Hooped Up

Ron Artest looks like he is staying in Sacramento after all, at least for now.

Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest, attending Tuesday night’s Game 6 of the NBA Finals, told ESPN.com that he’s “99 percent sure I won’t opt out of my contract” this month to become a free agent July 1. Although he left that one-percent sliver of wiggle room, Artest has been insisting for weeks that he wants to play out the final season of his contract with the Kings — at nearly $8 million — before thinking about free agency. He has also expressed hope that Sacramento will consider a contract extension, but the Kings have yet to show a willingness to go that route.

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I still think Ron-Ron would be just what the Knicks need.