Lakers forward Ron Artest can't remember exactly how he fell down the stairs at his home on Christmas night.

He missed Tuesday's game against the Warriors, but discussed the fall with the media for the first time.

"I'm grateful to be up and talking, and it could have been a whole lot worse," Artest said.

The Lakers are tentatively hoping that he'll be able to return on Friday against the Kings.

"He'll get a workout in [Wednesday]," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "The big danger is obviously elevating heart rate and blood pressure in this type of situation so that's going to be something that we monitor."