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NBA Basketball Player Named ‘World Peace’ Ejected for This Vicious Elbow to Opponent’s Head

Apr. 23, 2012 10:57am Jonathon M. Seidl

When your name is legally Metta World Peace, it’s probably a good idea to stay away from anything that can be perceived as violent. But someone didn’t tell that to the NBA basketball player formally known as Ron Artest.

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers’ World Peace (aka Artest) was ejected for a vicious elbow he threw at his opponent, Oklahoma City’s James Harden:

Of course World Peace tried to argue against the ejection, but to no avail. Deadspin explains, quite hilariously:

World Peace was thrown out on the spot, despite fervent arguments that the elbow was inadvertent; we can’t quite see how any celebration that isn’t the Chicken Dance would feature elbows that high, but whatever—it’s [NBA Commisioner] David Stern’s issue to deal with, now.

SportsGrid isn’t convinced either:

Whether or not World Peace meant to do this to Harden is debatable. At first, he didn’t look like he was going for the knockout, but then again you probably shouldn’t be throwing elbows like this no matter what the situation. Regardless of whether you’re playing basketball or driving in your car or getting married, this type of arm movement is not warranted.

It seems the question isn’t if World Peace will be suspended, but for how long (especially considering his infamous history).

File that under ironic sentences.

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BruceB
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 12:09pm
make the court half again larger, make the basket 5 foot higher, put them on roller blades and no penalties and I’d pay good money to see that.
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- SouthSideLib
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 12:31pm
  That would be awesome, I’d much rather watch that than the NBA…Do you remember when they tried to make a trampoline basketball (I think it was called Jam-Ball), that looked like a ton of fun
  
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- Timsincali
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:18pm
  NBA…. really? REALLY, NBA? Do normal Americans watch that filth? N B A….. come on, really!
  
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- Uranium Wedge
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 6:11pm
  Looks like a standard Lakers play to me.
  Losers.
  
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rosecityken
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 12:07pm
This is simply Ron Artest being Ron Artest and no amount of artsy fartsy name changing b.s. “turd polish” is going to erase the fact that he is a loathsome human being…is this not the same Ron Artest that was ejected for FIGHTING FANS in the stands? Sounds like the street and the boy are inseperable as the saying goes……

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- fangbanger
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 1:54pm
  agreed. ron artest is a prime example of while i quit watching the NBA around in the late 90s early 2000s. i dont know if the elbow was intentional, at least hitting in the head, but to me it clearly looks like he intended to hit harden. they were wrapped up and he threw that elbow back, i think to get harden off of him and give him a jab but not tnecessarily knock him out with a headshot.
  
  for a league pimping the character counts motto you think guys like artest would get banned from the league with this type of behavior. It really takes away from what many other players do for their communities by giving a basketball players a bad name.
  
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- Darlie
  Posted on April 24, 2012 at 12:43am
  14 times should be enough to get you thrown out of the NBA permanently. I think it is time for battery charges to be filed.
  
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COFemale
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:59am
Blacks come up with the weirdest names for themselves. I don’t think I’d call myself Metta World Peace. Now I’d add “of sh_____” after his name after this.

To bad you can’t live up to your made up name. I hope they suspend him for the rest of the season and fine him $200,000 dollars.

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SAVAGEONE
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:57am
Ron Artest is and always will be a thug… He can’t help it… “Metta Whirled peas” Didn’t change his spots, he just figured if he Changed his name … they wouldn’t remember he a D-bag…

Just some Insight from the Heavy metal, Rock and Rolling Tequila Drinking Life of the f-ing party Conservative
Peace Out… LMAO

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rsanchez1
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:56am
Idiot athlete with three barely functional brain cells is what he should call himself. Come to think of it, that may be too long and confuse him.

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obfuscatenot
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:48am
It’s time to “affirmative action” the NBA. The percentage of players of a certain race should be equal to the number of fans allowed to attend or spend money on merchandise. The currency of the NBA, physical ability should be regulated. It is unfair that certain people are given an advantage because of the happenstance of birth. After all isn’t that done at medical school, where a whole heck of a lot more is at steak than entertainment?

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- bandit49
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 1:28pm
  That makes sense! Why anyone would pay money to watch that garbage is beyond me.
  
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- hemi49er
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:36pm
  Yep, a “whole heck of a lot more is at steak”… rare, medium or well done?
  
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billy1970
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:44am
They eject him forever and take all his money away, what a hypocrite. World Peace my ass….

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ImMormon
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:43am
He traveled!

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- CMDR6
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 2:49pm
  That is good….
  
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lukerw
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:40am
In a Predator Species… “World Peace”… means that only a Male & Female SURVIVED!

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recoveringneocon
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:37am
1st the Hockey story and now Basketball? I think it is time for Congressional Hearings.

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Stop_feeding_the_geese
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:35am
This guy needs to work in a Mcdonalds drive through in a protective cage. I saw this on TV and questioned the acuastion, but after seeing that he was in contact with the other player before he hit him in the face with his elbow it is obvious that he needs altering to lower his testosterone levels.

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RightUnite
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:28am
More African animal behavior. Ship him back to Africa.

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- TulsaYeeHaw
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 9:26pm
  You’re a troll. Why don’t YOU go to africa. Or antarctica.
  
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spirited
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:28am
Mr. World Peace
Mr. Yes WE Can –social justice

>Actions speak louder than words.

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ccseg2006
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:28am
The NBA can stop this abuse in a minute if they would press criminal charges of assault, fine the player at least a million and the team about 5 million for allowing him to play …. take out a few of these jerks like that and it would return to a decent sport to watch again …. It is the teams fault for allowing them to play in the first place …

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- rsanchez1
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:58am
  When you get thugs like Kobe who are allowed to play because of all the money he brings in merchandise, it’s hard to reform.
  
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- Rowgue
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 12:06pm
  The NBA couldn’t actually do that. The assaulted player would have to file the charges, and none of them want to do that because they don’t want to be the guy that’s seen as soft and weak.
  
  The NBA could stop it in an instant however, as could the NHL and NFL which have both become complete jokes. You simply have a two strikes rule. You get the benefit of the doubt ONE time. The first time it happens you’re suspended for a year without pay. The second time it happens your NBA/NHL/NFL career is over.
  
  Also when one of these goons goes after a player on another team, the team that was attacked should get to pick the player that gets suspended along with the goon. That will deter teams from employing no talent clowns that are only there to attempt to injure players on opposing teams. Right now they don’t care if their scrub gets suspended, especially if they manage to knock one of your star players out. If they’re risking a significant suspension to somebody that actually matters to their team, then it isn’t going to happen.
  
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poster
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:27am
Surely, one of the ugliest persons in professional sports. Just look at that face. He reminds me of the Baltimore Ravens’ Ray Lewis. An ugly, yet feminine, face on a large man. Good thing he gots moneys, cause he aint be gettin no womens wit dat face – no-wut-um-sayin?

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LetsBeSmartAboutThis
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:26am
Disgraceful!

Time for the NBA to come down hard on this thug.

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BrendaB
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:24am
If I was the one who had to deal with this incident, this man would never be allowed on a basketball court ever again, not to mention that OKC should charge him with assult.In all these incidents of players acting badly, they would be banned from sport forever…That would end this unsportsmanship behavior, and crimminal charges, not to mention fines as they exit they’re careers.

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- TulsaYeeHaw
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 9:27pm
  It happened in LA, and the liberal wussies won’t charge him. When they play OKC in the playoffs, he should be introduced to a goon.
  
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AmazingGrace8
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:23am
Mean-spirited-arrogrant- jerk. Cut him for a season.

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- Oilbama
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:30am
  Cut him forever, he already went into the stands after fans.
  We couldn’t keep our jobs if we did that.
  What else can I say, they’re obammys people.
  
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felix
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:23am
not surprising black on black , but i am surprised it wasnt black on whitie

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hersey10
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:22am
Ron Artest has always been and will always be a maggot . Let’s not forget the riot he started by going after fans when he played in Indiana . If David Stern doesn’t make a huge example out of him (based on his past behavior) , he’s a disgrace as well .

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HorseCrazy
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:15am
let me get this straight, nba players are nasty with no class? shocked

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randy
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:14am
Metta World Peace, AKA Ron Artest, AKA STreet Thug!

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Gonzo
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:11am
Good thing World Peace isn’t white, he would be in jail.

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- Oilbama
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:28am
  If obammy had a son it would look just like world peace.
  
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- JDoke
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:37am
  never gets old lol.
  
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- disenlightened
  Posted on April 23, 2012 at 7:06pm
  This is why I quit watching the NBA 15 years ago. Blacks have ruined a once great game.
  
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ByrdDogX
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:11am
You can change the name (Ron Artest to Metta World Peace), but you can change the thug in him.

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ByrdDogX
Posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:09am
What do you expect from a guy that went into the stands and attacked a fan back in 2004?

He’s trash.

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