Metta World Peace is an American former basketball player and coach. He served as the player development coach for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He is one of the popular basketball players.
Metta played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Earlier, he was known as Ron Artest before, legally changed his name in September 2011 to motivate and bring youth altogether. He wore the jersey no. 37 and played the forward position for his team.
Matta World Peace had an estimated net worth of $35 million in 2016, but his net worth has raised to $36 million in 2022. He was previously receiving an annual salary of $7.2 million as a player whereas his current salary as a coach is $1.5 million.
Furthermore, he has made over $83,305,694 playing from 1999-2017 in the NBA.
During his playing career, he also endorsed top brands including k1x and BALL’N sneakers. He has acquired the majority of his wealth through the lucrative deals that he has signed with NBA teams for his services.
He is popular among his fans. His fans and followers followed him on social networking sites. His fans are largely growing on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. His career stats are extremely good.
Metta World Peace's present salary is 1.499 million USD. His net worth is $36 million in American dollars. Moreover, info about his life and bio can be viewed on Wiki.
Metta World Peace has a great physique. He has a height of 6 feet and 7 inches. His body weight is 260 lbs.
Metta World Peace was previously a married man. He tied his knots with his girlfriend, Kimsha Artest in June 2003.
CAPTION: World Peace and Kimsha Artest were married for 6 years SOURCE: Jocks And Stiletto Jill Their married life couldn't last longer than six years, things went wrong between the couple and they divorced in 2009. He has three children from his ex-wife and their name is Sadie, Ron III, and Diamond. They married in 2003 and divorced in 2009.
He also has another child, Jeron; she was born from his high school girlfriend, Jennifer Palma.
CAPTION: Jeron Artest, son of former NBA player Metta World Peace SOURCE: Expat Media Jeron, now 18, applied for a Philippine passport in 2017 when he was 16 and he’s already eligible to represent the country in Fiba-sanctioned tournaments or even the Olympics.
Jeron said he wants to represent the Philippines and love to play in the Olympics one day.
Currently, he is in a relationship with his girlfriend, Maya Ford, a Korean Canadian professional model. The couple has been dating since 2013 and is still together. The couple has been going strong, taking cute pics and videos together in several places celebrating holidays together, and they often have walked on red carpets together. They might get married soon in days to come.
CAPTION: Metta World Peace and his partner SOURCE: Instagram Though there is no information about their marriage, he has mentioned Naya her wife.
The lovely couple is now featuring in The first ever Big Brother: Celebrity Edition, followed by UFC star Chuck Liddell.
He is also a popular media person. He has started his own reality show, They Call Me, Crazy, in conjunction with E1 Entertainment and Tijuana Entertainment. He was also the part of reality show Dancing with the Stars.
In October 2012, he was featured on Nickelodeon’s game show Figure It Out. He also released a rap album entitled My World. He also devoted to charity and social work. He had donated some of his salary for the 2011-12 NBA season towards mental health awareness and charities.
He has been the part of the controversy. He was arrested for domestic violence, and excused from the Sacramento Kings by GM Geoff Petrie. He was also sentenced to jail. On July 14, 2007, the NBA suspended Artest for seven games at the beginning of the 2007-08 NBA season for his legal issues.
Metta World Peace was born on November 13, 1979, in Queens, New York as a white ethnic man with the birth sign Scorpio. Currently, 38 years of his age, he was born to mother, Sarah Artest, and father, Ron Artest Sr. He spent his childhood with his siblings Daniel Artest and Isaiah Artest.
Metta played basketball in high school as well, he played for La Salle Academy. Upon, graduating from high school, he attended St. John’s University and gave continuity from 1997 to 1999. He was a studious student, majored in mathematics.
Metta World Peace turned professional when he was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 16th pick of the 1999 NBA draft. He played from 1999 to 2002. Later after that, he also played for Indiana Pacers. After playing with Indiana Pacers, he went to play with Sacramento Kings.
He played for Sacramento Kings from 2006 to 2008. From 2009 to 2013, he has played for Los Angeles Lakers. He was named the most valuable player of Game 7 against the Celtics by the Lakers head coach Phil Jackson. He also signed a contract with the New York Knicks and played from 2013 to 2014. On September 24, 2015, he signed to the Los Angeles Lakers. He won his first championship ring with the Lakers. At Lakers, he formed a great duo with Kobe Bryant playing close to all 48 minutes each game.
