After applying to have his name changed to Metta World Peace back in June, a Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner finally approved for Ron Artest's name change today during a brief court session. Artest was not present for the court session due to scheduling conflicts with Dancing With the Stars, but a representative from Ron's camp was present. His representative stated that Ron's new name would go as follows: First Name: Metta; Last Name: World Peace. It's going to be interesting World Peace on the back of Artest's jersey next year (well that's if there is a NBA season). Ron decided to change is first name to Metta based of the Buddha meaning for the term which is loving kindness and friendliness toward others. I wonder how many people will really call him Metta or would a lot of people continue to call him Ron Artest?
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