Metta Sandiford-Artest
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| birthday | 13th November 1979 (age 40) | |
| place of birth | Queens , New York , United States | |
| size | 201 cm | |
| Weight | 118 kg | |
| position | Small forward | |
| High school | La Salle Academy, New York | |
| college | St. John's | |
| NBA draft | 1999 , 16th pick , Chicago Bulls | |
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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 2015–2017 Los Angeles Lakers
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| 2017-2018 South Bay Lakers (player development)
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Metta Sandiford-Artest (* 13. November 1979 in Queens , New York as Ronald William Artest Jr. ), formerly known under the name Ron Artest and Metta World Peace , is a former American professional basketball player who most of his professional career in 1999 until 2017 was active in the NBA .
Artest has long been considered one of the best defenders of the NBA and was after the 2003-04 season to the NBA Defensive Player of the Year chosen.
Career
Artest was selected 16th in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls in 1999 . For his achievements in his first year as a professional, he was appointed to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2000 . This was followed by positions with the Indiana Pacers , Sacramento Kings , Houston Rockets , New York Knicks and - interrupted by trips to the Chinese and Italian leagues - the Los Angeles Lakers .
Artest repeatedly attracted attention with negative headlines. In the 2004/05 season he lost control during a game at the Detroit Pistons and hit several spectators after being provoked and thrown with a mug of beer. As a result, Artest had to serve a record suspension of 73 games (rest of the 2004/05 season and play-offs ). At the beginning of the 2005/06 season he caused the next scandal by requesting a trade with another team. He was then suspended from his club.
In January 2005, the Pacers finally agreed on an exchange with the Sacramento Kings , and Artest was sent to Sacramento for three-time All-Star Peja Stojaković .
After the end of the 2008 season , he was transferred from Sacramento to the Houston Rockets . In return, the Kings scored rookie Donté Greene , Bobby Jackson and a future first-round pick for 2009.
In July 2009 Artest signed a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent . With the Lakers he won the 2010 NBA championship.
On April 24, 2012, Artest was suspended for seven games after punching James Harden in the head with his left elbow. In July 2013, his contract with the Lakers was terminated by drawing the "amnesty clause".
Shortly afterwards he was signed by the New York Knicks for a 2-year contract. At the Knicks, however, Artest could not prevail as hoped and was released from his contract early in February 2014.
In August 2014, Artest signed a contract with the Sichuan Blue Whales in the Chinese CBA .
In September 2015, Artest signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
In 2017 he ended his playing career and switched to the coaching staff of the Los Angeles Lakers' farm team , the South Bay Lakers , who are active in the NBA G-League . He took over a season the role of "player development coach" ( player development coach ).
Surname
In September 2011 Artest officially changed its name to "Metta World Peace". It is Metta , a native of Buddhism concept of friendship and love, the first name, and World Peace ( "World Peace") of the last name. After changing his name to “Panda Friend” after moving to the CBA , he finally announced in May 2020 that he had changed his name to “Metta Sandiford-Artest”. Sandiford is his wife's last name.
Others
In addition to his basketball career, Artest is also a rapper and released an album in 2006 called My World . He also contributed the song "Champions" to the soundtrack of the basketball game NBA 2K11 .
On March 5, 2007, Artest was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence against his wife on his property in Loomis and released after a few hours on bail. In May 2007, Artest was sentenced to 20 days probation.
In April 2011 Artest received the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his social commitment.
Artest made a guest appearance as himself on the tenth season of the Hawaii Five-0 TV series "With Advice and Action " .
Web links
- Metta World Peace - player profile on NBA.com
- Metta World Peace - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Metta World Peace says he changed his name again to Metta Sandiford-Artest. In: yahoo.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020 .
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru4csa8lEYs ( Memento from January 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Metta World Peace suspended seven games for elbowing James Harden
- ↑ Lakers finish chapter Metta World Peace
- ↑ Ben Golliver: Report: Knicks agree to sign Metta World Peace to two-year deal. In: Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Lakers professional with name change: Ron Artest is now called "Metta World Peace". Message on spox.com, accessed on September 16, 2011
- ↑ Metta changing name to 'The Pandas Friend'. August 8, 2014, accessed May 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Shawn Grant: Metta World Peace Has Once Again Changed His Name. In: The Source. May 6, 2020, accessed May 7, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Kings' Ron Artest arrested on domestic violence charge. Retrieved April 18, 2020 .
- ↑ lakernation.com ( Memento of the original from November 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 28, 2011.
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| SURNAME | Sandiford-Artest, Metta |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Artest, Ron (former short name); Artest, Ronald William Jr. (maiden name); World Peace, Metta |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Queens , New York , United States |