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Like many others have chosen to do, Metta World Peace came up with a creative way to honor the passing of his friend and former teammate, Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. While eating dinner at an undisclosed restaurant on Wednesday night, Metta decided to stand up for a toast to Bryant at exactly 8:24 p.m., a […]

The tragic news of the passing of former Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant has affected everybody differently, and everyone has mourned in a different way. For Bryant’s former teammate Metta World Peace, he wants the world to honor Bryant by taking a shot at 8:24. World Peace took to Instagram to announce a toast […]

Metta World Peace played a key role alongside the late Kobe Bryant on the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2010 championship team, so Bryant’s tragic death in a helicopter crash on Sunday in Calabasas is hitting him especially hard. Bryant, 41, died along with eight other people in the accident, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. World Peace […]

Former NBA All-Star Metta World Peace is ready to lend a helping hand to troubled NFL star Antonio Brown. The former NBA Defensive Player of the Year commented on Brown’s latest Instagram post and offered to help the former NFL wide receiver through this rough stretch of his life. Metta World Peace lends help to […]

During his 17-year NBA career, Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, had a reputation as an energetic, hot-headed and tough player. He was a key component of the infamous “Malice at the Palace” that occurred in 2004 when he was on the Indiana Pacers. It may not be as prevalent as it is […]

One of the most controversial moments in recent NBA history came with the “Malice in the Palace” in 2004. This game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons game saw Metta World Peace and a handful of other players suspended for going into the crowd and getting into a fight with fans. At the time, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are having a terrific season in spite of the four-game losing skid they are currently on. Due to the Purple and Gold’s strong start to the season, former Laker Metta World Peace was asked about whether the current iteration of these Lakers are better than the one he was a part […]

NBA champion forward Metta World Peace, also known previously as Ron Artest, is putting himself on the spot for the New York Knicks’ vacant head-coaching job. The Knicks axed David Fizdale in just his second season with the Big Apple franchise following a 4-18 record. World Peace, who briefly played with the ‘Bockers during the […]

Many would say that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is arguably the greatest athlete the world has ever seen. Everyone would probably say he is in the top three, at the very least. However, for former Laker and NBA champion Metta World Peace, The King did not make the cut on his top-five list: […]

After 14 games, the Los Angeles Lakers have an NBA-best 12 wins. They are looking like a legitimate title contender in the Western Conference with superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the way for the purple and gold. Even though there’s a lot of basketball left to be played and anything can happen from […]

Load management has become a common phrase in the NBA today. The phrase is usually used for star players like Kawhi Leonard of the L.A. Clippers or Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James to sit out of games during the regular season to keep them fresh for the playoffs. Former Lakers forward Metta World Peace […]

Ever since the Chicago Bulls earned the reputation as the best dynasty in NBA history, a lot of people have claimed that several teams which came after them would have a chance to take them out in a seven-game series. Metta World Peace is the most recent individual to make a bold claim, saying the […]

Former NBA player Metta World Peace recently claimed in a Tweet that he did not make Team USA due to his reputation: https://twitter.com/ArtestMediaGrp/status/1161503764974637061 We are not sure, however, whether he’s talking about teams in the past … or if he actually tried to get on this year’s squad. We’re just going to assume Metta World […]

Former NBA tough guy Metta World Peace had quite a colorful career during his 17-year stint in the NBA. The 6-foot-6 swingman is by no means short of accolades, with his long list of achievements including one All-Star nod, one All-NBA team selection, an All-Rookie team selection, an All-Defensive team selection on four separate occasions, […]

Ex-NBA player Metta World Peace dreams of one day seeing the Indiana Pacers or the New York Knicks winning the title. However, he sees that the Los Angeles Lakers will win this year. Via Twitter, World Peace — who spent five seasons in Indiana — said that he ‘would love’ to see the Pacers snag […]

The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t won a championship in almost a decade, but the last time they did, it wasn’t a superstar like Kobe Bryant or an All-Star like Pau Gasol or a proven clutch shooter like Derek Fisher that helped seal the win. It was Ron Artest, now known as Metta World Peace. The […]

Kobe Bryant and Metta World Peace won an NBA championship together with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010. It was truly a special moment for two teammates who had mutual respect with each other. But before they ever got together on the Lakers, World Peace, then known as Ron Artest, and Bryant were very fierce […]

The New York Knicks have long been one of the laughing stocks in the NBA. They have not won a championship in what feels like forever, and most of the time when they have one of the top picks in the draft, they end up making the wrong choices. One of their mistakes came in […]

A new Showtime documentary called “QuietStorm: The Ron Artest Story,” will profile Ron Artest, who is one of the most polarizing players in NBA history. The documentary will show the entire footage of the Malice at the Palace, the epic fight which took place in 2004 in Detroit. New documentary "Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story" […]

Every season, games between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics are one of the most anticipated matchups fans like to see. Both teams will be facing each other for the first time this season, and some of their former players decided to show up at the TD Garden to watch the game. Look […]

Former NBA player Metta World Peace is bullish about LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’ chances of getting to the 2019 NBA Finals. On CBS Sports HQ with Bill Reiter on Monday, Metta World Peace — who won a championship with Los Angeles in 2010 — says he could very well see the Lakers playing in the […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace has experience with heated NBA altercations. He was the spark that ignited the infamous Malice in the Palace, and he was given the longest suspension for an on-court incident in NBA history. He sat out 86 games for his part in sparking the infamous melee. So if […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers bruiser Metta World Piece is known for many things. However, it appears that the 38-year-old also wants to add basketball prophet to his resume by recently predicting that LeBron James will eventually win a championship with the Lakers. However, he did present a bit of a caveat. Metta also claimed that […]

Former NBA star Metta World Peace is known to many as a bold and daring player. He is popular for his rugged style of play and his not shying away from voicing out bold statements as well as predictions off the court. On Twitter, World Peace let the people know how he thinks highly of […]

Metta World Peace’s crystal ball probably needs some repair work. In a chin-scratching post on Twitter, the former NBA player predicted the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers will meet in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals “this year.” @pacers will play the @nyknicks in the eastern conference finals this year — Metta World Peace […]

Despite being 38 years young, Metta World Peace’s competitive spirit has not aged one bit. So much so that he blatantly refused to obey the orders coming from his coach, Charles Oakley, when asked to sub out of a ballgame. The incident occurred Friday night in the BIG3 matchup of Metta’s Killer 3’s and spirited side […]

Metta World Peace channeled his inner Ron Artest at the start of his latest game in the BIG3. After a call he disagreed with, World Peace punted the ball and was subsequently ejected. World Peace was no stranger to ejections in the NBA and he seems to be the same way in the BIG3. The […]

Metta World Peace still thinks Kevin Durant must do more to achieve a dynasty status than win a second championship in the last two years, but rather complete the trifecta with the Golden State Warriors to substantiate his worth to this legacy. World Peace, who won an NBA championship with the Kobe Bryant-led Los Angeles […]

Metta World Peace is probably a national treasure. With the Supreme Court overturning the ban on sports betting in the United States earlier this week, one of the concerns raised by some was about more games being fixed. It has always been an issue that goes hand in hand with sports betting, and according to […]

In his new book, Metta World Peace detailed an incident with Michael Jordan — the incident which left him restless for days. In his new book entitled, “No Malice: My Life in Basketball or: How a Kid from Queensbridge Survived the Streets, the Brawls, and Himself to Become an NBA Champion,” World Peace shared the […]

Metta World Peace made himself quite a life in the NBA and passed those genes onto his son. Jeron Artest his youngest son has made himself quite a name because of his NBA skills, but it turns out he also is very smart, and his best skills might actually be off the basketball court. World […]

November 19, 2004 — The “Pacers-Pistons Brawl”, the “Malice in the Palace”, call it whatever you want, it was undoubtedly one of the lowest points of the NBA, and a day that will live in The Association in infamy. It led to nine player suspensions (including fines and legal charges) and shaped how the modern […]

James Harden is no question one of the NBA’s best players. He went from a sixth man with the Oklahoma City Thunder to getting his team the first seed in the Western Conference and probably winning the MVP award with the Houston Rockets. There was a time that Kevin Durant was no question the better […]

After it was reported over the weekend that the New York Knicks had already contacted both Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson about the vacant head coaching position, one person added himself as a dark horse to that list of potential candidates: none other than former Knicks forward Metta World Peace. World Peace, who is […]

During his time in the NBA, Metta World Peace, the man formerly known as Ron Artest, went through drastic highs and lows. At one point, he was considered to be one of the best all-around players in the league with a bright future in front him. Then it all seemingly came crashing down with the […]

When Metta World Peace was Ron Artest, there was an incident in Detroit that derailed his career for a significant amount of time. Everyone remembers Malice at the Palace, where Artest went into the stands as a melee ensued between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons. It’s an infamous event in NBA history. Artest was […]

With the 2017-18 NBA season entering the final stretch, there has been plenty of debate around which player should take home MVP honors. Among the notable names, the favorite in fact, on this short list of candidates is Houston Rockets guard James Harden. Not only have the Rockets been the best team in regular season, by far, but […]

Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, is sending feelers in hopes for an NBA comeback with his latest tweet. The playoffs are right around the corner and some teams are looking to lock in their final roster. World Peace is no stranger to this situation having played for 19 years in the league. […]

As we head into 2018, the NBA is ushering in a new generation of players. NBA superstars that used to play with Michael Jordan such as Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett have all called it quits in their respective playing careers. Now, players like LeBron James and Dwayne Wade are the new NBA […]