Ron Artest

Metta World Peace

World Peace with the Lakers in 2015
No. 37 – Los Angeles Lakers
Position	Small forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1979-11-13) November 13, 1979 (age 37) Queens, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school	La Salle Academy (New York City, New York)
College	St. John's (1997–1999)
NBA draft	1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1999–present
Career history
1999–2002	Chicago Bulls
2002–2006	Indiana Pacers
2006–2008	Sacramento Kings
2008–2009	Houston Rockets
2009–2013	Los Angeles Lakers
2013–2014	New York Knicks
2014	Sichuan Blue Whales
2015	Pallacanestro Cantù
2015–present	Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2010) NBA All-Star (2004) All-NBA Third Team (2004) NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2004) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2004, 2006) 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2003, 2009) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2000) J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2011) Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (1999) Haggerty Award (1999) First-team All-Big East (1999)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Metta World Peace (born Ronald William Artest, Jr. on November 13, 1979) is an American professional basketball player 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 league's 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. John's University. World Peace has played for six teams in the NBA.

Metta World Peace was born Ronald William Artest, Jr., and raised in the Queensbridge projects in Queens, New York. He has two younger brothers, Isaiah and Daniel. He played high school basketball at La Salle Academy.

Artest played college basketball at St. John's University from 1997 to 1999. At St. John's, he majored in mathematics. In 1999, he led the Red Storm to a 14-4 record in the Big East Conference and 28-9 overall and the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division I Tournament, losing to Ohio State.