Ron Artest Officially Changes Name to "Metta World Peace"

latimes.com ^ | 09/16/2011 | KTLA News

[kik5150]

If you see Lakers basketball forward Ron Artest on the street, you can officially call him "Metta World Peace."

The NBA star's publicist says the name change takes effect Friday.

It's apparently something the basketball star has wanted to do for a while.

"Ron Artest, (World Peace) has contemplated the name change for years and always knew that he wanted his last name to be World Peace but it took many years of research and soul searching to find a first name that was both personally meaningful and inspirational," his publicist told CNN.

A judge recently put the name change on hold until the 31-year-old cleared up his outstanding traffic warrants.

The Lakers forward filed papers in June requesting the name change.

His first name, "Metta," is a Buddhist word with various definitions along the lines of "loving kindness." World Peace is his last name, his publicist said.

[TheConservativeParty]

Obama Voter.

[Batman11]

“When he’s old he can change it to Metta Mucil.”

Ding, ding, ding!!! No more calls, we have a winner!!

[married21]

Hahaha!

[RexBeach]

Mazel Tov, Metta! I can dig it!

-Metta Rex

[Cincinatus]

His first name, "Metta," is a Buddhist word with various definitions along the lines of "loving kindness." World Peace is his last name, his publicist said.

"Yo, dog! Wassup wid dis? I be puttin some loving kindness upside yo' head, you dis my new name!"

[Responsibility2nd]

Somehow I can just see the Fakers endorsing this.

 

 

But I can't see play-by-play announcers referring to 'World Peace" everytime Artest gets the ball.

 

But then I can't imagine the humiliation Ron Artest has had to endure through out the years as he cultivated his bad-boy image with a white boy name like 'Ron'.

 

What were his parents thinking???

 

[Dilbert San Diego]

Ya, I thought of that too. He’s the guy who went into the stands and started fistfights with fans.

Has he had a religious conversion, and he’s all about world peace now??????

[BO Stinkss]

That’s so gay

[Designer]

.. it took many years of research and soul searching to find a first name..

LOL!

Presumably "World" would not suffice.

I have a difficult time believing he spent more than, say, about five minutes dreaming up this name.

[skr]

At least Mr. Free didn’t throw away his family name.

[Verginius Rufus]

If he was a golfer he could have called himself Metta Fore.

Then there's the guy that Will Rogers used to talk about, Metta Manighdiddintlike.

[Mjaye]

Excellent, a good laugh here that was needed today.

[WOBBLY BOB]

Better than Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint I suppose.

[MarkL]

I LIKE Metta:

And whirled peas taste good.

Oh, what?

[Roccus]

[nikos1121]

Why not change his name to:

O ( + >

Oops, that’s already taken.

[al baby]

Post of the day

[all the best]

World Peace? Isn’t that like a beauty pageant joke? All the pretty airheads insist their fondest dream and life goal is world peace.

[Nevadan]

re: I suppose Metta Dumbass was already taken...

Thanks for the belly laugh on that one!

[nikos1121]

No, in the south we’ll pronounce it:

Met a World Penis...