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I just wanted to follow in the footsteps of these other labels
Artest touts his new record label Nov 24, 2004
It really hurt me to see the children crying on TV, and I think about how it could have been my own kids. I also regret and apologize to fans who were upset by what happened
Artest apologizes but says Stern unfair Nov 22, 2004
I heard people say that I bumped into Pat Riley
Ron Artest suspended four games Jan 29, 2003
I want to apologize to the fans, especially to the kids
Ron Artest suspended four games Jan 29, 2003
Metta World Peace (born Ronald William Artest, Jr., November 13, 1979) is an American professional basketball player and rapper who is currently with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. World Peace gained a reputation as one of the league's premier defenders as he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2004. He was a major participant in the Pacers–Pistons brawl and is known for his sometimes eccentric, outspoken behavior.
World Peace was born and raised in the Queensbridge projects in Queens, New York. World Peace has two younger brothers, Isaiah and Daniel. He played high school basketball at La Salle Academy and college basketball at St. John's University from 1997–1999. In 1999, he helped the Red Storm to the Elite Eight, losing to Ohio State in a classic game. He gained fame playing in some of New York City's high profile summer basketball tournaments at Nike Pro City, Hoops in the Sun at Orchard Beach, Bronx, New York and Dyckman Park at Washington Heights, earning himself nicknames such as Tru Warier and The New World Order, a name he received from Randy Cruz (one of the co-founders of the Hoops In The Sun basketball league at Orchard Beach in the Bronx, New York).
As a teenager, he was teamed with Elton Brand of the Philadelphia 76ers and current teammate Lamar Odom of the Los Angeles Lakers on the same AAU team.