Sacramento forward Ron Artest missed the Kings' game Sunday night against the Indiana Pacers, his former team.

Artest was not with the team for personal reasons, a team spokesman said without elaborating. Artest was not listed on the injury report.

Artest was disliked by Indiana fans for his role in the brawl between Pacers players and Pistons fans two seasons ago and for his public trade request last season.

In his return to Conseco Fieldhouse as a King last season, Artest scored 18 points, but shot 6-for-22 from the field, including 2-for-14 in the second half, in a 98-93 loss. Pacers fans booed him loudly every time he touched the ball.

Kevin Martin found the perfect cure for his offensive struggles -- Indiana's suddenly porous defense.

Martin scored 35 points to help the Kings beat the Pacers 110-93 without Ron Artest on Sunday night.

Artest was a no-show against his former team for personal reasons, a team spokesman said without elaborating. Indiana fans disliked Artest for his role in the brawl between Pacers players and Pistons fans two seasons ago and for his public trade request last season.

Sources told CBS SportsLine.com that Udonis Haslem, James Posey and Dorell Wright were offered to Sacramento for Mike Bibby, but wasn't enough to get a deal done.

The Phoenix Suns were in on the Mike Bibby to Cleveland trade discussions until the very end on Thursday.  They were attempting to unload Marcus Banks, but neither the Kings or Cavaliers wanted the point guard.

The Cavaliers worked feverishly in their attempts to acquire Bibby, lining up several three and four-team trades.

Geoff Petrie reportedly refused to budge from what he wanted, expiring contracts and draft picks.

Despite a host of efforts to trade Mike Bibby, a team official says that he will remain with the Kings.

The Cleveland Cavaliers continued a push to land Bibby early Thursday morning but was unable to come to a compromise.

The Mike Bibby to Cleveland deal was reportedly hitting a snag on Thursday morning, said a person involved in the situation.

Certain parties are reportedly upset about leaks regarding the proposed deal.

Sources say that the Lakers and Kings briefly discussed a trade which would have sent Mike Bibby to Los Angeles.

The talks were killed by the Maloof Brothers who couldn't envision Bibby playing for Sacramento's biggest rival.

The Cavaliers remain highly interested in giving Mike Bibby to LeBron James and Larry Hughes and, according to NBA front-office sources, have been calling all over the league in search of a third team to help facilitate a deal.

Now that Pau Gasol is unlikely to be dealt, Kings forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim is the most prominently mentioned possibility for the Bulls, though a late rumor Wednesday had the club trying to acquire Bonzi Wells from the Rockets.

Skiles met with Paxson on Wednesday morning before the team departed for Cleveland.

"As coaches, even though I know more than the average person, I still have to operate under the assumption that this is the team we're going to [have] the rest of the season," Skiles said. "If you don't do that, you're making a mistake."

The Cavaliers, according to league sources, spent the early part of Wednesday trying to acquire Mike Bibby in a multi-team deal that would have left Sacramento with power forward Drew Gooden, point guard Marcus Banks (via Phoenix) and the expiring contract of center Scot Pollard.

The Kings considered it but declined while inviting Cleveland to come back with another offer that includes more expiring dollars.