Ron Artest changing name to "Metta World Peace"

[AMISTILLILL]

"Say goodbye to Ron Artest and HELLOOOO to Metta World Peace ... Mr. Metta World Peace to you. Yes, Ron is going the way of Cassius Clay, Lew Alcindor and Chad Johnson. Ron's filed a petition in L.A. County Superior Court to change his name to -- World Peace. FYI, metta means loving, kindness, happiness and all that jazz. TMZ.com"

:lol

[Samurai Swoosh]

And World B. Free

[DirtySanchez]

Wtf???

[Droid101]

Better announcement than any of the lame trades made so far today.

[BarberSchool]

**Paging Meticode**

[DirtySanchez]

Give PEACE a chance!!! Don't hate!!!

Man I am getting that jersey now!!!

[TylerOO]

He sent papers to the LA Superior Court to change his name to World Peace.

Yea its serious.

[DuMa]

BAHAHAHHA. and the lakers wont change his jersey because theres a deadline

[rezznor]

He sent papers to the LA Superior Court to change his name to World Peace.

Yea its serious.


:oldlol:

love Ronron

http://thishotfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ron-artest.jpg

[ROCSteady]

:facepalm I love Ron but that's taking his corky behavior a little far.

[DuMa]

hes actually changing it to 'Metta World Peace'

still never will be as cool as World B Free

[dbugz]

Dude badly need some attention.

[1Time4YourMind]

Chad Ochocinco of basketball :banana:

[Godzuki]

link? not saying its not probably with that nut :oldlol:

[Anti Hero]

I think the other thread has a link in it, look half way or so down the first page

[DuMa]

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/30217326

[Zach Morris]

Ron Artest is special....

[Allstar24]

:roll: :roll: :roll:

[RazorBaLade]

well thats one way to kill rumors of u being traded

[bluechox2]

dudes smart, a marketing promotion genius

[Derka]

Back on the non-prescription drugs, I see.

[wang4three]

Would've thought this is complete bullshit if it weren't Ron Artest.

[1~Gibson~1]

:facepalm

no words needed

[rodman91]

He better change his game before name.

[Samurai Swoosh]

He better change his game before name.
Yea his offensive game always has been putrid.

[Anaximandro1]

:roll: :roll:

[Jasper]

hes actually changing it to 'Metta World Peace'

still never will be as cool as World B Free



http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/buddharakkhita/wheel365.html

Obviously he now wants to be a 76'er :D

Dat dar is brotherly lov

[Theoo's Daddy]

Ron's filed a petition in L.A. County Superior Court to change his name to World Peace.

FYI, metta means loving, kindness, happiness and all that jazz.We're told Ron wants to put the his new last name -- Peace -- on the back of his L.A. Lakers' jersey.

http://globalgrind.com/entertainment/ron-artest-pulls-ochocinco-and-changes-his-name#ixzz1Q8j3jN6Y


:oldlol: :oldlol:

[d.bball.guy]

:wtf::roll::roll::facepalm

[leopoldstotch]

we had world b. free

why not have world peace? :confusedshrug: :lol

[Maniak]

If he didn't play for the Lakers, I'd buy that jersey

[SpecialQue]

Ron-ron, you are now my second all-time favorite player. Never leave LA, you crazy bastard you.

[DirkNowitzki41]

Wow.. then again, it's Ron Artest. He's the only one I'd expect to do something so retarded. :oldlol:

[G-Funk]

Hahaha thats funny...sounds like a hip hop name

[Meticode]

My god....

[Ne 1]

we had world b. free

why not have world peace? :confusedshrug: :lol

That was actually creative though since his real middle initial was B and his real last name was Free, as well as his nickname being "All-World". To me this sounds like Ron is just seeking attention.

[imdaman99]

this dumbass has ADD. instead of figuring out how he can improve on being a role player (he makes the lakers miss ariza last year), he sells off his championship ring and wants to change his name. what is this clown doing on a championship caliber team?

[FindingTim]

Wow.. then again, it's Ron Artest.

no, it's not.

[d.bball.guy]

no, it's not.
:lol

[J-Futuristic]

Dude tries way too hard :facepalm

[kaiiu]

shouldve changed his name to Pennywise.

This ni99a a clown

[Nevaeh]

shouldve changed his name to Pennywise.

This ni99a a clown

I was thinking he would go with "Dumb Azs Nigahh" or something along those lines. Took somebody long enough to bite off "World B. Free" though.

[cleveland]

hes tryn too hard w that bullshit ron u just became a lame after bein the hardest dude in the nba.

[Bogus_Sting]

If he didn't play for the Lakers, I'd buy that jersey
:roll:

Needs to change is number to 69 too.

[d.bball.guy]

:roll:

Needs to change is number to 69 too.
Peace and 69 will never look right.

[Mr. Jabbar]

Artest attempts are noble but futile as long as more justin beibers and rebecca blacks keep spawning, which reminds me today is friday, friday, gotta get down on friday :banana:

[Bogus_Sting]

Peace and 69 will never look right.

http://www.leolyons.org/Woodstock-69.jpg

[d.bball.guy]

http://www.leolyons.org/Woodstock-69.jpg
:lol Still doesn't look right.:D

[Bogus_Sting]

:lol Still doesn't look right.:D

Lick a tab of acid and see how you feel about that :oldlol:

[d.bball.guy]

Lick a tab of acid and see how you feel about that :oldlol:
:lol

[$LakerGold]

:facepalm

[stephanieg]

It'll be ironic when World Peace does a drive by.

[lakerfreak]

this dumbass has ADD. instead of figuring out how he can improve on being a role player (he makes the lakers miss ariza last year), he sells off his championship ring and wants to change his name. what is this clown doing on a championship caliber team?

1) he sold his ring for a good purpose

2) Without this "clown", we lose to the celtics in the finals in 2010

[JohnnySic]

I was hoping he's change his name to Horatio Christofferson...

[blablabla]

world peace at his best:roll:

[JGXEN]

I bet Paul Pierce would laugh his ass off and talk nonstop trash with Peace :lol

[BigTicket]

No way I'm going to actually call him Meta World Peace. I couldn't possibly keep a straight face doing that, and I feel sorry for the commentators.

[BlueandGold]

Ron ron dropping a lot of acid this offseason.

[Eat Like A Bosh]

I can't imagine what would happen if they approve it.

[BlueandGold]

I can't imagine what would happen if they approve it.
They will, stranger name changes have happened. Changing your name is essentially a constitutional right to free speech.

[Disaprine]

:roll:

[bagelred]

I still think an NBA player needs to change his name to "Phucking *******".....just to see what happens.

[HEAT111]

Imagine if Ron switched it to, "David Stern".

:lol

[Jimmy2k8]

Great, all we need now is for Lebron James to legally change his name to Lechoke James.

[alanLA92]

Detroit has another name for him and it doesn't involve peace. :lol

[R.I.P.]

Get ready for endless jokes like

After booing Santa, City of Brotherly Love also turns down World Peace for Spencer Hawes.

[d.bball.guy]

Great, all we need now is for Lebron James to legally change his name to Lechoke James.
Nah, it would be LeBron West.

[ChandlerParsons]

I though it was
Metta World Peace

[Soothing Layup]

Teehee

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Ron-Artest-is-petitioning-to-change-his-name-to-?urn=nba-wp5466

[luckylucy]

Teehee

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Ron-Artest-is-petitioning-to-change-his-name-to-?urn=nba-wp5466

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmrmhzlDfu1qaawfq.jpg

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=228261

[Balla_Status]

Did you know Obama is president?

[talamo]

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmrmhzlDfu1qaawfq.jpg

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=228261

:oldlol:

[DixieNourmous]

The Judge should order Ron to have a mental competency test.

http://stripers247.com/images/possessed.gif

[sirkeelma]

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc242/sirkee/art.jpg

[williams012]

If he didn't play for the Lakers, I'd buy that jersey

this haha.

[The Macho Man]

Deshawn needs to change his name to Lebron James so Lebron can have a ring to his name

[B]

:roll:
That's about the size of it.
:facepalm @ Artest

[R3AL NY BaLLeR]

I cant wait for 2k12 jus for them to say world peace for 3:roll: :roll: :roll:

[kaiiu]

PEACE 4 3333333333333333333333 :bowdown: I FEEL U RON


REAL TRAP SHIT

[Maniak]

Deshawn needs to change his name to Lebron James so Lebron can have a ring to his name
:oldlol:

[thomaspynchon]

The same Ron Artest who incited a brawl and who cheap shotted Jose Juan barea in game 2 of the 2011 Western conference semifinals?

[All Net]

:oldlol: Nothing surprises me anymore

[chazzy]

I cant wait for 2k12 jus for them to say world peace for 3:roll: :roll: :roll:
World Peace DENIED

[blablabla]

The same Ron Artest who incited a brawl and who cheap shotted Jose Juan barea in game 2 of the 2011 Western conference semifinals?
who is ron artest

[bluechox2]

who is ron artest
my ni99a World Peace is who

[Lakers Legend#32]

Koo-Koo! Koo-Koo!

[EasyD]

Little bit crazy, but I really can't hate on that. Way better than getting a "CHOSEN" tattoo.

[Lebron23]

I really hated this B1tch since he had signed with the Lakers. He became one of the biggest attention whores in the NBA. I hope the Lakers trade him to a lottery team. How old is this guy again?

[Jimmy2k8]

I really hated this B1tch since he had signed with the Lakers. He became one of the biggest attention whores in the NBA. I hope the Lakers trade him to a lottery team. How old is this guy again?


He has one more ring than Lebron James.:oldlol:

And he's 31 years old, not sure why his age is of concern.

[Ronin]

:bowdown:

[04mzwach]

World Peace, With No Regard For Human Life!!!!

[Myth]

I haven't added to my basketball card collection in a long time, but I may have to soon just so I can have a card that says "Metta World Peace."

Btw, am I the only one who when saying it out loud want to say "Metta World Police"?

[TennesseeFan]

World Peace, With No Regard For Human Life!!!!

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[1Time4YourMind]

World Peace, With No Regard For Human Life!!!!
:lol :lol :cheers:

honestly though i will still refer to him as artest no matter what.

[QuebecBaller]

:

honestly though i will still refer to him as artest no matter what.


JR Smith asked people to call him Earl Smith (his true name) and nobody does

[Toizumi]

Artest has cooled down a bit over the years.. but he'll still get his share of technicals and flagrant.
World Peace with the technical foul/flagrant foul :oldlol:
World Peace getting into a fight with another player maybe :oldlol:

Still an awesome player and he seems like a good dude. But World Peace?

http://rt-now.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ron-artest-punching-flagrant-foul-2011-nba-playoffs-mavs-lakers-western-semifinals.jpg

http://cdn.cosbysweaters.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ron-artest-brawl.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rKRs7hD2Y24/TcLqP4tlhtI/AAAAAAAAAS8/8I5KtR49bUE/s1600/ron_artest.jpg

http://www.nydailynews.com/img/2009/05/08/alg_kobe-artest.jpg

[PowerGlove]

He's too old for this bullshit.

[The_Yearning]

Damn... you really can't take the hood out of a darkness.

[trabash]

what a douche :facepalm

[kaiteng]

As long as he doesn't hurt anybody, the wacky name is fine by me.

[AznTacoLover]

HAHAHA, I love it :oldlol:

[Eat Like A Bosh]

I l0ve this Crazy Bastard lmao!:oldlol:

[SilkyJohnson]

After every successful three point attempt he should run back shouting "PEACE OF CAKE...PEACE OF CAKE".

It's funny because the phrase 'piece of cake' usually signals that what has just been accomplished by whoever utters this phrase, has been a doddle. By exclaiming "PEACE OF CAKE...PEACE OF CAKE", he has the opportunity to not only taunt his opponents but also do it in a humorous manner because it also happens to be one of the words, admittedly spelled differently because it's used in an entirely different context, in the phrase 'piece of cake' but nevertheless comically on point.

See that? Yeah? How I just finished the closing sentence above by using a basketball terminology, yeah?...point-guard, innit? Because the word 'point' is associated a lot with Basketball and by using it I allowed myself to inject an element of comedy into proceedings. Seriously, if you're not getting any of this, I suggest you step up your game.

Game, yeah. Like the game of basketball. You're probably thinking "I never expected the above paragraph to end on a similar note', only to confound you yet again by closing on another basketball related word, which also happens to be the very definition of Basketball! Go to a dictionary and look for the definition of Basketball and you'll find it is closely followed by the word game! I dare you to prove me Rong.

Now, what I did there was to end the above paragraph by incorporating the very name of the player this thread concerns, but in a slightly unusual way, because nobody in the history of mankind has spelt 'wrong' without the double you, have they?!

[305Baller]

http://chzgifs.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/thanksmrleep1.gif

[Myth]

Artest has cooled down a bit over the years.. but he'll still get his share of technicals and flagrant.
World Peace with the technical foul/flagrant foul :oldlol:
World Peace getting into a fight with another player maybe :oldlol:

Still an awesome player and he seems like a good dude. But World Peace?

http://rt-now.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ron-artest-punching-flagrant-foul-2011-nba-playoffs-mavs-lakers-western-semifinals.jpg

http://cdn.cosbysweaters.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ron-artest-brawl.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rKRs7hD2Y24/TcLqP4tlhtI/AAAAAAAAAS8/8I5KtR49bUE/s1600/ron_artest.jpg

http://www.nydailynews.com/img/2009/05/08/alg_kobe-artest.jpg

Him changing his name makes me want to see him go insane like he did in Detroit. "World Peace has been suspended for the remainder of the year for savagely beating fans in Utah."

[Shep]

:facepalm Trade this fool please.
nobody wants world peace

[glidedrxlr22]

Ron Artest is a fukcin clown. He tries so hard to be different and quirky. Idiot.

[winwin]

Ron Artest wasn't his real name, it was his slave name as 95% of african americans.

their history is destroyed

[Soundwave]

Over/under on World Peace jerseys being the no.1 seller for the NBA?

[Assassin]

WTF? :roll:

[Airball Ahead]

Artest is gonna join a Finnish club called Loimaa Bisons, at least for a couple of games. I see this hasn't hit the "international news" yet so all I can offer is some links from the Finnish newspapers, use Google Translate:

http://www.iltasanomat.fi/koripallo/nyt-jysahtaa-supertahti-nbasta-suomen-parketeille/art-1288398217662.html
http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/muutlajit/uutiset.shtml/2011/06/1353120/is-lakers-tahti-pelaa-korisliigan-nousijajoukkueessa?koripallo


http://yle.fi/urheilu/lajit/koripallo/kotimaa/2011/06/nban_huippupelaaja_suomen_parketeille_2690078.html

this guy is going crazy :bowdown:

[insidehoops]

Bump, with an update:

http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=8097