29 Facts About Metta Sandiford-Artest

Metta Sandiford-Artest played college basketball for the St John's Red Storm.

Metta Sandiford-Artest was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1999 NBA draft, and would go on to play for five other teams in the NBA, gaining a reputation as one of the league's premier defenders.

Metta Sandiford-Artest won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2004, when he was named an NBA All-Star and earned All-NBA honors.

Metta Sandiford-Artest won an NBA championship in 2010 as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Metta Sandiford-Artest was a participant in several controversial on-court incidents, most notably the Malice at the Palace, and is known for his sometimes eccentric and outspoken behavior.

Metta Sandiford-Artest played high school basketball at La Salle Academy.

Metta Sandiford-Artest wore three jersey numbers for the Pacers: 15,23, and 91.

Metta Sandiford-Artest was suspended for Game 2 of the team's first-round series against the San Antonio Spurs following a flagrant foul on Manu Ginobili.

Metta Sandiford-Artest scored 25 points against the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 and went to the NBA Finals for the first time in his career.

Metta Sandiford-Artest won his first championship ring with the Lakers.

Metta Sandiford-Artest received a flagrant foul 2 and was immediately ejected.

Metta Sandiford-Artest's health worsened to the point where D'Antoni moved him off the perimeter on defense and had him guard power forwards instead.

Metta Sandiford-Artest underwent surgery that was originally estimated to sideline him for six weeks.

Metta Sandiford-Artest missed the final game of the series, and later admitted he came back too soon.

Metta Sandiford-Artest had the ball in his hands with the crowd on its feet for the Lakers' final possession in what was potentially his final game at Staples Center.

Metta Sandiford-Artest performed Cypress Hill's "Insane in the Brain" and Katy Perry's "Roar" but did not win.

Metta Sandiford-Artest became the fourth celebrity to be evicted from the house on Day 20.

Metta Sandiford-Artest appeared in the second season as part of a Head of Household competition.

Metta Sandiford-Artest published the album on the Lightyear Records label under his own imprint, Tru Warier Records.

Metta Sandiford-Artest has become involved in advocacy relating to mental health issues.

Metta Sandiford-Artest has posed for PETA ad campaigns encouraging people to report animal abuse and to have their pets neutered.

Metta Sandiford-Artest's publicist, Courtney Barnes, said that World Peace chose Metta as his first name because it is a traditional Buddhist word that means loving kindness and friendliness towards all.

Metta Sandiford-Artest wore just his boxer shorts in an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Metta Sandiford-Artest then went to Santhi Periasamy, a psychologist who helped him turn his life around and whom he thanked publicly when the Lakers won the 2010 championship.

Metta Sandiford-Artest put a brother through law school and became a grandfather with the birth of his eldest daughter, Sadie's, first child.

On May 4,2020, World Peace announced that he had changed his name to Metta Sandiford-Artest, combining his last name with that of his wife, Maya Sandiford.

Metta Sandiford-Artest helps athletes with tax preparation and has a film division.

Metta Sandiford-Artest has an interest in mathematics which started in high school, and which he uses in developing a sports app and in taking analytics classes at UCLA.

In March 2023, Metta Sandiford-Artest was announced as a partner in MOORvision Technologies and Ucam, a camera built to capture athlete's point of view during games.