Metta World Peace Basketball player

Metta World Peace (born Ronald William Artest, Jr. on November 13, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He was known as Ron Artest before legally changing his name in September 2011.World Peace gained a reputation as one of the league's premier defenders as he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2004, when he was also named an NBA All-Star and earned All-NBA honors. He was a participant in several controversial on-court incidents, most notably the Pacers–Pistons brawl, and is known for his sometimes eccentric and outspoken behavior. He won an NBA championship in 2010 as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Personal facts

Metta World Peace
Alias (AKA)Artest Ron
Birth dateNovember 13, 1979
Birth place
New York City , Queensbridge Queens , Queens , New York
Height (meters)2.0066
Weight (Kilograms)117.936

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Basketball player

Career start1999
college
St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
draft team
Chicago Bulls
draft year1999
league
National Basketball Association
position
Basketball positions

Metta World Peace on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ronartest.com