On a mission in Kenya, Ron Artest gave an interview to Ken Berger of Newsday.

According to Berger, while Artest said he will not demand a trade to the Knicks or any other club, Berger writes that Artest "sounded like someone who wants to come home in the worst way" and re-opened the possibility of exercising an opt-out clause in his contract after next season.

"A team doesn't want to lose you for nothing when they could have gotten something," Artest said.  

Artest is not offended that the Knicks will not trade David Lee for him.  "I wouldn't trade myself for David Lee at all. I love his game ....  Isiah made a great call. I would have done the same thing."

Asked whether he would demand a trade, Artest said, "That's something I won't do. I have a deep respect for Isiah and everything, but that's just something that I haven't thought about."

Artest said Sacramento "is not really for a guy like me sometimes ....  I'm totally capable of playing in any major city -- L.A., Miami, Houston, New York City -- and at the same time, I'm happy to be a Sacramento King."

When asked about the Knicks, Artest said, "That's definitely like a championship roster. Zach Randolph is so good. When the Knicks got him, I was like, 'Man, major problems in the East.' Zach Randolph is a monster. He's a straight beast."