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joeybee12

(56,177 posts) Fri Aug 8, 2014, 04:07 PM Aug 2014

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Metta World Peace has decided to change his name to 'The Panda's Friend'

Metta World Peace is moving beyond the whole "Metta World Peace" thing. Now that the former Ron Artest has moved on to China to play with the Sichuan Blue Whales, the ex-NBA Defensive Player of the Year has decided to change his name for the second time in three years.

From China Daily:

New high-profile import playing for Chinese basketball Association club Sichuan Blue Whales is known as Ron Artest but intends to change his name to "Panda Friend" in honor of his move to China.

World Peace, who is known in China as "Ci Shiping", a literal translation of "Metta World Peace," now plans to name himself after China's giant panda, a precious animal based in Southwest China's Sichuan province, where his new team is also based.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/metta-world-peace-has-decided-to-change-his-name-to--the-panda-s-friend-183851346.html

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Metta World Peace has decided to change his name to 'The Panda's Friend' (Original Post) joeybee12 Aug 2014 OP

Our Panda is no friend of Ron Artest... madinmaryland Aug 2014 #1

How sad Panda is knowing that asshat is besmirching his name! joeybee12 Aug 2014 #2

Pablo Sandoval could not be reached for comment. KamaAina Aug 2014 #3

"The Panda's Friend" Jamaal510 Aug 2014 #4

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)

1. Our Panda is no friend of Ron Artest...

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Fri Aug 8, 2014, 05:19 PM

Aug 2014

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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

2. How sad Panda is knowing that asshat is besmirching his name!

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 8, 2014, 05:26 PM

Aug 2014

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

3. Pablo Sandoval could not be reached for comment.

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Fri Aug 8, 2014, 07:49 PM

Aug 2014

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

4. "The Panda's Friend"

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 03:44 AM

Aug 2014

has jumped the shark with this whole name-changing phase.

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