By ESPN.com news services Metta World Peace, who cleared waivers late Sunday afternoon after being amnestied by the Los Angeles Lakers, has found a new landing spot — the New York Knicks. …read more
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Source: World Peace, Knicks agree on 2 years
By ESPN.com news services Metta World Peace came to terms with the New York Knicks on a two-year deal Monday, a source told ESPNNewYork.com’s Ian Begley. …read more
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World Peace says NBA not option next season
By Dave McMenamin One day after being waived by the Los Angeles Lakers via the amnesty provision, Metta World Peace said he doesn’t want any NBA team to make a bid to pick him up off waivers. Not his hometown New York Knicks or the Brooklyn Nets. And not the Lakers’ Staple …read more
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World Peace, Meeks to start against Spurs
By Dave McMenamin Kobe Bryant’s absence won’t be the only lineup change Sunday for the Lakers when they host the Spurs. Steve Nash will miss his seventh straight game with an injured hip and hamstring and Metta World Peace will return to the starting lineup.
World Peace OK to play 12 days after surgery
By Arash Markazi Lakers forward Metta World Peace said he will start Tuesday night when the Lakers play the New Orleans Hornets, just 12 days after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee that was supposed to sideline him at least six weeks. …read more
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Metta World Peace’s Injury Healing Fast, Says Lakers Coach Mike D’Antonio
By The Huffington Post News Editors
By Mark Medina and Vincent Bonsignore
Staff Writers
Lakers forward Metta World Peace walked down a Staples Center hallway in full stride and was bearing a wide smile.
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Lakers record 22nd straight victory over Wolves
By Associated Press Kobe Bryant had 31 points and seven assists in his first game there filling in for the injured Metta World Peace to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 120-117 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night, their 22nd straight win over the Timberwolves. …read more
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World Peace to have knee surgery, out 6 weeks
By ESPN.com news services Metta World Peace will miss at least six weeks to undergo surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, the team said in a statement. …read more
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World Peace out indefinitely with torn meniscus
Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace is out indefinitely with a torn meniscus in his left knee. …read more
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D'Antoni not optimistic about World Peace injury
By Dave McMenamin Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni is not optimistic that Metta World Peace will return from his knee injury before the end of the regular season. …read more
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Lakers' World Peace has torn cartilage in knee
By Dave McMenamin The Los Angeles Lakers’ snake-bit season continued Tuesday with Metta World Peace receiving an MRI in Minneapolis on his left knee that showed a lateral meniscus tear. …read more
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No Kobe, no problem as Lakers trump Kings
By Associated Press Antawn Jamison scored 27 points, Metta World Peace added 22, and the Los Angeles Lakers won without Kobe Bryant, beating the Sacramento Kings 113-102 Sunday night for their sixth victory in seven games. …read more
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Notebook: Lakers 113, Kings 102
THE FACTS: There’s no replacing Kobe Bryant. That will never happen. But the Lakers are learning it’s possible to patch things together long enough to stay afloat in the Western Conference race. They did so Sunday night against the visiting Kings, benefiting from another stellar performance off the bench from Antawn Jamison and Steve Blake, a big-time scoring game from Metta World Peace and another dominant rebounding effort from Dwight Howard, adding up to a 113-102 victory at Staples Center. …read more
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Notebook: Lakers 99, Pacers 93
THE FACTS: Kobe Bryant started but couldn’t finish, but it mattered little to the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite a scoreless 12 minutes from Bryant, the Lakers rode a combined 35 points and 9-for-14 shooting from the 3-point line from reserves Steve Blake and Antawn Jamison, 20 points from Dwight Howard and 19 from Metta World Peace to a 99-93 victory over the Pacers Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Producing just their third road win against a team with a winning record, the Lakers (35-32) recorded their 15th win in 21 games. They also pushed one full game ahead of Utah in the race for the final playoff berth in the Western Conference. Indiana (40-25) was led by George Hill with 27 and Paul George with 20 but shot just 37.4 percent. …read more
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Serge Ibaka Fine Shows NBA Punishment For ‘Groin Altercations’ Varies (VIDEOS)
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Aside from inadvertently contributing to the genesis of the #GroinAltercation hashtag, the NBA‘s decision not to suspend Oklahoma City Thunder center Serge Ibaka for a low blow to Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin was notable because it appeared inconsistent with discipline doled out for similar transgressions.
In the fourth quarter of a nationally-televised Thunder-Clippers game on Sunday, Ibaka appeared to intentionally strike Griffin as they battled for position under the glass. Regardless of intent, Ibaka’s right hand hit Griffin in the groin, sending him tumbling to the floor. After an official review of the play, Ibaka was assessed a flagrant 1 for the foul. Even at the time, fans and media on Twitter wondered why it hadn’t been a flagrant 2, resulting in an ejection.
NBA is bias. Metta World Peace woulda been ejected if he did what Ibaka did. S/O “Ron Ron”
— iHoopAround (@iHoopAround) March 3, 2013
Report: Metta brings peace to cops in pajamas
By ESPNLosAngeles.com Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace put on his Cookie Monster pajamas and came to the rescue of his nephew and brother who had been detained by police outside his condo complex earlier this week, according to the Los Angeles Times. …read more
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Lakers’ Metta World Peace Awakened By Cops After Actors Show Guns
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Early Tuesday morning, Metta World Peace was awakened to a bizarre scenario.
Notebook: Lakers 102, Jazz 84
THE FACTS: The Lakers turned the page again Friday night. The new chapter featuring Kobe Bryant as more of a facilitator than a scorer, Metta World Peace playing the part of a legitimate 3-point threat, rather than just a defensive stalwart, and Dwight Howard showing what he can do with the ball in his hands, versus just occupying space down low. The change in roles and attitude seemed to be just what the Lakers needed to end their four-game losing streak with a 102-84 victory against the visiting Jazz at Staples Center and possibly put a derailed season back on track.
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