If things go as Ron Artest plans, we will no longer be calling the Lakers forward by a name he’s been called all of his life.
We will be calling him “Metta World Peace” instead.
That’s right, you read correctly.
Artest’s attorney has filed the required name change paperwork in Los Angeles County Superior Court and just so you know, such requests are usually granted. Look at Chad Ochocinco.
Artest, 31, is due back in court for a name-change hearing on August 26, according to court records.