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Mature Artest keys Rockets' playoff run (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Ron Artest was in the stands again. Only this time the punches were replaced by hugs, and instead of throwing beer on him, a fan offered him a sip of one. Artest has come a long way in the almost 4 1/2 years since the infamous brawl in Detroit that earned him the longest suspension for a fight in NBA history.