Artest has decided he wants to advocate for peace. His new name will be Metta World Peace.
This metamorphosis may confuse some. We will always remember Ron as the player who went ballistic and fired away in the stands.
Meta Givens was an author, and she wrote cookbooks. So, we are confused by the name Meta. Does the double "t" denote the more macho version and spelling? (Ed. note: Metta)
Given the metapsychology that Artest has endured, the name may be apt. We recall that Ron has tweeted the world, thanking his psychiatrist for all that metaphysical stuff.
What’s wrong with passing the Artest of time? Many people tailor their values to the fad of the day, and aging ballers need to fit in.
We certainly agree the name Ron should be replaced, but only on the Laker roster.
Is the name “World” his new middle name? And, will the jersey say only “Peace” or should it be hyphenated as “World-Peace,” like Abdul-Jabbar?
We also wonder, if World is his middle name, we can refer to him as Metta W. Peace. It would be like Smokey T. Bear.
We always want to think of Ron Artest as a world-beater in basketball, but seldom ever thought of him as a world peacemaker.
Publicity is a grand thing for world peaceniks, but has Ron given any thought to his monogrammed towels? MWP sounds like a new cyber sound system.
All this simply leaves us speechless. The next time Miss America says she wants World Peace, she may end up with Artest on her doorstep.
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