Ive got to be as good as (my dad) or maybe better, Ron said. . Artest scored 20 points in the clincher and sank the team's last field goal a three-pointer late in the fourth quarter to virtually seal the victory. Metta Sandiford-Artest was born Ronald William Artest Jr. on November 13, 1979, and raised in the Queensbridge projects in Long Island City, Queens, New York. Maya Sandiford Artest: Facts About Ron Artest's Wife [48] Due to the Lakers' other injuries, World Peace played in Game 3 in spite of running with discomfort after having fluid drained from a cyst behind his surgically repaired left knee. All told, Artest missed 86 games (73 regular season games plus 13 playoff games), the longest suspension for an on-court incident in NBA history. He played alongside Kobe Bryant on the Lakers from 2009 to 2013. It reminds me of when I was 13 and trying to figure out how to learn how to play basketball.. The Make-A-Wish Foundation: The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a nonprofit organization that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses. "[74], Artest was part of the line-up for the thirteenth season of the reality show Dancing with the Stars, though he finished in last place, being eliminated in the show's first week.[75]. You can e-mail him here, find his archive here and follow him on Twitter. In 2004, playing for the Indiana Pacers, he. Adelman and the Kings did not agree on a contract extension so the two parted ways. Jennifer Palma - NBA Player Metta World Peace's Baby Mama On July 29, 2008, it was reported that Artest was to be traded to the Houston Rockets along with Patrick Ewing Jr. and Sean Singletary for Bobby Jackson, recently drafted forward Dont Greene, a 2009 first-round draft pick, and cash considerations. Ron Artest Jr. was born in 1979 in the Queensbridge projects in Queens, New York. [59] On May 27, 2015, in Cant's Game 5 quarter-final loss to Reyer Venezia Mestre which ended their season, World Peace was ejected from the game and charged with five fouls after getting involved in a skirmish during the fourth quarter. The Biggest Criminal Records in the NBA - Bleacher Report His world changed when his parents divorced while he was still a boy, and he had an often-troubled relationship with his father. He said that he went through most of elementary and middle school without many people knowing who his father is, but felt the same pressure as his brother later on. When he finally received professional help, he was forced to do so: One of the court-ordered conditions for Artest after being sentenced to 20 days in jail (he served 10) for domestic violence in 2007, when he played for the Kings, was examination for anger management and other possible mental health issues.