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Metta World Peace used to go by the name of Ron Artest. The Chicago Bulls are among the NBA teams he used to play for. After the elbow he threw that landed on Oklahoma City’s James Harden’s head in Sunday’s game, the Los Angeles Lakers likely will be without World Peace for at least a few games. During his idle time, he might want to consider a name change to something more fitting. Like Mega World Conflict. At least the Thunder doesn’t have to worry about the punishment being too lenient. Well, not unless Brendan Shanahan leaves the NHL immediately for a similar post with the NBA.
OK, a photo of the basketball player formerly known as Ron Artest -- elbows and all -- or one like this featuring the peace sign?
World Peace issued a postgame statement to the media in the locker room but did not take questions.
“During that play I just dunked on [Kevin] Durant and [Serge] Ibaka and I got really emotional and excited and it was unfortunate that James had to get hit with an unintentional elbow,” World Peace said. “I hope he’s OK. The Thunder, they’re playing for a championship this year, so I hope that he’s OK and I apologize to the Thunder and to James Harden.
“You know, it was such a great game and it was unfortunate so much emotion was going on at that time. … That’s it for today.”
Once upon a time, talent used to be an intimidating factor. Nowadays, it seems cheap shots providing physical abuse have taken over. Any league that condones — tacitly or otherwise — violence and reacts with surprise and/or horror when violence goes awry needs to straighten out the mess it has created, perpetuated and even venerated.
Something says NBA commissioner David Stern will act (unintentional pun warning) sternly and swiftly. World Peace’s track record for on-court improprieties will not help any pleas for leniency.
You don't have to be a Yankees fan to like this photo of Rosita and Velvet Sky.
* For what it’s worth (probably not a whole lot), the Cardinals lead the National League in run differential with a +25, while the Cubs are last in the NL at -22.
* OK, who saw the Chicago White Sox sweeping three games at Seattle over the weekend and moving three games above .500? Not meaning who watched them do that, but who actually foresaw that. OK, other than possibly Sox employees.
* Comcast SportsNet will pull off a triple play by televising the games Monday (April 23) of the Blackhawks, Cubs and White Sox. Game 6 vs. Phoenix in the first round of the NHL playoffs will be shown on CSN with coverage (meaning pregame) beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Cubs-Cardinals coverage starts at 6:30 p.m. on CSN+. The White Sox game at Oakland begins at 9 p.m. on CSN+2 (the game will be joined in progress on CSN+ after the Cubs contest ends and on CSN after the Hawks postgame show). Confused? You can go to CSNChicago.com to locate the channels.
* Speaking of Monday night baseball view, the New York Yankees and two-time defending American League champion Texas Rangers will square off on ESPN. Granted the game may be of limited interest in the Chicago market (not to mention many other locales), but it does provide justification of running the photo of Velvet Sky and Rosita (Thea Trinadad from Impact Wrestling, which also airs Thursday night on Spike TV. Not that justification is needed, of course.
Well, why not start the week off with some Playboy videos:
If things go according to plan (and, yes, they occasionally do), there will be a post this afternoon with more from the C2E2 event.
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