[[tmz:video id="0_2zu2ylq3"]] Metta World Peace thinks Lavar Ball's move to ship his kids to Lithuania is "extremely brilliant" -- telling TMZ Sports he's putting the boys in the Best possible position to succeed. And yeah, he'd dead serious. Metta played in both China and Italy during his pro career -- and told us going overseas will help Lamelo and LiAngelo Ball develop their game faster than they would have in the U.S. "If it wasn't...
- 12/12/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_k9eerhmt"]] Metta World Peace says everyone freakin' out over Lavar Ball having his sons, LiAngelo and Lamelo, ditch UCLA should chill ... 'cause higher education ain't a slam dunk for everyone. "There's so many things you can do ... college is a small part of life," Metta told TMZ Sports outside Chateau Marmont in Hollywood. Want proof?? Mwp pointed to Bill Gates and Jay-z -- two of the prime examples of big ballers who dropped out. And if...
- 12/9/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_zuces0kl"]] Metta World Peace just casually dropped some Big basketball news ... telling TMZ Sports he's gonna suit up for Ice Cube's 3-on-3 league next season!! Metta -- who's already part of Master P's Global Mixed Gender League -- says he's gonna play for Both organizations ... on top of being a player developmental coach for the Lakers' G-League affiliate. It's awesome news for BIG3 fans ... as the rest of next season's new players have yet to be revealed.
- 10/28/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_ceq5pcvd"]] Metta World Peace wants all basketball critics to Chill with the Lonzo Ball takes ... 'cause the ex-Laker says it's way too early to tell if the Big Baller is the real deal. We spoke with Metta -- who just joined the Lakers' G-League team as a player development coach -- about Zo's first week in the NBA ... and he thinks it'll take 3 Years to find out if he's legit. Fyi -- Ball's averaging 11.5 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists through 4 games.
- 10/27/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_u0660qxg"]] Metta World Peace says Donald Trump needs to ignore the NFL protests -- and refocus on stopping the violence in Chicago. The NBA legend says Trump has forgotten the promise he made to clean up Chi-Town after labeling the violent crime situation an "epidemic" back in June. Trump himself pointed out there were already 1,700 shootings in the Windy City in 2017 when he posted on June 30. Trump promised to send in federal support -- but Metta...
- 9/25/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_cxurr6fv"]] Metta World Peace is devastated over the death of his good friend, Prodigy -- telling TMZ Sports the two were like family and would often perform at rap shows together. Metta and Prodigy are both from Queens -- and hit it off right from the start. But they didn't just rap together, they were close personal friends. Metta would sometimes visit Prodigy in the hospital. "Prodigy was definitely family," Metta says ... "It definitely sucks not to have him here.
- 6/20/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_4uso8wnp"]] Metta World Peace has simple logic for why people need to Back Off big NBA stars like LeBron James for resting during regular season games ... They Don't Really Matter! "When you're trying to win a championship, you can't focus on the little games," Metta says. "You don't win a title by winning a bunch of games. You win a title by winning in the playoffs." As for people claiming the fans are unhappy when stars sit,...
- 3/22/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_wshwostp"]] Ron Artest III just totally Dunked on his dad, Metta World Peace ... saying it doesn't bother him if Metta roots for his competition, because he roots for his dad's old rival ... Lebron James. Ron III just got the biggest win of his high school basketball career when his Beverly Hills High team beat Crossroads, a squad led by prep phenom Shareef O'Neal. TMZ Sports talked to Metta about the big win ... who revealed a shocking...
- 1/27/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_wku39s1n"]] There's no beef between Shaq and Metta World Peace over their basketball star kids ... matter of fact, Metta says he sometimes pulls for Shareef when he plays against his son. TMZ Sports spoke to Metta about Ron Artest III's H.S. squad going up against Shareef O'Neal's this week ... and he says he's so close to Shareef, he's conflicted about who he wants to win. Fyi -- Shareef is one of the top-ranked juniors in...
- 1/26/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_et45xooy"]] Cool moment in the TMZ offices when Boosie Badazz met Metta World Peace -- and bro'd out right on the "TMZ Sports" TV show. Turns out, the Louisiana rap legend is a Huge Lakers fan -- and told Metta he remembers watching him hit that famous 3 pointer in Game 7 of the '10 NBA Finals while he was locked up in prison. At the time, Boosie was locked up in the Louisiana State Penitentiary on drug...
- 1/11/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_eajwzano"]] Metta World Peace isn't worried about Kanye West -- in fact, the mental health advocate has some advice for the rap superstar. As we've reported, Kanye's going through a tough time -- paranoid and profoundly depressed. But Metta says the guy just needs to relax ... keep it simple ... and focus on his family. Read more...
- 11/28/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It's not just NBA stars who can brick a shot ... because a woman just admitted to firing one through a window at Metta World Peace's home!! The Lakers star appeared in an L.A. courtroom on Monday to get a permanent restraining order against Miesha Shakes -- who Metta claims has been harassing him and his family since 2015. In a heated courtroom exchange, Miesha admitted to throwing the brick though Metta's window and...
- 11/21/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_7d97vzjh"]] Metta World Peace says Nick Young forgiving D'Angelo Russell for the secret recording that led to his breakup with fiance Iggy Azalea is proof Swaggy is a "real man." Ya know the story ... Young recently told TMZ Sports that fans should cut Russell a break ... and stop giving him crap around town in L.A. We saw Metta -- who was on the Lakers and had a front row seat for all the drama last...
- 9/22/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_qi2gbxvb"]] Metta World Peace is un-retiring ... from hip-hop ... and TMZ Sports has video of Mwp re-igniting his rap career with a performance at one of L.A.'s hottest clubs. It went down Friday night at Bootsy Bellows in West Hollywood when Metta and his crew took the stage to perform a cut off his new album "Diamond Wave." If you think it's a one-off you're wrong ... we spoke to Mwp and he tells us he...
- 7/18/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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