2012 NBA Playoffs: Why Metta World Peace Is Good for the Lakers, NBA

I never liked Ron Artest. I didn't like him at St. John's, I didn't like him as a Pacer, and I particularly don't like him as his new alter ego, Metta World Peace. I've thought of him as a wasted talent, a joke of a professional athlete, and basically an attention-grubbing man child. 

That said, I am beginning to think he is actually good for the NBA. 

The "Malice at the Palace" is what the average fan thinks of when it comes to World Peace. That incident alone would be enough for me to change my name, but that is what is so puzzling about him. He changed his name well after that melee, for oth...

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