Ron Artest Tells Reporters He Lives For The NBA Playoffs, Coconut Shrimp

LOS ANGELES—With his team down 3-2 to the Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals, Rockets forward Ron Artest explained in a postgame interview Tuesday that he lives for the pressure and excitement of the NBA Playoffs as well as a plateful of sweet, crunchy coconut shrimp. “That’s why I’m here. This is what it’s all about,” Artest said while dunking one of several jumbo-sized postgame coconut shrimp into a cup of piña colada dipping sauce. “I love the NBA. I really love it. Just as I love coconut shrimp.” Basketball commentators have responded to Artest’s claims by saying they are “really in the mood for coconut shrimp.”