Ron Artest is heading to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to various media reports.
The free-agent forward told CBSSports.com on Thursday that he was leaving the Houston Rockets to join Kobe Bryant and the defending NBA champion Lakers.
``I'm definitely going to L.A. - to sign, yeah,'' Artest told CBSSports.com. ``Lakers, Lakers, Lakers. I'm in L.A. right now.''
Artest told the Web site he met with Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss and coach Phil Jackson, and was completing details on his deal.
In a text message to ESPN.com on Thursday night, Artest wrote: ``I am happy to say I am goin' to L.A.''
