“Metta World Peace” — The LA Laker formerly known as Ron Artest
Photo via Mister 536 (on flickr.com)
Back in June, we’d told you this was possibly going to happen — though one had to wonder if it was a prank.
But, nope, it’s official: on Friday the 16th LA Lakers forward Ron Artest has his name legally changed to Metta World Peace. As his publicist says about the name, “Metta is his official first name; which in the Buddhist tradition means loving-kindness and friendliness toward others and his last name is World Peace.” (Though Artest might want to see this SunSpace post by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, which contends that an more appropriate translation of metta might be “goodwill.”)
More on the name-change here, via this CNN article – which reminds us that we’ll soon be hearing the name Metta World Peace on Dancing With The Stars.
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February 5th, 2012 at 7:29 pm
Lame ass should be his name.
April 23rd, 2012 at 6:52 am
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