Ron Artest, who has a tumultuous past, says that he has never felt more relaxed then he currently does with the Rockets.

In November 2004, Artest famously jumped into the stands in Detroit. Now, he has shared beers with fans and thinks of himself as a much more mature man.

He's actually a fan favorite in Houston.

"I wanted to soak it in," Artest said. "I had to sit down. Actually a guy offered me some beer. When he did that I was like, You know what, I'm going to sit down and enjoy this. He's not throwing it at me.' "

Artest admitted that he had a hard time dealing with losing and adversity in his younger years.

"It was hard for me to deal with, I guess, adversity," he said. "But now I'm able to deal with everything. Even throughout the game it was hard for me to deal with the ups and downs. When we're up, then (in the) second quarter we're down, my emotion (would go) from high to low back when I was younger.

"(There were) a lot of years of mistakes," Artest added. "A lot of years of immaturity. A lot of years of stress?just on-the-court stress. And I've been through so much and now I'm to a point where I can deal with more."