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Ring Chaser: Ron Artest Quest To Win A Championship Ring

Ring Chaser: Ron Artest Quest To Win A Championship Ring

Despite having an unconventional career, Metta World Peace achieved a lot of things that many players have only dreamed of.

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Oct 14, 2024
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Metta Sandiford-Artest did not have an ideal NBA career.

He was drafted in 1999 by the Chicago Bulls –a year after Michael Jordan retired- but didn’t get any recognition until he was traded to the Indiana Pacers in 2001. 

There, he was on track to have a Hall of Fame career.

A year and a half after joining the team, then still Ron Artest, became an All-Star for the first time.

However, that wasn’t all that he achieved in the 2003-04 season. 

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