The NBA’s Psychopath

Ron Artest had one of the oddest careers in sports history. Known for his role in the infamous malice at the palace, to one of the most loved figures in basketball. Today we cover the curious case of Metta World Peace

[@Cowboysson]

I mostly remember Artest with the Rockets and Lakers. He was an important role player with the Lakers. I didn’t realize he was that good on offense when he was younger but he was always a great defender. I think deep down he’s a good guy but had a rough upbringing making it difficult for him to control his emotions.

[@yourtrunkrattles4398]

I only remeber artest because that nba live with lebron on cover

[@michaelbuto305]

This is the problem with people perception too. What hurt people the most is always the Toxic one. Ticking Time Bomb are much more dangerous just because you cant guard things like that.

[@jonestraloma]

He’s a great guy deep down inside. He’s so gracious to the fans. Even today he still visits Golden 1 Center and has no problem dapping up the fans in Sacramento.

[@M3L203CT]

Wow that crazy because my first intro to Ron was the Pacers. I remember seein The malice in the Palace live

[@SageOfReality]

For some reason when I was a kid I thought the world of this guy, he didn't give a fuck and wanted to win on the court. Inspiring story for sure! Thank you!

[@essenlame]

My signed jersey from his years with the Lakers just came in the mail. This dude is my favorite player of all time bar none, and this was a great doc. You did him justice, man.

[@timstar28]

Arrest definitely has a nice little come back at the end. I was always rooting for em, he was fun to watch when i was young. Good vid bro.

[@RetroNBA42]

Arrest 💀

[@Tosh2001]

Arrest?!! PLS 💀😭

[@thatonecanadianguy6523]

I mean, he did get arrested

[@codychaffin9528]

Great content man! Love the channel it will blow up eventually

[@jonwiegel2588]

The fact that you only have 13k subs is criminal. Love the content!

[@BIGEDSIK28]

I am glad you made this video!! Puts a lil bit different of a light on the man. Thank you!!

[@ayushppatel4262]

Not gonna lie I was definitely waiting for a Ron artest video 🔥

[@YoungGunneR84]

I really enjoyed your video. You're a very basketball wise person that is very accurate in what he says. Born in '84 in Denver I absolutely love basketball but it's not the same now. Anyway it was like a flashback I remember watching all events unfold. The fights, trades, fouls, playoff series etc . I found this video trying to find the quiet storm documentary on Ron. Just wanted to say really enjoyed the video thank you for the upload and do you remember when the Orlando magic beat The Celtics and big baby hit the three-pointer to win the game think it might even been in overtime but he pushed that little kid that was standing on the sidelines.😅 Anyway take care bro

[@eliasweslati1999]

The way he elbowed Harden always makes me laugh 😂

[@jdmbeats]

That elbow wouldve killed, or paralyzed an average guy. 😂

[@notmyname9625]

Literally no reason for it at all 😂 bro just dunked on them right before that.. the elbow was just a celebration

[@Suryus_94]

​@@notmyname9625Rewatch the scene, Harden go out of his way just to bumb Artest while he is celebrating out of spite. Artest overreacted for sure, but Harden kinda got what he was looking for

[@awakenthewoke1091]

I just watched it like 50 times in a row....it would be Harden.

[@samuelosuna8092]

So underrated keep at it bro

[@CALPH88]

Ron is only 8 years older than me. Growing up in the projects during the 90s especially in NY. You just couldnt be soft. So im not surprised he was who is was. Im glad it worked out in the end.

[@noahalvidres2718]

These comments don’t lie bro. Keep up the good work!

[@High-Overlord-Pugula]

I really enjoyed Ron when he was in Indy. He seriously looked like he was ultra dedicated to the team and winning, sad it ended the way it did.

[@travispatterson3046]

Addicted to these videos. Good stuff bro.

[@samswoosh1363]

This opening mixes everything. The line about drinking at halftime is one thing, admitting it is crazy 😆 I lost my shit. Ron is considered more crazy just because he’s so brutally honest

[@GodBlessGodBless1227]

I said way back when he played for the baby Bulls that if he wasn’t in the nba he’d be in jail for murder. I still think that. He is dangerous with money, imagine him broke.

[@likreid893]

Imagine watching Draymond at target to keep him grounded

[@MarcusSperry]

That "psychopath" is a legend. Could've been a top 10-15 2-way players for a few years had the malace not happened to him, maybe a chip or two for Indy on the way

[@tammysoprano173]

Ron and Dennis my two favorites

[@nonemotions]

He the type of player to hit a 3, then punch you in the face and declare war on the whole team

[@jaywalkallstar]

I loved Artest on the Pacers. Really that whole incident with the Pistons was Detroit’s fault. NBA should have banned fans inside the palace if they were going to behave like that.

[@ryanthomas4248]

You can't be serious

[@Theboystretch]

It's true Ben Wallace started it, the Detroit fans escalated it and the pacers were blamed for everything.

[@mikefrahm1577]

Artest escalated the situation. Totally bad and irresponsible decision by Artest

[@Theboystretch]

@@mikefrahm1577 it was also immature and irresponsible for fans to throw objects at players that's unacceptable like what would you do that for???

[@Radel623]

Lol what a rough take

[@IronWolf-Fitness]

Mental health...it's nothing to play with...most truly just won't understand

[@youngboy2pacdrake]

wrong opinion. prime lamelo > prime kobe and its not close

[@cb_glogod8118]

Ron Artest is the wild version of Kawhi Leonard.

[@youngboy2pacdrake]

wrong opinion. prime lamelo > prime kobe and its not close

[@wgnd1614]

@@youngboy2pacdrake ?

[@marcelvincent3335]

he said he got the circuit city job for the employee discount😂😂

[@Theboystretch]

And to stay out of trouble.

[@michailchytiroglou287]

The Kyrgios of basketball. They even look alike

[@Johnbones23]

Meta World War such an awesome name 🙌🏻

[@purodeathcore]

i love me some ron artest and i always have unhinged people are always the most entertaining

[@brucelau2023]

Absolutely tho the NBA legit did him dirty with the suspensions back in the day and it also criminally charged the fans

[@420thebestdayever]

😂😂😂💀💀

[@kevlar9173]

he didnt HAVE to get the circuit city job, he did it to get a discount on DVDs, but Jerry Krause made him quit after one day

[@HatersHaveOpinion1]

Ron Was Afraid Of Ben Wallace

[@FuShengAlex]

Facts. Ron definitely grew up in a hostile environment but he knew not to act "crazy" with Big Ben.

[@cward094]

Big Ben Wallace is from the Alabama countryside 334 Area Code...Big Big Wallace grew up on a farm & was naturally strong as Ox...💪💪

[@MarquisTidwell]

The whole NBA feared big Ben 💪🏿

[@HatersHaveOpinion1]

@ He was the Mark Henry on the NBA

[@J10005]

I wouldn't be suprised if Artest has undiagnosed ASD hence the emotional outbursts and lack of impulse control

[@LouisCasas]

Metta World Peace AKA Ron Artest was the NBA Psychopath with a deeply buried heart of gold ✨️ 💛

[@shawnleider]

Players like Ron artest and pj tucker are championship pieces but the fans don't respect d. So they get so much hate.

[@NecroVoid]

What's the name of this old KZbin channel? I can't remember. I used to always watch him, but lost track of him a long time ago 0:23

[@SilverBullet77]

Artest was treating the game the way the game wanted to be treated.

[@JayTeeAyy]

Dude was insane… Made a banger song tho

[@isiahbraun8704]

1 of qb's finest

[@rsimms4621]

Vern Fleming also from qb.

[@stephenbrady5220]

Malice at the palace was great entertainment. Most everyone I knew loved it. These Detroit fans thought they were tough before Jermaine 6’11 hits them with a slide in haymaker, lol.

[@georgeaghimien3234]

Not all heroes wear caps but they do have multiple names. Wethther yall call him Ron, Metta, Panda Friend, facts remain that he is an absolute hero.

[@JayDeeHendrixxx]

dont say “hes the son of a boxer so hes no stranger to confrontation” boxing is a sport and all boxers do not street fight. thats detrimental to the sport when we create those narratives.

[@thereal_notoriousakagdubb3486]

Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace

[@terrytenley9404]

Yes Artest was rough and frustrated.. But change this a little ..The league had and still has huge flaws.. When a fan can sit and yell bad things to a player is wrong.. Throw drinks on players is wrong.. The league for years let this fester until the malaise in the palace exposed so many league flaws.. Throw in emotional players and fans the game begins to blow up..I have watched fans during warm up time before a game get into players heads and nothing is done about it.. Let’s let it be a game and no insults.. Yeah players get big money to play and some sob paid big $’s for court side seats..Players need to be protected by more effort by the league..Sometimes fans feel the bad fans need a punch in the face and barred from the court..

[@Todd-DaGod-Howard]

Dude shut up

[@kingZactheMerciless]

Good video, good ending.

[@bobbyjoeyoung2becausesteph194]

got punked by wallace and was exposed as bully rather then a tough guy and difference between the two is he pick and choose who to get tough with but when its somebody ready to go like wallace he backtracks lays on a table then acts tough with fan

[@FuShengAlex]

Facts! I know for sure a guy like Xavier McDaniels or Alvin Robertson would NOT have taken that push from Big Ben without immediately retaliating. He knew who to act "crazy" on.

[@MarquisTidwell]

His story reminds me a lot of Rodman.

[@henryzhao4622]

Bro he is NOT a psychopath. He’s the most pro social dude ever but with severe bipolar disorder

[@ganiniii]

Dude was coming down from drama on the refs table and gets a beer in his chest and the guy that threw it was standing right there. That shit should count for something

[@FuShengAlex]

He was scared of Big Ben.

[@metomhub]

he elbowed harden ( severe concussion) who came off the bench for okc. when asked about it artest said he didnt notice, he only paid attention to the starters. Lol

[@beenizz5102]

Artest Ben Wallace Patterson Zbo Oakley James Johnson Unseld Anthony mason and exavier McDaniel should’ve all been in a ufc league fighting each other

[@Imaf2020]

He should just stay away from scorer's tables...

[@shawnleider]

U should do jrue holiday

[@harry9828]

Honestly, I think Ron is on the spectrum, even if just a little bit. There’s definitely some unresolved and unaddressed mental health related stuff there

[@gothbossbaby]

100% he is.

[@tae-007]

5 million dollar fine 😮😮

[@yezzojey_7562]

You can’t just be straight up blaming arrest for what happened like cmon now those fans were being incredibly stupid and immature as well

[@SymeloMusic0]

0:03 thats ticket tv??? woww

[@frankiem4062]

He’s crazy omg

[@Mizzy-f7y]

Artest vs draymond green

[@MarkCzmic420]

Today's players are Soft. Loved Artest defense play

[@metsrus]

Metta World War

[@kLeo20Toes]

What is wrong with this brother 😂😂 dude once i seen his name was meta world piece i knew something was up even before i knew his story 😂

[@SilentMovements305]

@.04 that's 🎟tv

[@mikefrahm1577]

I thought of him as cheap shot artist and hot head. I'm sorry but I was not a fan. He was on Lakers and would pick fights and deal out season ending injuries to my team. I thought he belonged in jail. He made Rodman look like a boy scout wtf he even broke the GOATs ribs. Wtf is wrong with Artest? You deliberately injure Michael you ain't right in the head. I do not love Artest. Sorry everyone

[@Nice-sm5hr]

I don’t either. Baffling that he has fans and is revered and allowed to have a redemption arc. Sick society we have here

[@cokesquirrel]

😭😭😭😭😭 Oh boohoo In your mind people are allowed to redeem themselves?

[@Juniorthecandlestickking1055]

If he always wanna fight somebody on the court then why have him play in the first place?smh..it doesnt matter if he is an a list player he aint stable and is a threat to himself and other teamates..stop making excuse for this guy.basket ball is a semi contact sport.you gonna get touched or pushed..u cant be wanting to fight everybody all the time like that smh

[@MetalsirenIXI]

Artest should have played hockey

[@qbcomicaddict2590]

Seen more guns in ny playing ball than I’d like to remember and I was not a loud mouth

[@cruzada07]

Hey you talk about panda's friend

[@swagglyfe]

fye

[@danieljones9973]

how does he only have 14k

[@dannymcguire3623]

Definitely deserves more. He’ll blow up.

[@nativekiowa9488]

He wasn't that crazy. Ben Wallace pushed his ass in the face and Mr psychopath went and laid his ass on the scorers table

[@bigcheech1937]

Predators only attack the weak

[@FuShengAlex]

Facts! I know for sure a guy like Xavier McDaniels or Alvin Robertson would NOT have taken that push from Big Ben without immediately retaliating. Xavier McDaniels got thrown out for fighting with Oakley in MSG....and after getting ejected, demanded he come out his locker and fight again in the tunnel too. Artest knew who to act "crazy" on and who not to.

[@KhalikArtest]

Indiana could win if they didn't have the brawl

[@NinjaSam-sh5qg]

Ron Ron🫡

[@alvinfell4471]

He was a jerk.

[@Zamoraestaslisto]

so hes bipolar😢

[@JackbenimbleJackbequick-dc9lj]

Blah blah blah we all grew up in hard circumstances! I understand this idiot savant but DO NOT condone his behavior! I hope he has found his PEACE- meta or not

[@jacoblindquist]

I saw this bum at the planet Hollywood in Vegas one time. Few people got excited and made a deal about his presence or I wouldn't have noticed or cared. Happy I didn't know he was a dog abuser at that time bc I prob would have shot my mouth off and been dragged into the thunder dome lol I was a really stupid person back then too

[@Eddieisdaman5]

Real

[@ngarci8040]

Difference between Rodman and Artest… one was a punk the other one a worm… lOl

[@panzerpeace4203]

Crazy dud can play Basketball

[@BUD-TV]

QGTM