Possibly if we talk about Metta Sandiford-Artest some will not know exactly what former NBA player we mean. If we say that before giving himself that name he was known as Metta World Peace and that when it came to the American League it was called Ron Artest, Surely everyone will already know which former player we are talking about.
Champion with Lakers of Pau Gasol (2010), All Star and Defender of the Year with the Pacers (2004) and former player in addition to other teams such as Kings, Rockets y Knicks. A good 2.01 m forward and a great defensive specialist. But also one of the most tell them y eccentrics that have been seen on a court in the NBA.
The biggest penalty in NBA history
In fact, it reached world fame not for his sporting exploitsif not for getting involved in the biggest brawl in the history of the American Leaguewhen on November 19, 2004, in a match between Pistons y Pacers at the Palace of Auburn Hills the player then called Ron Artest He jumped into the stands to attack a fan who had thrown a glass of drink at him. He received the biggest penalty in NBA history: 86 game suspension and five million dollar fine.
Artest leaves the court after participating in the worst brawl in NBA history.
It was not an isolated incident. After losing a match with the Pacers before the Knicks at a game at Madison Square Garden smashed a camera that was in his path and the NBA imposed on him three-game suspension and a $35,000 fine. But the total costs of the destruction amounted to almost $250,000.
Brutal attack on James Harden
Already in 2012, when he played in the LakersArtest held a basket with a brutal attack on James Harden’s neckat that time in the Thunder. The hit was very dangerous and the NBA sanctioned him with seven games and $450,000.
After being champion with the Lakers in 2010 acknowledged that he had received psychological assistance to get to where he had arrived. But years after his retirement in 2017, in his second stage with the Lakersfans continue to remember his misdeeds on the field more than his sporting achievements.
Artest, sporting a curious haircut during his time with the Lakers.
Recently in the Podcast P con Paul Georgenow renamed as Metta Sandiford-Artest added a new chapter to his excesses, a fact that had already been uncovered in 2009 and about which he has spoken again. And it is that In his early days in the NBA he even drank cognac during breaks of some parties.
Nightmare start with the Bulls
After being elected by the Bulls with the number 15 in the 1999 draft, he spent two difficult years on the Chicago team, with only 17 wins in his first season (17-65) and 15 in the second (15-67), where they were the worst team in the League. And between defeat and defeat Artest acknowledged in this talk that he gave the drink.
I wouldn’t want to recommend or encourage anything like that, but to be honest, yes, sometimes I just did it. He used to drink Hennessy during breaks in games
“I wouldn’t want to recommend or encourage anything like that, but To be honest, yes, sometimes I just did it. He used to drink Hennessy during breaks in games. I had it (the French cognac bottle) in my wardrobe. She just went to the store, bought it, and left it in my locker,” she admits.
Artest, after being chosen by the Bulls in the 1999 draft.
“We were losing a lot and I was going through a lot at that time, but it’s super unacceptable. at the same time,” he said, remembering the famous American brand of cognac.
We were losing a lot and I was going through a lot at the time, but it’s super unacceptable at the same time.
“He deserved a suspension, “If anyone thinks that was trying to do something wild, they should have been suspended.”, explained World Peace. “Yeah, I was losing a lot of games and I would just walk down the tunnel and go to the little place that was there.”
He got better when he stopped drinking.
Paul George He asked him how he felt and how he played when he returned to the court after drinking cognac, and The former player, now 44, said he played better once he stopped drinking during breaks. In his first season with the Bulls he averaged 12 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals in 31.1 minutes. And in the second 11.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 31 minutes. I’m sure that if he hadn’t been addicted to drinking, he would have improved those records.
2024-05-22 04:43:18
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