[外電] Artest apologizes to Kings -- in e-mail form

[eliczone (C'est la vie)]

http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/1066596.html


One week after expressing regret over his decision to not opt out of his
contract this summer, small forward Ron Artest issued an apology to the Kings
and vowed to move on from the situation.
在發表後悔沒有opt out的一個禮拜後，嘴泡Rap阿泰和國王道歉了。

"I do apologize for being mistakenly frustrated with the Kings," Artest wrote
in an e-mail sent to The Bee and ESPN on Monday morning. "It was a mistake
that I made and I will move on from."
「我為講出那種令人洩氣的話感到抱歉」阿泰禮拜一早上寫mail寄給蜂報和ESPN。「這
是個錯誤而我必須有所行動」

Artest's emotional response stemmed from a conference call he had with his
agent, Mark Stevens, and Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie on July 1.
阿泰是在一電話會議講出這樣的情緒回應，還有他的經紀人和Petrie也在。

According to numerous sources close to the team, Artest – who had until June
30 to exercise his early termination option and become a free agent – came
in expecting to discuss a long-term, lucrative contract but was told the
Kings were not prepared to have such talks.
根據許多來源指出，阿泰自從6月30執行他的termination option而成為FA，想要一紙
長期的合約，卻被告知國王並不準備和他談。

Artest, who will earn $7.4 million this season and be an unrestricted free
agent next summer, reiterated that he was told before the meeting that the
Kings were interested in a long-term deal. The message, however, made it
clear he was not in their long-term plans.
阿泰這季將可賺7.4M，且下個暑假將成為UFA，在會議之前阿泰已經被告知國王很有
興趣和他簽長約(？)。這很清楚他並不是在國王未來的藍圖中。(中間那句和後面那
句覺得怪怪的，是說要慢慢談嗎？)


"I had wrong info about extension options and it could have cost me a new
deal," Artest wrote. "I was informed that the Kings had me in their long-term
plans, so that's why I decided to stay in contract. I just wanted to show
loyalty.
"關於延長opt我有錯誤的訊息，已經讓我有些損失"阿泰寫到"我被通知說國王的藍圖
裡面有我，所以那也就是為什麼我決定留下，我只是想要展現忠誠度"

"However, when I spoke to the Kings, that was not an option and I grew
frustrated with my decision immediately."
"然而，當我和國王商討時，並不是這樣子，我立刻感到很挫折"

Artest and Stevens have declined to discuss specifics of what took place
leading up to the deadline. Stevens, who was not Artest's agent when he
signed his current contract, said he still believes the right decision was
made.
阿泰和他的經紀人已經拒絕討論在期限要到時發生了什麼事。當阿泰簽現在這個合約
時Stevens還不是他的經紀人，但他說他仍然相信那是個對的決定。

"Of course Ron would like a new contract, but like everything else, it's a
process and we have to wait and go through the process," Stevens said. "If I
had to do it again tomorrow, I probably would (not have Artest opt out). I
mean I think (the Kings) have great owners, a great general manager, and at
the end of the day they're going to do what's best for Ron and for the Kings."
"當然Ron會喜歡新合約，但也喜歡其他的東西。這是個程序，我們必須等待，完成這程
序"史帝芬斯說"假設我明天還必須再做一次，我可能不會讓阿泰跳出。我的意思是說我
認為國王有很棒的老闆，一個很棒的GM，在最後的日子他們做出雙贏的決定。

Asked about Stevens in a subsequent e-mail, Artest said the recent saga
wouldn't change their business relationship.
問到關於史帝芬斯，阿泰說最近的事不會改變他們的生意關係。

"We (are) coming up together," he wrote. "Mark is a very successful
businessman."


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推 Knicks:我現在對Artest唯一的興趣就是看他推翻上一次的發言
→ BeStronger:唉= ="
推 tyrone208:整個暑假都是阿泰的新聞 = =
推 santabrelai:Push
推 BlowMe:他到底跳出去了沒啊？  我已經搞不懂了
推 pursuistmi:他沒有跳出，所以有點懊悔，現在有點後悔他把懊悔公開
→ eliczone:反正就是看他演戲就對了 這樣子只會打壞他自己的行情
推 IWF:時間過了，他來不及跳出去了
推 christieswei:真是點點點  不知到時團隊和諧會不會被破壞
推 ImMACACO:一定會有影響的吧  這樣子反覆怎麼放心讓他融入團隊