This past off-season the Lakers signed a known badass by the name of Ron Artest. As a Lakers fan I was excited that he was part of my favorite team because he is actually a great basketball player and he just has a hilarious personality. Throughout the course of his career his hot head ego and anger management problems have caused many problems on and off the court, most notably starting the largest brawl in the history of the NBA. Up until a couple of weeks ago Artest had not caused any drama on or off the court for the Lakers. Just recently though, Artest admitted in an interview that he used to consume alcohol on a regular basis during the half times of games when he was playing for the Chicago Bulls for the first few years of his career. I personally do not care what a player does off the court. His life is his life and he can do what he wants whether or not I approve of it. As long as he produces on the court, I will appreciate his game which should have nothing to do with his personal life. Taking this position I could not help but sit back and laugh at what a ridiculous and entertaining character he truly is. I am posting this because I believe it is a great example of deviance underconformity because he shows that he has complete disregard for league policies.
Sean Stolpp
KIN332I. S3017
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