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Metta World Peace (born Ronald William Artest, Jr., November 13, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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World Peace was delayed, but not denied.A court commissioner granted the Lakers forward's request to officially change his name to Metta World Peace on Friday, three weeks after the bid was blocked because Artest had unpaid traffic tickets.Artest, 31, did not attend a brief hearing Friday.Superior court spokeswoman Patricia Kelly said that Artest's new last name will be World Peace.His publicist, Courtney Barnes, said the player chose Metta because it is a traditional Buddhist word that means loving and kindness toward all."Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world," World Peace said in a statement released after the hearing. "After this short delay, my tickets have been paid and I'm glad that it is now official."He requested the change in June, citing only personal reasons. He is scheduled to appear on the next season of " Dancing With the Stars ."Barnes wrote in an email that World Peace will now have to get a n...Metta World Peace harmed much more than his own tattered reputation when he viciously elbowed Oklahoma City's James Harden in the head.The Los Angeles Lakers trouble...
Lakers forward Metta World Peace was suspended seven games by the NBA on Tuesday for throwing a vicious elbow at Oklahoma City's James Harden, meaning the Los Angele...
Harden fell to the court and stayed down for about a minute and missed the rest of the game and World Peace was ejected."We remain committed to taking necessary meas...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — No one's blaming Ron Artest this time.The new guy who said it would be his fault if the Los Angeles Lakers didn't repeat as NBA champions is off t...
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Lakers forward Ron Artest has been suspended from Game 3 of a second-round series against the Mavericks on Friday night for hitting Dallas guard J.J. Barea in the fa...
Ron Artest has absolutely no regrets about giving away his Los Angeles Lakers championship ring to boost mental health awareness. In fact, it just encourages him to ...
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Both Kobe Bryant and Mike Brown made calculated gambles by calling out Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum as the Lakers prepare to host the deciding Game 7 in their Western ...
LOS ANGELES -- Unconventional Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest is looking to change his name to "Metta World Peace," the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.Hei...
The Lakers jersey says World Peace on the back. The player wearing it is still Ron Artest, and he's in trouble again with the NBA.Metta World Peace was pounding his ...
The Lakers jersey says World Peace on the back. The player wearing it is still Ron Artest, and he's in trouble again with the NBA.Metta World Peace was pounding his ...
Ron Artest's bid to become Metta World Peace has been delayed.A Los Angeles court commissioner delayed ruling on a name change petition by the Lakers forward until S...
LA Lakers forward Ron Artest is in talks with " Dancing With The Stars " and is seriously considering taking part in the show's next season, TMZ reported Wednesday.T...
Pau Gasol was consumed by determination, holding off Kenneth Faried with one arm and relentlessly tipping the ball at the hoop with the other in the fourth quarter o...
The NBA responded to Metta World Peace's latest act of aggression with a seven-game suspension that will lighten the Los Angeles Lakers troublemaker's wallet and pla...
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