The former NBA star is honoring his wife by changing his name.
"I actually took my wife's last and added it to mine." The former World Peace is married to Maya Sandiford. He did not take the name of his first wife, Kimsha Hatfield.
Artest has not played in the NBA since the 2016-17 season. He played abroad in China in 2014, and while rumors swirled that he had changed his name to"Panda Friend" at the time, this is the first official change since he took on"Metta World Peace" as his legal name in 2011.
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