NBA Happy Hour: Ron Artest (Obviously)

[Photo courtesy TMZ, if you couldn't tell.]

TGIF basketball fans! It's the end of the week, so that means NBA Happy Hour! Grab a beer, follow the rules and start the weekend with a Don Nelson-level buzz.

We couldn't have gotten two greater gifts for the inaugural "NBA Happy Hour" post. Watch the two following videos in order and...

Drink any time:

*He mentions going to the club.
*He mixes up an interview or press conference with an acceptance speech and thanks someone
*You think to yourself, "Huh, Ron Artest really seems like a humble guy with regrets, someone who understands the game of basketball and his place in it."
*You think to yourself, "Oh. Ron Artest is who we thought he was."
*Something genuinely touching happens (e.g. you see Ron Artest's PARENTS, or hear him say he feels like a coward, or his wife brings him a giant bottle of Moet).
*You think he's not going to know the name of one of his kids.

Finish your drink:

*When they cut to the "people over there on your laptops."
*When he shouts "Kobe passed me the ball!" like a 12-year-old.

Post-game interview:



Press conference: