I've read last week that Ron Artest wanted to change his name to 'Metta World Peace'. Well, he's not the first man in NBA or athlete to change their names, like Lloyd Bernard Free - 1975-88 NBA Player - changed his first name to 'World' and it read 'World B. Free' (legally changed, 1981) or Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. well known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1969-89 NBA Player) - but Kareem changed his name when he converted to Islam.
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June 26, 2011
Metta World Peace
I've read last week that Ron Artest wanted to change his name to 'Metta World Peace'. Well, he's not the first man in NBA or athlete to change their names, like Lloyd Bernard Free - 1975-88 NBA Player - changed his first name to 'World' and it read 'World B. Free' (legally changed, 1981) or Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. well known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1969-89 NBA Player) - but Kareem changed his name when he converted to Islam.
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