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| Name | Metta Sandiford-Artest |
| First Name | Metta |
| Last Name | Sandiford-Artest |
| Occupation | Basketball Player |
| Birthday | November 13 |
| Birth Year | 1979 |
| Place of Birth | Queens |
| Home Town | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Maya Sandiford Artest , Kimsha Artest |
| Children(s) | Ron Artest III, Jeron Artest, Diamond Artest, Sadie Artest |
Metta Sandiford-Artest Biography
Metta Sandiford-Artest is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on November 13, 1979 in Queens, New York, United States.
Metta Sandiford-Artest (born Ronald William Artest Jr.; November 13, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. He was known as Ron Artest before legally changing his name to Metta World Peace in 2011 and later to Metta Sandiford-Artest in May 2020.
In the late 1990s, Artest became a close friend of American-born Irish basketball player Jermaine Turner. The pair met on the playgrounds of New York and played together in tournaments at Rucker Park.
Metta Sandiford-Artest was born Ronald William Artest Jr. on November 13, 1979, and raised in the Queensbridge projects in Long Island City, Queens, New York. He has two younger brothers, Isaiah and Daniel. He played high school basketball at La Salle Academy. He also teamed with future NBA players Elton Brand and Lamar Odom on the same Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team.
Metta Sandiford-Artest Net Worth
Metta is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Metta Sandiford-Artest's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Basketball Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Artest played college basketball at St. John’s University from 1997 to 1999. At St. John’s, he majored in mathematics. In 1999, he led the Red Storm to a 14-4 record in the Big East Conference and 28-9 overall and the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division I Tournament, losing to Ohio State.
Artest played a total of 175 games for the Bulls over 2-1/2 years, the bulk as a starter, during which time he averaged about 12.5 points and just over 4 rebounds per game. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in the 1999–2000 season.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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World Peace and Kimsha Artest (née Hatfield) started an on and off again relationship when they were 15 and 14. Their first child Sadie was born in 1997. Eventually the two married in June 2003 but divorced in 2009. Kimsha was a cast member on VH1’s reality TV show Basketball Wives: LA. The two have three children together: Sadie, Ron III, and Diamond. World Peace has another son, high school basketball player Jeron, with his former high school girlfriend Jennifer Palma. He put a brother through law school and became a grandfather with the birth of his eldest daughter, Sade’s, first child.
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According to our records, Metta Sandiford-Artest married to Maya Sandiford Artest , Kimsha Artest . As of January 13, 2024, Metta Sandiford-Artest’s is not dating anyone.
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Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Metta Sandiford-Artest height 6 ft 7 in Metta weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6 ft 7 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Growing up, Artest witnessed the murder of a fellow player on a basketball court in Niagara Falls, New York. “It was so competitive, they broke a leg from a table and they threw it, it went right through his heart and he died right on the court. So I’m accustomed to playing basketball really rough.” The player to whom Artest was referring was 19-year-old Lloyd Newton, who was stabbed in the back with a broken-off table leg during an altercation at a 1991 YMCA-sanctioned basketball tournament.
Midway through the 2001–02 season, Artest was traded by Chicago to the Indiana Pacers along with Ron Mercer, Brad Miller, and Kevin Ollie, in exchange for Jalen Rose, Travis Best, Norman Richardson, and a 2nd round draft pick.
Facts & Trivia
Metta Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Metta Sandiford-Artest celebrates birthday on November 13 of every year.
Artest was suspended for three games in 2003 for destroying a TV camera at Madison Square Garden, and for four games the same year for a confrontation with Miami Heat coach Pat Riley. He was also suspended for two games early in the 2004–05 season by Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle after he allegedly asked for a month off because he was tired from promoting an R&B album for the group Allure on his Tru Warier production label, on which he released his own album, a rap recording titled My World, in October 2006.
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