Talk:Metta Sandiford-Artest/Archive 1
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Hey he's suspended this season but I'm pretty sure he's still being paid right now.hot (referring to 2004-2005 season)
Suspension History
I know Ron Artest has been suspended at least 8 times, can someone add a complete suspension history.
- ESPN has one on their website. I'll try adding it if I have a chance. - Nat Krause 04:14, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I agree that there should be a Suspension History section ALSO from today's LATimes= "World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, earned a one-game suspension for his ejection last year in the waning seconds of Game 2 of the 2011 Western Conference semifinals against Dallas after delivering a clothesline to J.J. Barea. Artest earned an ejection in Game 2 of the 2009 Western Conference semifinals as a Houston Rocket after storming toward Bryant over an apparent elbow to his throat." http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-la-metta-world-peace-apologizes-for-ejection-doesnt-take-questions-20120422,0,1959363.story
Hard foul? Isn't it pretty much agreed that upon further review Artest didn't foul Wallace very hard?
No, it is not agreed. It was clearly a flagrant foul. RickK 06:48, Nov 23, 2004 (UTC) It wasnt a flagrant foul, that refers to someone being knocked to the ground or worse. "Two plays led to Artest's hard foul. With 6:43 remaining, Rip Hamilton threw a cheapshot elbow into Jamaal Tinsley's back after a defensive rebound (they called a foul as the Pacers bench erupted). That could have been a flagrant since it looked like Hamilton went out of his way to belt him. And with 1:25 remaining, down by 11 points, Wallace knocked Artest into the basket support while blocking his layup -- from the camera angle, you can't tell if it's a foul or not." - the Sports Guy | Salasks 07:17, Nov 23, 2004 (UTC)
- It was clearly not a flagrant foul, because Wallace was BARELY knocked off balance and did not fall down. Bill Walton himself as a commentator during the game that "it wasn't that hard of a foul...Wallace can't just react that way." Rocky 16:43, 16 July 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rock8591 (talk • contribs)
- I did a revert to state that Artest asked for a month off because he was tired from promoting an R&B album for the group Allure on his new label, not "to promote his rap album" as the article stated.Ramsquire 20:20, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Also the language "bench clearing brawl" is a bit misleading since neither bench cleared and no one threw any punches, I edited it to say altercation. "Bench Clearing brawl" brings to mind baseball brawls, and old school hockey fights, which this clearly was not, until Artest ran into the stands.Ramsquire 20:24, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Birthdate discrepancy
There are 2 conflicting birthdates and birthplaces in this article...Ranma9617 08:09, 27 January 2006 (UTC) Insert non-formatted text here
New Album
we got any info on it? BIG Tuna 08:37, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
Citation Needed
Though traded midseason to the struggling[citation needed] Kings franchise, Artest quickly found his place on the team by providing some much needed defense.[citation needed] --Villainone 23:55, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
Dog of NBA Star Ron Artest Seized by Animal Services After Reports it Was Underfed
SACRAMENTO — Animal services officers seized a Great Dane from the mansion of Sacramento Kings star Ron Artest, saying the dog was underfed. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250780,00.html Crocoite 22:12, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
- Further info on this topic "Dogs of Kings Forward Artest Have Been in Pound for 77 Nights Because of Poor Care"
- LOOMIS — Dogs owned by Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest have spent a total of 77 nights at the pound since July because of poor care by their owner, costing the NBA star $1,942 in boarding and impound fees, county records show. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,251084,00.html Crocoite 21:41, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
Photo
I think it is totally inapproprate to have Artest's mugshot as the main photo and the only photo of him up there. Yes, he has had a few problems, but he is known first as a basketball player, not a criminal. Use the mugshots for the serial killers. Given a choice between having no photo and having his mugshot, I say you definitely have to go with no photo. Why? The insinuation of having that pic is that Artest is famous for being a criminal and that is untrue. He is notorious because he plays professional basketball and he has done and said many dumb things, but if he wasn't a basketball player, a very good basketball player, and he made those same comments, you wouldn't hear about it.
You're right, if he wasn't famous, you wouldn't hear about it, and he would be in prison.
- Doubt he'll be in prison if he wasn't a celebrity, not like he did anything illegal off the court. He has a history of fights on the court, and flagrant fouls, but if he played in the 1980s physical league, he'd be considered a wuss. 24.136.40.99 (talk) 03:15, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
I think it's fine to have the pic in the article, but it should be under the "Kings" section, where the incident that led to that mugshot being taken took place. I'm no expert on how these things work, but I'll check back here in a few days and if no one has provided a reason as to why this pic should stay up top, I'll figure out how to move it down to where it belongs. Maxterpiece 07:36, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Why does it say he is with the Lakers?
Rockets trade
Per source: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/5914062.html
Due to the rumoured players involved, the deal can't be completed until August 14. If there's a rash of edits changing his team details, I have no problem with semi-protecting the article until the 14th. --Madchester (talk) 01:13, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
Two more players are rumoured in the trade
Source: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5914719.html
Again, the trade details are still murky until it can be officially announced on August 14. --Madchester (talk) 15:16, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
- Ron Artest is a Houston Rocket now. The only reason the trade isn't "official" is because the NBA has a clause where you are forbidden to trade a drafted player within 30 days of the draft. That is why the NBA office won't approve the trade until August 14th. Neverthless, he is as much of a Rocket as Yao Ming or Tracy McGrady. To keep this page intact as if he was still on the Kings is 1) pointless and 2) a waste of time and 3)just going to annoy and confuse people :-\ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sag969 (talk • contribs) 17:48, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
- We adhere to WP:CRYSTAL; note the statement Avoid predicted sports team line-ups, which are inherently unverifiable and speculative. There's no guarantee the trade will be completed as is. We had similar problems with that Kidd trade to Dallas, with editors jumping to conclusions despite the league not approving the trade. We all know what happened when Devean George's contract clause kicked in.
- The best we can do is state that Artest is in a pending trade; but we have to wait for it to be completed before changing team and roster details. --Madchester (talk) 18:12, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
- No, its not the same as the Kidd trade. Kidd's trade was being scrutinized because it required a player coming out of retirement to complete it! In this trade, one of the players cannot be officially traded till a certain date. Once that date comes - August 14 - the trade will be "official." There is hardly any chance that the the trade really won't happen. To use that excuse in order to hold back information is not too smart. I'm not going to go ahead and get into some pointless back and forth argument with you about it. I just want you to realize that trying to hold back a wave of editors over a minor technicality is a waste of time - both yours and other editors.Sag969 (talk) 19:57, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
- The trade is unofficial until August 14. It's that simple. We don't change team or roster details of an unofficial transaction per WP:CRYSTAL. There's already a section listing the pending trade - that's the only way we can describe the situation at this stage. --Madchester (talk) 17:14, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
- No, its not the same as the Kidd trade. Kidd's trade was being scrutinized because it required a player coming out of retirement to complete it! In this trade, one of the players cannot be officially traded till a certain date. Once that date comes - August 14 - the trade will be "official." There is hardly any chance that the the trade really won't happen. To use that excuse in order to hold back information is not too smart. I'm not going to go ahead and get into some pointless back and forth argument with you about it. I just want you to realize that trying to hold back a wave of editors over a minor technicality is a waste of time - both yours and other editors.Sag969 (talk) 19:57, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
Gender Bender
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He is not a she. That I know of. In the first paragraph: "...it's being reported that she might sign a deal..."—Preceding unsigned comment added by Spankypoo (talk • contribs) 19:24, July 2, 2009
- Not done, I don't see any instances where Artest is referred to as she. That may have been a temporary error in a previous version. -Optigan13 (talk) 03:42, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
Signing with Lakers
The team needs to be changed to the Los Angeles Lakers because he's reached a preliminary agreement which basically means he's already signed with them —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jcbresnock4 (talk • contribs) 22:39, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
Behavior
I'm surprised that the acknowledgement of his erratic behavior mentions nothing about his alleged bipolarity. If I remember the story correctly, he was diagnosed, refused to accept it or take the prescribed medication at first, but later did. Anyone want to research and add? Senor Vergara (talk) 00:48, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Artest's Witnessing Murder on Court
Turns out that this actually did happen, though whether or not Artest was there when it happened I can't know for sure. http://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/15/nyregion/player-dies-in-stabbing-at-basketball-game.html?pagewanted=1 In case you are wondering, Artest also grew up in Queens, and would have been 12 when the incident occurred. The person who committed the stabbing was 16. SO it's certainly not out of the realm of possibility that Artest was there. Considering that he was a pretty good player, I would think it also quite possible that he would be friends with older players in the neighborhood. Crazy stuff. 71.42.216.227 (talk) 00:12, 1 May 2010 (UTC)Shan
Add his wife & kids his bio section please
Add to his biography :
Ron Artest and Kimsha Hatfield dated since 1994; they married in 2003. They have 3 children together:Sade, Ron 3, and Diamond(2003)[1]. From an affair[2] with Filipina Jennifer Palma [3]he had son Jeron Artest in 2001 (2001[4]) [5].[6] Thanks. 173.73.41.243 (talk) 23:11, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
No. 15
I checked on http://store.nba.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3325366&lmdn=Category and click on Select a current player, then clicked Ron Artest, it ended up having #15! No proof though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.154.50.125 (talk) 16:17, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
Name change
I have no desire to see a repeat of the Ochocinco naming wars, but we shouldn't wait to make wholesale changes to this article at least until he actually does go through with the name change, or there's some evidence in reliable sources that people are actually calling him by the new name? According to the L.A. Times, he's only just filed for the change--the court hearing is August 26, and he hasn't even turned in the NBA paperwork yet.[1] Opinions?--Arxiloxos (talk) 01:39, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
- No, wait until the court actually approves the name change before moving the article. I also think we should ask an admin to move protect it to prevent edit war.—Chris!c/t 01:42, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
- As with Ochocinco, we should wait even longer than that; we must wait until reliable sources start calling him by the new name regularly. Powers T 13:22, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
The court hearing has been rescheduled for September 16: [2] Zagalejo^^^ 23:04, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
He got the name change. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.253.111.44 (talk) 18:36, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
- OK, so how long should we wait until moving the page? I'll be honest - I think it'll save a lot of hassle if we just do it now. I didn't follow the Chad Ochocinco situation closely, but it looks like it was a huge mess. In the past, I've been a stickler for certain things related to NBA articles, like waiting until a transaction is officially announced before mentioning it on Wikipedia. But if Artest is officially known as Metta World Peace, then... why not reflect that? The "common names" guideline isn't followed with much consistency, anyway, and the general public won't care what the guideline says. Just IMO. Zagalejo^^^ 20:04, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
I don't think we should change the name of the article yet, because a lot of casual basketball fans don't even know about the name change. NBA Fan44 (talk) 20:30, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
- I think we should change the article name exactly because a lot of people don't know about this "big news". Wikipedia serves as a site that informs people.—Chris!c/t 20:42, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
- I'd suspect that people, such as commentators, would still refer to him as Ron Artest, wouldn't they? Unless he pressures them to start using the new name. Gary King (talk · scripts) 20:46, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
- There is no discussion here, the Courts have legally granted him the name and that is what he is henceforth now known by no matter how ridiculous it sounds to us.--Jack Cox (talk) 21:26, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
- Since there is a dispute, it is best to wait first to avoid edit war. Also copy & paste is not a proper way to move the page. See Wikipedia:Moving a page.—Chris!c/t 21:38, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
- There is no discussion here, the Courts have legally granted him the name and that is what he is henceforth now known by no matter how ridiculous it sounds to us.--Jack Cox (talk) 21:26, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
The DWTS voters said it all: Who cares? --Hutcher (talk) 02:33, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
Requested move
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The result of the move request was: move. The discussion below has shown that, by now, most active major sports news outlets have adopted the new name of the player for purposes unrelated to his name change. The general consensus is reached that the article should now be moved. Deryck C. 15:07, 5 October 2011 (UTC) Ron Artest → Metta World Peace – The court has approved his name change request. I don't see why we should wait. A slow edit war is already brewing and I hope we can establish a consensus on how to move forward. —Chris!c/t 21:46, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
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Kimsha, his ex-wife and "partner"
What is a "partner" in quotation marks when we are discussing a spouse? Varlaam (talk) 16:40, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
- I'm not sure what that's about, so I've removed it, for right now. Zagalejo^^^ 17:27, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Usage of World Peace vs Artest
There was a previous consensus at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_National_Basketball_Association#Ron Artest to use the name Artest for all events in the bio that occurred before the name change.—Bagumba (talk) 21:45, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
- I would like to change the sentence "Ron Artest was born and raised in the Queensbridge projects..." to read "Metta World Peace was born Ronald William Artest, Jr. and raised in the Queensbridge projects..." This follows the format of:
- President Bill Clinton ("Bill Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe, III, at Julia Chester Hospital in Hope, Arkansas.")
- Football player-turned-President Gerald Ford ("Ford was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., on July 14, 1913, at 3202 Woolworth Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska, where his parents lived with his paternal grandparents.")
- Most applicably, L.A. Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ("Abdul-Jabbar was born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr on April 16, 1947, and grew up in Manhattan..."),
- I agree the rest of portions of the article regarding his pre-name change life should be left as Artest, just as is done with Blythe/Clinton, King/Ford, and Alcindor/Abdul-Jabbar. OCNative (talk) 03:50, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
- I'm cool with that. Zagalejo^^^ 05:14, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
- Since the sentence was vandalized, I went ahead and included this change also. Other mentions before name change should remain Artest.—Bagumba (talk) 23:34, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
Edit request on 16 December 2011
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In the early life section, change status of teammate Lamar Odom from "current" to "former". Reference: http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7341952/los-angeles-lakers-lamar-odom-dealt-dallas-mavericks-asking-trade
Aeisenst (talk) 01:06, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
- I've reworded the sentence. Thanks. Zagalejo^^^ 19:22, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
Suggested Edits February 13 2012
Update: The below revisions complete, and more.
-- Brhiba (talk) 22:22, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
"Professional Career" // "Indiana Pacers"
- "...had the best season of his professional career." Add "to date" (his career is ongoing)
"NBA career statistics"
- Move up, below section "Professional career" (this is important info about his primary occupation)
"Discography"
- Placement of subsection is out of context. A) Need to mention somewhere higher that he released an album as a rapper; B) Need more information about the album itself (separate, linked page necessary?)
"Endorsements and media presence"
- title is misleading (esp. with no mention of any endorsements, past or present). Change to "Media presence" or "Other endeavors" or something else more general
"Advocacy"
- Separate topics into paragraphs -- paragraph split after sentence ending "...neuter your dog."
- Could combine as a sub-section to above [?]
"Legal and disciplinary issues"
- Switch order of title to "Disciplinary and legal issues" (or else, switch order of subsections)
- No mention of Pacers/Pistons incident; suggest moving majority of that subsection from "Professional career" section to here
"Personal Life"
Should give his own explanatory quote first attribution, and move down sentence attributing name-change idea to Ochocinco (for which the ref link is broken anyway).
Brhiba (talk) 00:11, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
- I've made a few changes based on some of your suggestions, but you're free to edit things yourself. I've only tackled the easy things on your list. Zagalejo^^^ 02:01, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you. When I last visited, the page was locked for editing. I can certainly make the rest of the changes myself (but thanks for the assist in the meantime).
- -- Brhiba (talk) 06:03, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
New Image
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Ron_Artest_2011.jpg/100px-Ron_Artest_2011.jpg)
I uploaded nice photo of Metta. --Steffaville (talk) 19:32, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
Section wiki coding problem?
Any reason why the first section titled “Pacers-Pistons brawl” with a level four header is not showing up in the contents, at the top of the page? 71.146.17.18 (talk) 18:36, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Edit request on 23 April 2012
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On April 22, 2012, in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, World Peace elbowed James Harden in the head as he was celebrating a dunk. He received a flagrant foul 2 and was immediately ejected. Harden stayed on the floor for several minutes and left the game for evaluation.
I'm requesting that this statement be added: Harden later was diagnosed with a concussion from the elbow. Bubbles323 (talk) 04:00, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
I suggest waiting on that until, Medical Report is out, and Suspension issue is clarified
Bubbles323 (talk) 04:00, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
- I just added something about that. Zagalejo^^^ 04:27, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Edit request on 23 April 2012
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He is African-American basketball player.
Jdraiders (talk) 21:57, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. --Tyrannus Mundi (talk) 19:48, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
Edit request on 24 April 2012
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Can someone add a wikilink to List of players banned or suspended by the NBA in the following sentence in the Metta World Peace#Indiana Pacers section:
- Artest missed 86 games, the longest suspension for an on-court incident in NBA history.
125.161.247.198 (talk) 07:37, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Edit name change throughout?
Since Artest has legally changed his surname to World Peace, should we not correspondingly edit all instances of his surname? I'd be happy to make the changes myself but I don't know whether this is a desired change as regards the Wiki volunteer community. Thanks! Greasyham (talk) 02:26, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- The consensus at Talk:Metta_World_Peace/Archive_1#Usage_of_World_Peace_vs_Artest was to leave as Artest for references before the name change.—Bagumba (talk) 04:28, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Edit request on 28 December 2012
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On December 25, 2012 the ron artest elbow striked again and hit New York Knick's Steve Novak. 67.169.111.105 (talk) 22:08, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.—Chris!c/t 01:05, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
Verb
In the brawl section it says and lay down and it needs to be changed to laid down. Correct this grammar please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.217.232.53 (talk) 03:32, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
- It is correct; see [7]. Zagalejo^^^ 04:30, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3140288 Ron Artest Youngest Daughter Diamond Has Kidney Cancer
- ^ http://www.ronartest.com/blog/?p=74 15 Dec 0 9Ron Artest Blog
- ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/2006/09/12/2006-09-12_artest_makes_a_play_for_cust.html Ron Artest Sues For Custody
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/2007-12-19-143695943_x.htm Ron Artest's 6yr Old Son Jeronn
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2281289
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jeron-Artest/88903316219 Jeron Artest