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Mar 17, 2022 · However, Metta World Peace changed his name again in 2020 — to Metta Sandiford-Artest. This change reflected a last name that represented both his old one and his wife's (Maya Sandiford) last name. It seems that "Metta World Peace" is what he still goes by on Beyond the Edge, though.
Jun 2, 2024 · In 2011, he changed his legal name to Metta World Peace. According to a 2011 Los Angeles Times report , the first name Metta “is a Buddhist term that means loving kindness and friendliness...
May 8, 2020 · At first, I originally was going to be – so it was going to be “Queensbridge” and then “So Hood.”. The first game that I had with World Peace, I was like, “This is the dumbest thing ever.”. I was coming off of the bench at that time, 2011, and they say, “Metta World Peace!”.
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In 2011, Artest legally changed his name to Metta World Peace, and continued to play with the Lakers until 2013, when he signed with the New York Knicks. After a year of hiatus from the NBA, he returned to the Lakers for his final seasons in 2015 before retiring in 2017.
May 6, 2020 · Ron Artest became Metta World Peace in the middle of his NBA career only to become Panda Friend and abort that name. World Peace has once again changed his name, this time to Metta...
May 5, 2020 · Artest originally changed his name to Metta World Peace during the 2011 offseason. The reasoning he gave Bill Plaschke of The Los Angeles Times in the moment was brilliant: "I changed...
May 6, 2020 · He changed his name from Ron Artest to Metta World Peace ahead of the start of the 2011-12 season while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers.
