Lakers star Ron Artest, the soon-to-be Metta World Peace made the decision to be on "Dancing with the Stars" season 13 and will debut his dancing shoes on September 19 and his partner Peta Murgatroyd. He revealed that at first it was not appealing for him to join this competition; however, "My daughter Diamond was like, 'Daddy, you should do it." Proud father Artest, 31, admittedly is a sucker for his 8-year-old daughter, who battled cancer when she was 4. He could not the demand of his dear daughter so that: "She asked me to do it, and I thought I could dance and raise some money for cancer research. I'm going to donate the profits."
Ron Artest, 31, an American professional basketball player and rapper is currently playing for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. He made his fame as one of the league's premier defenders as winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2004. He was a major participant in the Pacers–Pistons brawl and is known for his sometimes eccentric, outspoken behavior. In July 2009, the Los Angeles Lakers signed Artest to a five-year deal worth about $33 million. He chose the number 37 as an honor of Michael Jackson. Ron Artest is related to many legal problems such as arrested for domestic abuse in 2007 by his ex-wife Kimsha Hatfield who now stars on VH1's Basketball Wives LA. The ex-couple who had four children including Diamond and Sade had a private split on June 30, 2009.
Dancing With The Stars Season 13 Contestant: Ron Artest at a competition against the New Orleans Hornets on April 20
Peta Murgatroyd, the sexy partner of Lakers star Ron Artest at this upcoming season
The L.A. Laker got his start in the NBA when he was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 1999
Ron Artest
The soon-to-be Metta World Peace showed off his strong muscles
Lakers forward Ron Artest appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live shirtless and in "sexy" boxer shorts in 2009
He shocked the crowd by entering stage in shorts and nothing else
"Sometimes I just do this .... wear sexy boxer shorts like this. But I'm not 'freeballing', I'm wearing underwear underneath."
Ron Ron looked so sexy and muscular
Ron Artest in RX magazine
Ron Artest and Natalin Avci, a Turkish model heat up Sports Illustrated
Artest hired the model-turned-actress for his Sports Ilustrated photoshoot
Ron's family
Ron spent quality time with his youngest child, Diamond,7 who underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor on her kidney when he was 4
31-year-old Ron Artest dropped a milk glass for his daughter during the launch of his new milkshake at Millions of Milkshakes
NBA Lakers’ forward Ron Artest and his daughters Diamond and Sade attended the launch of his new milkshake at Millions of Milkshakes on October 25, 2009 in West Hollywood, California
Ron Artest and his ex-wife Kimsha Hatfield who now stars on VH1's Basketball Wives LA secretly got divorced on June 30, 2009
Shin Shin, a singer of Chinese and Korean descent is currently Ron Artest's girlfriend
They have appeared in public together
Ron Artest: Dancing With The Stars Season 13 Contestant
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