Metta World Peace RUMORS & NEWS

L.A. Daily News "Metta World Peace sounded chatty and in a relaxed mood, the product of his surgically repaired left knee healing, promoting a children’s book and feeling refreshed from an otherwise disappointing season. Even with uncertainty lingering in the air about his Lakers future, World Peace has avoided..." June 05

ESPN Los Angeles "Kobe Bryant already publicly vowed not to tweet during Game 2 of the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round playoff series Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs, but a certain teammate wants Bryant to keep on tweeting in the free world. "Kobe should tweet for Game 2 the whole time, every..." April 24

USA Today "Kobe Bryant has a nickname for Metta World Peace that was more than fitting on Monday afternoon, when the Lakers small forward made the stunning announcement that he would play in Tuesday night's game against New Orleans just 12 days after having surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left..." April 09

L.A. Daily News "Lakers forward Metta World Peace walked down a Staples Center hallway in full stride and was bearing a wide smile. He insisted he can return when the Lakers host the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday at Staples Center despite having surgery to treat a lateral meniscus tear on his left knee a..." April 08

L.A. Daily News "Six days have passed since having surgery on a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee, and Lakers forward Metta World Peace still arrived at the team's practice facility Wednesday in high spirits. World Peace walked without crutches. He rebounded shots for children attending the Lakers' news..." April 05

L.A. Daily News "Six days passed since having surgery on a lateral meniscus tear on his left knee, and Lakers forward Metta World Peace arrived at the team's facility in noticeably high spirits. World Peace walked without crutches. He rebounded shots for children attending the Lakers' news conference announcing..." April 04

Orange County Register "The Lakers' shaky defense will be without Metta World Peace for at least six weeks, which could be the rest of the season. World Peace is set to undergo surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee Thursday. The timetable for a return means World Peace could only play again if the..." March 28

ESPN.com "The Los Angeles Lakers are still waiting for Metta World Peace to be evaluated by a team doctor in L.A. to determine how long he will be out with a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee but coach Mike D'Antoni is not optimistic the small forward will be back before the end of the regular..." March 27

Los Angeles Times "The Lakers lost another starter Wednesday for a long time. Metta World Peace will be sidelined at least six weeks after he undergoes surgery Thursday to repair torn cartilage in his left knee, the team announced Wednesday. World Peace will miss the final 11 games of the Lakers' regular..." March 27

L.A. Daily News "For all the unpredictability surrounding this season, there's one area where the Lakers have remained uncomfortably consistent. They've piled up injuries. The latest victim is Lakers forward Metta World Peace, who had an MRI Tuesday in Minneapolis that showed a lateral meniscus tear in his..." March 27

Orange County Register "The Lakers' hope was that Pau Gasol's return from injury would help them develop a consistently solid second unit. The Lakers figured to have enough depth that fill-in starter Earl Clark wouldn't even have regular minutes once Gasol got back to his usual level of conditioning. But the Lakers'..." March 26

ESPN.com "Metta World Peace left the Los Angeles Lakers' 109-103 loss to the Golden State Warriors with a strained left knee and did not play after halftime. World Peace is day-to-day and will be re-evaluated in Minnesota on Tuesday. The Lakers face the Timberwolves on the road on Wednesday. "He said..." March 26

NBA.com "In a move that would be so Metta World Peace, Metta World Peace is not ruling out the possibility of terminating his contract after the season against all logic, telling NBA.com he would consider the move in the summer if it meant he could remain with the Lakers longer. World Peace has a player..." March 26

ESPN Los Angeles "The Los Angeles Lakers might have been able to forget about their loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder as soon as they boarded the plane to fly to New Orleans for a back-to-back Wednesday, but it will be a little harder for their bodies to forget what happened. Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard and Metta..." March 06

L.A. Daily News "The Lakers' slogging effort to creep back into playoff contention may only set themselves up for this reality. Should the Lakers meet the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round, the outcome could become just as ugly as their 122-105 loss Tuesday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. As if it were a..." March 06

Orange County Register "Metta World Peace didn't remember the foul probably because the referees didn't call one when he inadvertently elbowed Denver's Kenneth Faried during Monday's loss in Denver. The NBA, however, didn't let the play go unnoticed and retroactively slapped World Peace with a flagrant-2 foul..." March 01

Pro Basketball Talk "We brought the play to your attention on Wednesday, and at the time, believed that Metta World Peace had gotten away with one, since two days had passed without any word of punishment being handed down from the league office. We should know better. The NBA has retroactively slapped World..." February 28

Los Angeles Times "Early Tuesday morning, Metta World Peace was awakened to a bizarre scenario. "I'm in my underwear and my son says, 'Hey dad, there's police at the door,'" World Peace said in an interview with The Times after the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics on Wednesday evening. "So I jump out, I'm nervous...." February 21

TMZ.com "Metta World Peace was roused out of bed early this morning when police responded to a report of 4 armed men in the basketball star's condo complex ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us LAPD got a call around midnight about 4 guys -- 3 with handguns and one with a shotgun --..." February 19

L.A. Daily News "There was a time when Metta World Peace intimidated elite scorers. Whether it was LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony or Paul Pierce, the former Ron Artest frequently rattled such talented opponents through various tactics. That included his physical play, his quick hands and trash..." February 11

Los Angeles Times "Metta World Peace was one of the early winners of Coach Mike D'Antoni's system. He looked like he was 33 years young, averaging 14.2 points in December for the Lakers, seemingly saved from back-to-back seasons of slogging on offense. But he has been in a shooting slump for the better part of..." February 09

L.A. Daily News "The NBA handed Lakers forward Metta World Peace a one-game suspension after determining he grabbed the neck of Detroit guard Brandon Knight and struck him in the jaw in the Lakers' win over the Pistons on Sunday. Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni believes the punishments stem more from World Peace's..." February 06

Orange County Register "The NBA announced Tuesday that Lakers forward Metta World Peace has been suspended one game without pay for grabbing the Detroit Pistons' Brandon Knight around the neck and striking him in the jaw. The incident happened with 1:43 left in the second quarter of the Lakers' 98-97 victory against the..." February 05