Artest Admits He Was A Bad Teammate

Lakers forward Ron Artest told the Boston Globe that he was a bad teammate earlier in his career.

"Playing for a team that has chances to win again is really encouraging," Artest told the Globe. "The last couple of years I was a very bad teammate. It was all me. It had nothing to do with the teams I played on. I just had a big ego and had to control it and now I'm able to control it. I still have an ego, but now I kind of have fun with it. That's the difference now."

The Lakers are looking for Artest to guard the opposing team's best scorer, taking pressure off Kobe Bryant.