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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 […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace is keeping busy in life after the NBA. After playing his way into the hearts of the fans in Los Angeles, World Peace wasn’t ready to live life in another city, nor was he ready to leave basketball alone completely, feeling deep down he not only still […]

After his second stint with the Los Angeles Lakers, Metta World Peace recently joined the team’s G-League affiliate, South Bay Lakers, as a player development coach. With the Lakers set to take on the Santa Cruz Warriors in the 2017-18 NBA G-League season opener on Nov. 4, World Peace spoke about his next chapter. At […]

Earlier this week, it had been announced that Metta World Peace has joined the South Bay Lakers as a player development coach. However, it appears that Peace has found yet another gig as he recently revealed to TMZ Sports that he will play in the BIG3 league next summer. The 37-year-old is also set to […]

One-time NBA champion Metta World Peace has talked about getting into coaching for a few years now. The former Los Angeles Lakers forward wanted to continue his playing career beyond last season, but it appears no teams came calling or he wasn’t interested in the opportunities that were available. Now it seems World Peace has […]

The light at the end of the tunnel may be near for Metta World Peace and his NBA career. The 37-year old small forward has yet to lock down a signed contract with the Los Angeles Lakers or any other team yet, but he still has high hopes for the franchise he has played the […]

Since being selected with the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers have thrust a tremendous weight of expectations upon the former UCLA product. With that in mind, former Lakers forward Metta World Peace has taken these huge aspirations through the roof during an interview on Monday morning with Colin […]

The Los Angeles Lakers last Thursday night landed the player they’ve wanted all along at the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft with the selection of former UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball. This immediately created much more buzz around Ball and his father, LaVar Ball — top guy of their Big Baller Brand company. In light […]

Metta World Peace is taking the opportunity this summer to pursue one of his passions. Back in 2006, the St. John’s product launched his first rap album, with the title “My World”. 11 years after, he has once again recorded some songs and released another one. The 12-track album is called “Where We At” and is available […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward and veteran NBA player Metta World Peace made a bold prediction during the playoffs. World Peace picked either the Los Angeles Clippers or Utah Jazz to win the 2017 NBA championship. The Lakers forward shared his prediction on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MettaWorldPeace/status/858349910252322816 As we now know, Peace’s prediction did not come true. The […]

Who is the greatest player of all-time, is a debate that will last till the end of time. This is because like with every single debate, everybody has their own opinion and will vehemently defend their stance, simply due to their belief. So with that in mind, it is not too surprising who Lakers forward […]

He may already be 37-years-old, but Metta World Peace is not allowing his age to get in the way of studying once again. The Los Angeles Lakers forward has reportedly enrolled at UCLA to take some classes about digital analytics and social media marketing, according to Serena Winters of Lakers Nation. His first class will be […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace caused quite a stir on Tuesday when he played his best game of the season against the New Orleans Pelicans. In 24 minutes of play, the 37-year-old scored 18 points, including four makes from beyond the arc, to go along with four rebounds, one assist and four steals. […]

Acting as a mentor for their young roster, Metta World Peace has essentially been a player-coach with the Los Angeles Lakers for the last two season. Peace does more mentoring and coaching than playing at 37 years old and it seems very likely that his career could be coming to an end very soon. But don’t tell […]

After seeing some late-game minutes due to the shortness of the roster, Metta World Peace was up to task on Sunday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, scoring eight points in his 11 minutes on the floor. The Los Angeles Lakers wanted to reward the 16-year veteran with a potential game-winning shot attempt with seven seconds […]

Metta World Peace has established himself as a hard-nosed and rugged defender over his 17-year NBA career. He may no longer be playing heavy minutes for his team, but he is still providing the Los Angeles Lakers with solid veteran presence, especially given his reputation. However, a former league enforcer recently ripped World Peace for cherry-picking those he would intimidate. […]

We hate to say Metta World Peace told you so, but he told you so. While the often-disparate Los Angeles Lakers forward made claims that a young Stephen Curry could become the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, most fans and critics wrote him off like just another lunatic. There is a V in MVP but not […]

The Golden State Warriors have been one of the most successful teams in the NBA in the past few years, making the NBA Finals the past two seasons and winning it all in 2015. Fans clamor to see them play live and do not mind paying a lot of money just to secure tickets for […]

Ron Artest/Metta World Peace is definitely one of the fiercest competitors the NBA has ever seen. His son, Ron Artest III, appears to be following in his footsteps. Artest III was recently caught by TMZ’s cameras for an interview and the 17-year-old claims that he would be able to defeat LiAngelo Ball, the second of […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton believes that 36-year-old veteran Metta World Peace is having a profound effect on the team’s younger players. Walton recently revealed that the historically unpredictable forward is a positive influence in the Lakers’ locker room, as per Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report: “He’s part of the culture we’re trying […]

Carmelo Anthony and New York Knicks‘ president Phil Jackson have been making a lot of news lately with regards to their much-publicized disagreement. Jackson has called out his team’s star forward for holding on to the ball too long, which has caused their offense to become slower. Anthony fired back with two posts on social media […]

Luke Walton has got to be the best thing that happened to the Lakers this season. After a tumultuous campaign under the previous leadership, the youthful and talent-laden squad from Los Angeles is now exuding a positive vibe thanks to the change in culture brought by Walton’s arrival. The rookie coach has received nothing but […]

After overachieving during the earlier days of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers have crashed back to earth losing six of their last eight games and saw their record drop to 10-13. A couple of factors have caused them to stumble. Their recent schedule hasn’t been friendly as they played four road games in five days while […]

Inspired by a Joe Budden list where he rates rappers’ bars from one through five, Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace has come up with his own list of rapper-athletes, which might shock a few in the scene. https://twitter.com/MettaWorldPeace/status/801110361583689728 World Peace, of course, is a rapper of his own, following his motto “Rapper by day, […]

Before ending up as head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, Rick Carlisle held the same role with the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers first. Through his years of coaching, he has had the opportunity to take a lot of players under his wings. But there’s one player who he thinks has the potential to […]

On a Wednesday morning where a lot of Americans are weighing their options to see if this is country is still one they want to associate with, Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace is urging them not to leave the country. World Peace took to Twitter and stayed true to his namesake, providing a bigger […]

Since it’s election day, Los Angeles Lakers‘ forward Metta World Peace thought it would be the best time to let everyone know what some of his platforms would be like if he becomes the President of the United States. The 36-year-old took to Twitter and made a series of hilarious posts, making his plans and advocacies known […]

One of the worst altercations in the NBA’s history occurred on November 19th, 2004, and the event still stings over a decade later. A fight broke out with less than a minute left in a rivalry game between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers. Ron Artest, now known as Metta World Peace, laid on the scorers […]

If you haven’t had enough of practice rituals like the ones Kevin Durant seems to have adopted, here’s one in-game from Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace. The 36-year-old, who signed a one-year deal this offseason, shouted: “I love basketball” after hitting the first of two free-throws against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. https://vine.co/v/5DzXV572n1v Hopefully […]

The Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City is said to be a haunted building. Many NBA players in the past claimed to have seen or felt something spooky before when they stayed there. And when the Los Angeles Lakers visited the Thunder for their game last Sunday, Lou Williams and Larry Nance Jr. both opted […]

Despite recent rumors of the Los Angeles Lakers being interested in keeping veteran forward Metta World Peace in-house by making him an assistant coach, there will no longer be a need for that as he’s managed to crack the 15-man roster. The team waived forward Yi Jianlian this morning, per his request, as he’s seen very limited […]

The Los Angeles Lakers currently have 17 players and need to cut two of them as the NBA only allows a maximum of 15 players on a team’s roster. The ones considered to possibly be let go are Nick Young, Yi Jianlian, Thomas Robinson, Anthony Brown and Metta World Peace. With the new season starting next […]

The NBA’s regular season kicks off in two weeks time and its teams have been playing in preseason games and finalizing their rosters. One of them are the Los Angeles Lakers who will soon need to cut some players in order to comply with the maximum of 15 allowed by the league. One of the players […]

Metta World Peace can be loud, opinionated, dysfunctional, and even crazy sometimes, but if there’s one thing he is above all, is loyal. The Queensbridge native is fresh off re-signing with the Los Angeles Lakers and as he told Bill Oram of the Orange County Register, he was ready to change his jersey number to honor […]

Just when we thought crazy couldn’t get any crazier, it did. Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace was back in training camp grounds and giving reporters a few laughs and puzzled faces. Lakers beat writer Mark Medina has the pleasure of witnessing this epic exchange that will flat out leave you scratching your head. Metta […]

A barrage of questions came during the Los Angeles Lakers media day. Sometimes fair questions were asked and some aren’t so nice, but overall the day had a fun atmosphere. One reporter asked forward Metta World Peace to define what success is for the Lakers, and the exchange turned into asking Siri for help. The definition […]