http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/1066596.html One week after expressing regret over his decision to not opt out of his contract this summer, small forward Ron Artest issued an apology to the Kings and vowed to move on from the situation. 在发表後悔没有opt out的一个礼拜後，嘴泡Rap阿泰和国王道歉了。 "I do apologize for being mistakenly frustrated with the Kings," Artest wrote in an e-mail sent to The Bee and ESPN on Monday morning. "It was a mistake that I made and I will move on from." 「我为讲出那种令人泄气的话感到抱歉」阿泰礼拜一早上写mail寄给蜂报和ESPN。「这 是个错误而我必须有所行动」 Artest's emotional response stemmed from a conference call he had with his agent, Mark Stevens, and Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie on July 1. 阿泰是在一电话会议讲出这样的情绪回应，还有他的经纪人和Petrie也在。 According to numerous sources close to the team, Artest – who had until June 30 to exercise his early termination option and become a free agent – came in expecting to discuss a long-term, lucrative contract but was told the Kings were not prepared to have such talks. 根据许多来源指出，阿泰自从6月30执行他的termination option而成为FA，想要一纸 长期的合约，却被告知国王并不准备和他谈。 Artest, who will earn $7.4 million this season and be an unrestricted free agent next summer, reiterated that he was told before the meeting that the Kings were interested in a long-term deal. The message, however, made it clear he was not in their long-term plans. 阿泰这季将可赚7.4M，且下个暑假将成为UFA，在会议之前阿泰已经被告知国王很有 兴趣和他签长约(？)。这很清楚他并不是在国王未来的蓝图中。(中间那句和後面那 句觉得怪怪的，是说要慢慢谈吗？) "I had wrong info about extension options and it could have cost me a new deal," Artest wrote. "I was informed that the Kings had me in their long-term plans, so that's why I decided to stay in contract. I just wanted to show loyalty. "关於延长opt我有错误的讯息，已经让我有些损失"阿泰写到"我被通知说国王的蓝图 里面有我，所以那也就是为什麽我决定留下，我只是想要展现忠诚度" "However, when I spoke to the Kings, that was not an option and I grew frustrated with my decision immediately." "然而，当我和国王商讨时，并不是这样子，我立刻感到很挫折" Artest and Stevens have declined to discuss specifics of what took place leading up to the deadline. Stevens, who was not Artest's agent when he signed his current contract, said he still believes the right decision was made. 阿泰和他的经纪人已经拒绝讨论在期限要到时发生了什麽事。当阿泰签现在这个合约 时Stevens还不是他的经纪人，但他说他仍然相信那是个对的决定。 "Of course Ron would like a new contract, but like everything else, it's a process and we have to wait and go through the process," Stevens said. "If I had to do it again tomorrow, I probably would (not have Artest opt out). I mean I think (the Kings) have great owners, a great general manager, and at the end of the day they're going to do what's best for Ron and for the Kings." "当然Ron会喜欢新合约，但也喜欢其他的东西。这是个程序，我们必须等待，完成这程 序"史帝芬斯说"假设我明天还必须再做一次，我可能不会让阿泰跳出。我的意思是说我 认为国王有很棒的老板，一个很棒的GM，在最後的日子他们做出双赢的决定。 Asked about Stevens in a subsequent e-mail, Artest said the recent saga wouldn't change their business relationship. 问到关於史帝芬斯，阿泰说最近的事不会改变他们的生意关系。 "We (are) coming up together," he wrote. "Mark is a very successful businessman." --

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