Sports!

Mar.13 at 3:24 am

Sam says:
Do you guys follow basketball? These players are gone more than they are home. They have to rely on other people to take care of things. In fact the neighbors who called animal control also claim they were feeding the dog on a daily basis, but the dog just kept on getting skinnier. So, that means the dog had food, but just wasn’t eating it — Maybe Jackson has it right — the Dane was afraid of the bulldog who was dominating the food. It’s time to let it go… Everyone makes mistakes. It’s how they correct them that matters.

Feb.22 at 3:26 pm

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