Lakers Nation · May 13, 2020
Lakers Video: Metta World Peace Changes Name Again; Makes Awards Picks
Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, has always been the type who marches to the beat of his own drum.
When others focused on scoring the basketball and the attention it brings, he dedicated himself to defense. When plays would break down, there he would be, ready to pounce on broken plays. And of course, changing his name in the middle of his career was also part of the experience.
It took some time for all involved to adjust to calling him World Peace, and on Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green’s podcast, “Inside The Green Room,” the now-former World Peace admitted that he felt like he made a mistake the first time he heard his name announced at the Staples Center.
