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Metta Sandiford-Artest

Metta Sandiford-Artest (born Ronald William Artest Jr.; November 13, 1979), previously legally named Metta World Peace, is an American former professional basketball player who played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Under the name Ron Artest, he played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm. He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1999 NBA draft. In 2001, he signed with the Indiana Pacers, where he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award and was also named an NBA All-Star in 2004. Later that year, he was involved in an on-court altercation between the Pacers and the Detroit Pistons, and was suspended for the remainder of the 2004–05 season. Weeks after the start of the 2005–06 season, he was traded to the Sacramento Kings, and spent the 2008–09 season with the Houston Rockets. In 2009, he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, and helped the team win their NBA championship in 2010. In 2011, he legally changed his name to Metta World Peace, and continued to play with the Lakers until 2013, where he signed with the New York Knicks. After a year of hiatus from the NBA, he returned to the Lakers for his last season in 2015 before retiring the following year. On May 4, 2020, he announced that he had changed his name once again to Metta Sandiford-Artest, combining his last name with that of his second wife, Maya Sandiford. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.


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Born:
Nov 13, 1979 In Queens, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
28
First Appeared:
In the series Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003-01-26
Latest Project:
Movie America's Next Best President 2024-05-01
Known For
Filmography
Movie America's Next Best President Judge 2024-05-01
Series Los Anillos de Pau Unknown 2024-01-06
Movie It's Storytime: The Movie Sariel 2023-04-02
Series Beyond the Edge Self - Contestant 2022-03-16
Movie Celebrity Exorcism Self 2021-10-22
Movie Untold: Malice at the Palace Self - Indiana Pacers 2021-08-10
Series The Masked Singer Cuddle Monster 2019-01-02
Series Tamron Hall Self - Guest 2019-09-09
Movie Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story Unknown 2019-05-17
Series Celebrity Big Brother Contestant 2018-02-07
Series Basketball: A Love Story Self 2018-09-18
Series Shut Up and Dribble Self - Former NBA Player 2018-11-03
Series Lip Sync Battle Self 2015-04-02
Movie Blind Ref Metta World Peace 2013-06-06
Series The Millers Himself 2013-10-03
Movie The Eleventh Victim Garlin Fincher 2012-11-03
Series Key & Peele Himself 2012-01-31
Series The First Family Self 2012-09-22
Movie Mr. Immortality: The Life and Times of Twista Self 2011-01-01
Series Ridiculousness Self 2011-08-29
Movie 2010 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers Himself 2010-07-27
Series Hawaii Five-0 Himself 2010-09-20
Series Conan Self 2010-11-08
Series Dancing with the Stars Self - Contestant 2005-06-01
Movie Murda Muzik Unknown 2004-04-06
Movie Mobb Deep: Infamous Allegiance: Part 1 Unknown 2004-04-27
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Unknown 2003-01-26
Series Punk'd Self 2003-03-17