Ron Artest, please leave us the hell alone.

He's back! That meddlesome small forward who (along with his huggable brother) haunted our offseason, has returned to New York with the same sentiment:

Let us remember that this is coming from a guy who is having surgery today to remove bone chips from his elbow. Oh, and his hometown fans are salivating at the idea of swapping him for David Lee.

This must not happen. Come February, if I hear of talks between Isiah and Geoff Petrie, kidnappings is gonna happen. Be warned.

Game thread for Knicks-Kings will be up later this afternoon.