World Peace talks hoops, name change with Hart
Former NBA forward Metta World Peace made an appearance on the latest Kevin Hart’s episode of “Cold As Balls,” discussing a number of basketball and personal topics.
Those topics include (with timestamps):
- 2:00 - How World Peace almost changed his name to "So Hood."
- 2:15 - How he was embarrassed the first time "Metta World Peace" was announced and he had it on the back of his jersey.
- 2:45 - How his grandmother passing away led to his family falling apart and how he almost retired that year.
- 3:50 - How he was dealing with his anxiety and depression at the time, right as his career was on the rise.
Other notable moments:
- 6:00 - Talks about anger management, marriage counseling, etc.
- 7:00 - Talks about coming to LA, butting heads with Kobe, Phil Jackson, Magic Johnson.
- 8:45 - How Yao Ming was his favorite teammate ever.
- 9:45 - Talks about taking the last shot to win the game and how he was working on planning his celebration the entire night before.
- 11:30 - Can't remember a single word off his album.
Watch the entire interview below, courtesy of "Cold As Balls."
