Metta World Peace has had quite the NBA career.
He's been an All-Star, a Defensive Player of the Year and an NBA champion during his 16 seasons in the league. He's been around for so long that he's had two different names since entering the NBA towards the end of the 20th century.
The 36-year-old World Peace is no longer the defensive stalwart that he was earlier on in his career. In fact, he's arguably not even good enough to be a rotation player these days. However, the small forward previously known as Ron Artest has matured into an individual that young players can look up to.
While he's a mature leader now, that wasn't always the case. World Peace once applied for a job at Circuit City during his rookie season because he was partying too much.
“I was bored. I was partying a little bit too much,” World Peace told ESPN's Highly Questionable. “I was trying to find ways to stay grounded…so one of the things I did was apply for a job at Circuit City.”
World Peace was earning a salary of more than $1 million during his rookie season in 1999-00. He said he actually got the job at Circuit City, but worked just one shift.
“I got the job, 50 percent discounts and things. I showed up one day. I worked, I helped out some customers.”
While discussing memories from earlier in his life, the Los Angeles Lakers forward also revealed how he learned how to cook crack at the age of 13:
“I learned how to cook crack at the age of 13. That was something I'm not proud of, but it was something that was introduced to me at an early age.”
Although World Peace has had his share of ups and downs, the former Defensive Player of the Year has certainly turned his life around for the better.
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