Enter Metta World Peace

Ron Artest

For those who are cynical, including this card-carrying member, Ron Artest’s recent name change to Metta World Peace was an eye roll.
Spare us, Ron baby.

How about just focusing on avoiding fighting with fans in the stands, as you did so notoriously in that game in Detroit in 2004, costing yourself a season-long suspension? Basketball peace first. Then the world.

But let’s look at this more closely. Artest’s gesture, as wacky as the man making it, comes at a rather