Ron Artest

Metta World Peace (born Ronald William Artest Jr. on November 13, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was known as Ron Artest before legally changing his name in September 2011.World Peace gained a reputation as one of the leagues 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 Malice at the Palace, 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.Artest played high school basketball at La Salle Academy and college basketball at St. Johns University. World Peace has played for six teams in the NBA.

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