The Culture Of Ron Artest

As stated by new Houston Rocket Ron Artest, responding to Yao Ming's concern about the impact Artest's joining the Rockets may have on team chemistry: "This is Tracy [McGrady] and Yao's team, you know. I'm not going to take it personal. I understand what Yao said, but I'm still ghetto. That's not going to change. I'm never going to change my culture. Yao has played with a lot of black players, but I don't think he's ever played with a black player that really represents his culture as much as I represented my culture."