On Tuesday, the NBA announced Ron Artest as the winner of the 2010-2011 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for outstanding service, by a coach or player, off the basketball court. This is not a misprint. If you haven't paid attention to Ron Ron in recent years, he has come along way since his participation in the brawl in Detroit. The award represents the final degree of the full circle Artest has made in his life over the past few years.Following the brawl in Detroit, Artest was suspended for the rest of the season, 73 games, and viewed as the league's ultimate bad boy, and deservedly so. However, the brawl may have been the seminal moment in his life, as it forced him to seek counseling and address the mental issues which had followed him his entire life.
