Ron Artest

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NBA player basketball player human power forward

Ron Artest, later known as Metta World Peace, is a former NBA forward renowned for his tenacious defense, physical style of play, and pivotal contributions to the Los Angeles Lakers’ championship run.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA player ⓘ
basketball player ⓘ
human ⓘ
power forward ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Metta Sandiford-Artest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Metta World Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived NBA All-Defensive First Team selection NERFINISHED ⓘ
NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection NERFINISHED ⓘ
NBA All-Star selection NERFINISHED ⓘ
NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
NBA champion ⓘ
NBA steals leader ⓘ
birthName Ronald William Artest Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
changedNameTo Metta World Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ
changedNameYear 2011 ⓘ
collegeAttended St. John’s University NERFINISHED ⓘ
collegeTeam St. John’s Red Storm men’s basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1979-11-13 ⓘ
draftLeague National Basketball Association ⓘ
surface form: NBA
draftPickNumber 16 ⓘ
draftRound 1 ⓘ
draftTeam Chicago Bulls NERFINISHED ⓘ
draftYear 1999 ⓘ
familyName Artest NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Ronald ⓘ
height 201 cm ⓘ
6 ft 7 in ⓘ
jerseyNumber 15 ⓘ
23 ⓘ
37 ⓘ
knownFor defensive versatility ⓘ
perimeter defense ⓘ
physical style of play ⓘ
tenacious defense ⓘ
laterChangedNameTo Metta Sandiford-Artest NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterChangedNameYear 2020 ⓘ
NBAChampionshipWonWith Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ
NBAChampionshipYear 2010 ⓘ
notableEvent participant in the 2004 Pacers–Pistons brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills ⓘ
notableGame hit crucial three-point shot in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals ⓘ
placeOfBirth Queens, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
playedForTeam Chicago Bulls NERFINISHED ⓘ
Houston Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indiana Pacers NERFINISHED ⓘ
Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ
New York Knicks NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pallacanestro Cantù NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sacramento Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sichuan Blue Whales NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionPlayed power forward ⓘ
small forward ⓘ
retiredFrom NBA NERFINISHED ⓘ
retirementStatus retired basketball player ⓘ
roleInLakers key defensive stopper ⓘ

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2010 NBA Finals → LakersKeyPlayer → Ron Artest ⓘ
St. John's Red Storm men's basketball → notablePlayer → Ron Artest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metta World Peace
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 13) → contestant → Ron Artest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metta World Peace