"Artest said he was so upset by the four-game sweep by the Dallas Mavericks, he began practicing immediately.

"I worked out at the practice facility at 4 a.m. after we landed from Dallas," he said in the pre-show interview. "Shot for an hour."

Artest also said he is going overseas to play during the lockout, but not where you might think. Instead of playing for one of the prestigious teams in southern Europe, he plans to play for either the Cheshire Jets or Glasgow Rocks of the British Basketball League."