NBA Notebook
Artest's Dog Seized by Animal Services
Thursday, February 8, 2007; Page E05
Animal services officers seized a Great Dane from the mansion of Sacramento Kings star Ron Artest, saying the dog was underfed.
Neighbors complained for weeks that the dog -- named Socks -- appeared to be starving inside a gated area on Artest's $1.85 million estate in rural Loomis, Calif., according to a county report.
  The Kings' Ron Artest had his Great Dane seized from his house because it was underfed. (By Gregory Shamus -- Getty Images) |
On Jan. 30, animal services officers visited Artest's home and issued a "pre-seizure" notice, warning him that the female Great Dane would be taken into custody if the animal care didn't improve. Placer County animal services officers returned to Artest's home Monday and removed Socks. Artest has 10 days to request a hearing, county spokeswoman Anita Yoder said.
The episode has so upset neighbors in Artest's gated community that the homeowners' association plans to vote next week on guidelines that would require members to properly care for their animals.
· PACERS: Indiana Gs Jamaal Tinsley and teammates Marquis Daniels and Keith McLeod were involved in a fight with a bar manager after a home loss to Golden State, police said.
No one was immediately arrested or charged after the Tuesday fight. Indianapolis police Lt. Doug Scheffel said yesterday it would take several days to complete the investigation to determine if charges would be filed.
The Indianapolis police report said the bar manager of the 8 Seconds Saloon might have a fractured jaw and severed earlobe. He told officers that Tinsley had threatened to kill him, the report said. Witnesses told officers that McLeod had shoved people during the scuffle that happened about 2:15 a.m. at the club on Indianapolis's west side.
· BUCKS: Milwaukee waived F Julius Hodge and recalled F Damir Markota from the NBA Development League.
-- From News Services
