At this point we all just want the NBA lockout to end, one way or another. The League doesn’t seem to be willing to pick up the phone and call Billy Hunter anytime soon to restart negotiation talks and neither does the Union’s lawyers. So Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace took to Twitter yesterday to [...]
After the highs of a performance show comes the inevitable first elimination of the season. And on this Tuesday night, that distinct dishonor went not to a reality TV mainstay, nor an international model and actress, as yours truly had suspected. No, the first star to be booted out of the Season 13 galaxy of “Dancing With the Stars” — [...]
Concerns over his poor dance moves and mobility quickly evaporated for Ron Artest as soon as he talked with his 8-year-old daughter Diamond. She’s the only one who the Lakers forward said could convince him to appear on “Dancing With the Stars.” “She said, ‘Daddy, you can do it,’ ” Artest recalled Monday in a phone interview. “It’s going to [...]
Tweet of the week? That’s an easy one. Here’s something from Ron Artest, a.k.a. Metta World Peace, from about 12 hours ago as of this writing: “Go Jets!!!!! UK, here we come!!! Jets are the best!!! Jets are the best!!! New chant!!!!!!!!!” Yes, it turns out that one of the wackiest rumors surrounding the NBA lockout and players’ concomitant interest [...]
After capturing the blogosphere’s attention with yesterday’s reportage of Ron Artest, a.k.a. Metta World Peace, looking to options in the British Basketball League in case of an extended NBA player lockout, ESPN Los Angeles went straight to the horse’s mouth – or the horse’s agent’s mouth – to learn the truth. Said agent David Bauman to the website, “Even though [...]
Over the weekend I went to the premiere of the Ron Artest Ultimate Comedy Tour at the Hollywood Improv. Or, rather, the person I was before I saw the Ron Artest Ultimate Comedy Tour did. Because the Ron Artest Ultimate Comedy Tour? It changes people. I’ll try to recreate the whole experience as accurately as possible, but I promise you [...]
BallinEurope just received word from Hippo Taatila (via BiE pilgrim father Christophe, now of European Prospects) that Ron Artest may have topped himself in wackiness yet again – and this within a week of the announcement of his imminent name change to Metta World Peace. Reports Taatila: “Finland’s top league Korisliiga will witness some serious NBA talent in September 2011, [...]
Just when you thought you had seen it all regarding Ron Artest … The Lakers forward filed paperwork Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court to legally change his name to Metta World Peace. “Metta” is a Buddhist term. One definition for the word is “a strong wish for the welfare and happiness of others.” NBA players need to file [...]
The thirty one year old Ron Artest has been one of the most controversial characters of the NBA in recent years, probably since Dennis Rodman (but the latter was the worst). Sporting a quite eccentric and outspoken behavior, Artest would be misunderstood by many people, including his peers. The earlier part of Artest’s career was marred by controversies especially the [...]
The always quirky Ron Artest added yet another chapter to his potentially best-selling autobiography when he told ESPN.com writer Rick Reilly that he had no clue how the Los Angeles Lakers’ offense worked. As Artest puts it, “There’s 1,000 plays in the Triangle. It’s such a challenge. I get so frustrated about it, I have to call my psychiatrist. So [...]
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