Artest Will Eye Revenge When Lakers Visit Houston

Ron Artest jumped at the opportunity to move west, join the Lakers and embrace the L.A. lifestyle. Part of his willingness to depart Houston so quickly apparently had to do with the way the Rockets treated him.

That's the case if you're willing to trust Artest at his word — or, more specifically, his Twitter account. The Lakers' new forward expressed a desire to prove something to his former team:

"Houston did me dirty. I can't wait til next year when we go to Houston. I'm not shooting. All defense. Somebody getting locked da —- up"

Artest won't have to wait long, as the Lakers fly to Houston for just their third game of the season on Nov. 4.