Sources indicate that Ron Artest privately wants a trade out of Los Angeles. More after the jump.

Here's an excerpt from the article:

I’ve nonetheless been assured this week that Artest — though he hasn’t outright demanded a trade and is likely to publicly deny it — is serious about wanting to be dealt somewhere “he can have fun again” less than a year removed from the pivotal role he played in that ring-clinching Game 7 with Boston that the Lakers so nearly squandered.

Read the rest of the article here: Lakers' Ron Artest hopes for trade.

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