No one wears his heart on his sleeve with more verve than Ron Artest.

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But the real story is about Ron Artest and his magical transformation from punchline to champion.

FORBES: World Cup Time Out: China's Ron Artest Wins NBA Championship. (Or, Buh-Bye Yao Ming)

Ron Artest jerseys, while not even in the top 15 in 2009, are sure to blow by Yao, too.

FORBES: World Cup Time Out: China's Ron Artest Wins NBA Championship. (Or, Buh-Bye Yao Ming)

Any way you look at it, Ron Artest validates his arrival to the Lakers with an NBA championship.

FORBES: World Cup Time Out: China's Ron Artest Wins NBA Championship. (Or, Buh-Bye Yao Ming)

The former Ron Artest was also suspended seven games in April after an elbow to the head of Oklahoma City's James Harden.

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And My World, the 2006 debut rap album from Los Angeles Lakers star Ron Artest, sold only 343 copies in its debut week.

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One-time basketball bad boy Ron Artest, who changed his name to Metta World Peace, was ejected Sunday from a Los Angeles Lakers-Oklahoma City Thunder game for striking James Harden.

CNN: World Peace given 7-game suspension for elbow to the head

How can anyone not love Ron Artest?

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When the Lakers' World Peace (the artist formerly known as Ron Artest) threw an elbow Sunday to the head of Oklahoma City's James Harden, fans at Staples Center must have thought they were at the NHL playoffs which have been wildly entertaining, if marred by violent play.

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