Egotastic
They say you can take the malice out of the palace, but apparently you can't take the Ron Artest out of Metta World Peace.
Metta World Peace was looking to spread something other than peace and love when he was celebrating a dunk late in the second half of a close game with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. In the midst of his exuberance he landed a shot to the head of the Thunder's James Harden that rocked his world to say the least.
Had he stopped there and did nothing else he might have been able to escape an ejection, but when he decided to square off with Serge Ibaka it was clear that Metta needed to find some peace elsewhere.
(For those that are feeling a little nostalgic for some vintage Ron Artest...)
Article by Travis Pulver
Peace Out – Ron Artest Suspended Seven Games by NBA
I just can't call him Metta World Peace when he does stuff like what he did to James Harden on Sunday. The old Ron Artest was back in full force, much like the force of the elbow he planted right behind Harden's ear.
So the NBA suspended Ron Artest for seven games. That doesn't seem long enough for a lot of people, especially all of us who have watched Artest become the most suspended player in NBA history. Artest has been suspended for a total of 111 games, with 86 coming from the 'Malice at the Palace' player/fan brawl in 2004.
He got off easy in this one. Read More » »