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.

More: 2018 NBA mock draft 4.0: Kings snag Marvin Bagley III, Michael Porter Jr. stays in top 5. ... Ice Cube cleared up the mystery of why he preferred World Peace play as Ron Artest. Well, sort of.

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-year ...

Former NBA champ Ron Artest filed papers for a name change on June 23, according to several reports. The LATimes.com reports that the Los Angeles Lakers forward wishes to change […] ...

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 ...

KTLA Studios was my destination and I had wanted to be there by 7:00. Before the NBA superstar got there. I was pretty sure he was going to be late, but I had told the KTLA crew to let me know ...