Blame it on the Ah-Ah-Alcohol!

Recently, the biggest headlines in sports have been rather ridiculous. From tennis great Andre Agassi coming out about his alleged meth addiction and match tanking, to the Tiger Woods scandal. All of which have either no place in the sporting world or shouldn't have been brought up or made as big as they were in the first place. & This story is no different. Earlier this week, Ron Artest came out and admitted he drank hennessy in the locker room at halftime back in his days with the Chicago Bulls. Artest claims that prior to games, he would walk from the arena to the liquor store across the street to buy himself a bottle of the good stuff.

What I want to know is what Artest was thinking when explaining his troubled years as a rookie. What good do these athletes get out of admitting to things they had no business in admitting to them to begin with. Noone knew about it, so why bring it up? If anything, it'll raise eyebrows and critics will begin to think what else goes on behind closed doors that they don't already know about? The smartest way of letting something out that you want the world to know, is writing or publishing an autobiography or tell-all book 10 or 15 years after your retirement to help make some extra money. Similar to the route Andre Agassi recently took.

So far since his signing with the Lakers, Artest's actions have cried out "Look at me!" as it seems he's hoping for attention. It was a no-brainer that with the signing of Artest would come controversy, but that's nothing new to Ron-Ron who's been through just about everything. From dress codes and on-court altercations to fights with players and fans. It's just the nature of Artest's game, and that may never change. But what the former 2004 Defensive Player of the Year did on late-night television just last week is beyond me. Artest was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live and showed up with nothing on but a pair of boxer briefs. The two joked about it, but it leaves many including me wondering, "What in the hell is wrong with this guy?" & "What's next?"