ron artest officially becomes METTA WORLD PEACE

TruSkool · Post #1 » by **TruSkool** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:30 pm

LOS ANGELES TIMES:

"Amid labor discord that threatens to delay, if not wipe out, the NBA season, there is suddenly World Peace.

He is 6 feet 7, wears No. 15 for the Lakers and once participated in the infamous "Palace Brawl."

Anyone now making his acquaintance will be meeting Metta World Peace. Those on a first-name basis can call him Metta, while those a little farther removed can buy jerseys with his last name of World Peace stretched across the back.

The most ballyhooed name change of the year became official Friday morning when a Los Angeles Superior Court judge commissioner approved Ron Artest's request to be called something else.

According to World Peace's publicist, Courtney Barnes, the Lakers forward had been contemplating the switch for years but "it took years of research and soul-searching to find a first name that was both personally meaningful and inspirational." Metta is a Buddhist term that means loving kindness and friendliness toward others.

Artest -- er, World Peace -- had hoped to adopt the new moniker last month but was rebuffed because of an outstanding traffic ticket. Ticket paid, World Peace can now reign.

And it may be spreading fast. Artest's 8-year-old daughter, Diamond, has said she wants to adopt her father's new surname.

World Peace was scheduled to attend Friday's hearing, but his attorney, Nahla Rajan, announced at 9:50 a.m. that he would not be coming. Commissioner Matthew C. St. George approved the name change a few minutes later in a hearing that lasted about 30 seconds."

im ready to buy a #15 World Peace jersey

TruSkool · Post #2 » by **TruSkool** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:38 pm

bigsby1 · Post #3 » by **bigsby1** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:49 pm

just plain stupid...

StarneyBinston · Post #4 » by **StarneyBinston** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:39 am

Isn't Ron... err Metta changing his number again? I read something about it gonna be 70, the number of MLK's cell when he was in prison.

http://www.lakersnation.com/ron-artest- ... 011/08/30/

Anyway, that whole name thing is kinda ridiculous...

So Gutta · Post #5 » by **So Gutta** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:13 am

Bring this clown off the bench. Seriously, he can't even jump anymore. Start Ebanks aka Ariza 2.0

This guy has officially jumped the shark.

BEazy · Post #6 » by **BEazy** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:19 am

Can we trade him for Ariza?

DEEP3CL · Post #7 » by **DEEP3CL** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:50 am

You young bucks are finicky.....I'm good with what he's doing.

TruSkool · Post #8 » by **TruSkool** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:10 am

i second him...the man has changed himself for the better, and i see no reason why he shouldnt be able to express that...on top of all that, dudes a laker.

ALL HAIL · Post #9 » by **ALL HAIL** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:55 am

I'm in the process of changing my name as well (should be official in about ten days), although it's not nearly as dramatic as that of World Peace.

For those that don't understand, it's simply a tangible metaphor for a larger change in someone's life.

And to be quite frank, for most African Americans their last name means absolutely nothing when it comes to their true identity.

For the man previously known as Ron Artest, he has taken one step (albeit a small one) in realigning, reclaiming, and reconfiguring his name with his true self ... and beginning a NEW legacy to boot.

Absolutely nothing wrong with that.

michaelc204 · Post #10 » by **michaelc204** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:50 pm

He just wants someone to buy his Jersey

Wavy Q · Post #11 » by **Wavy Q** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:16 pm

People getting up in arms over something that has 0 effect on his performance on the court... what?

iamworthy · Post #12 » by **iamworthy** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:12 am

I dont really care about people changing their name but imo I would never change my last name. The name I got from my father.

chefy · Post #13 » by **chefy** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:58 am

you gotta be kidding me lmao

bigsby1 · Post #14 » by **bigsby1** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 3:50 am

That's when you know Ron Artest had no one in his life that loves him.....if he did they would tell him how stupid of a decision that would be which would stop him from doing what he did.

Optms · Post #15 » by **Optms** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 3:51 am

World Peace has arrived and as such, so have the haters in this thread. Smfh.

Post #16 » by **Slava** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:02 am

Well.. as long as he doesn't being peace and love on the court, I'm fine with whatever he does off it. We signed him up to be a bad mfker on the floor.

Post #17 » by **dockingsched** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:21 am

poll added. to me he'll still be ron artest.

tugs · Post #18 » by **tugs** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:35 am

think he'll bring that peaceful attitude on the court?

"FOUL NUMBER 15 WORLD PEACE. LAKERS FIRST TEAM FOUL. PAUL PIERCE SHOOTING TWO."

"SORRY PAUL, ARE YOU HURT? NEXT TIME I WON'T BE AS PHYSICAL. GO AND DRIVE BY ME.

"

I hope not. respect Metta for his new outlook in life for himself though.

hermes · Post #19 » by **hermes** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:20 am

it was dumb when ochocinco did it, and this is worse

LApwnd · Post #20 » by **LApwnd** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:05 pm

I thought Artest was suppose to be the intimadator, who's gona be scared of World Peace :lol:

I will refer to him as...