So I guess this helps explain Ron's subpar play this season:
Lakers forward Ron Artest wrote on his Twitter page over the weekendthat he has plantar fasciitis in his left and right foot but will keepplaying.
"I didn't know what was wrong with me," Artest told the Los AngelesTimes. "I've probably had it a lot of times in my career, but I never,ever sat out with it. I know guys who have actually sat out with sorefeet, but there's no need for me to complain about it.
"I just don't like excuses. That's it. No excuses. I don't wantnobody saying, 'Oh, Ron Artest has got plantar fasciitis, so that's whyhe didn't play a good game.' No, I didn't play good or I didn't do whatI did because that's just what happened. No excuses."
Lakers coach Phil Jackson suggested that Artest's foot ailments stem from the sneakers he wears.
"I called his shoes concrete boots for about the last month,"Jackson said in reference of Artest's Peak shoes, made by a Chinesecompany. "Those shoes look like they're made for the Hudson River."
Jackson added that he hasn't had a conversation with Artest aboutsitting out, but admitted that it may come to that in the future.
