He may have been born Ronald William Artest, Jr., but basketball star Ron Artest is going to be Metta World Peace as of today, when his anticipated name change goes into effect.

It's looking like Ron Artest will not be a Laker next season. ... Ronald William Artest, Jr., 31, filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday to legally change his name.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- If current Los Angeles Lakers small forward Metta World Peace (formerly Ron Artest Jr.) is waived today via the NBA's amnesty rule, teams will be allowed to bid on his ...

Ron Jr. turns around. Artest cuffs his him hard on the back of his head. Thwack. But Ron Jr. doesn't cry. "Now go inside and help your mom." As we're pulling away, we can see Ron Jr. in the ...

LOS ANGELES — Lakers forward Ron Artest wants to change his name to Metta World Peace. Artest’s attorney filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday seeking the change. The 31-… ...

Ron Artest had a better night than you. Tip-in to ... Dalton Del Don puts Marvin Harrison Jr.'s underwhelming rookie year into perspective and explains why the WR will go later in 2025 fantasy ...

Ron Artest and Peta Murgatroyd perform on "Dancing with the Stars," Sept. 19, 2011. ABC ... Harry Connick Jr. made his compulsory appearance, singing about clear days.

HOUSTON -- Ron Artest officially joined the Houston Rockets on Thursday. The Rockets announced the five-player trade with Sacramento that also brought forward Patrick Ewing Jr. and guard Sean ...

While Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith sit comfortably behind the “NBA on TNT” desk, their sons are angling to replace their fathers as the next generation of basketball greats. S… ...

The basketball player branded America's menace is on the telephone, calling from a children's pizza parlor in suburban Indiana. Ron Artest knows television does not lie. That's him on videotape ...

A side from being a one-time champion, Ron Artest will always be known for playing a huge role in one of the worst moments in NBA history, the Malice at the Palace incident. For the four-time All ...