Ron Artest made a lot of people laugh during last season’s playoffs when he said Mike Chatfield was the best player he ever played against. He also said Brandon Roy is better than Kobe Bryant and LeBron James which made Artest’s statement seem even more out there.
As it turned out Chatfield was a childhood friend of Ron’s that made some bad decisions and wound up in prison. Chatfield was killed recently so Artest gave him a tribute with his opening night haircut.
Here’s Artest talking about Chatfield’s death with the LA Times:
