Asked again if he would like to play for his hometown Knicks, Ron Artest once again said he'd love to, but it is unknown whether he'll be opting out of his contract which is set to pay him $7.4 million in 2008-09, the New York Daily News is reporting.

"Who wouldn't want to?" Artest said. "I'm not going to talk about that stuff till July 1. I don't play for the money, I play for the love."