Metta World Peace LA Lakers Rumors: Notorious Elbow Thrower Returning to NBA?

According to new rumors and reports, Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, is practicing at the Los Angeles Lakers' training facility. Apparently, the 35-year-old small forward and notorious courtside brawler could be making a comeback to the NBA and join the team he won the 2010 Championship with, which is the same team that sent him to the New York Knicks a few years later. World Peace has played in China and Italy since leaving the USA. Read more on this news below.

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The news comes from NBA inside sources speaking with Yahoo! Sports columnist Adrian Wojnarowski, who took to Twitter to share the news (via Dime Bag).

"World Peace, 35, started participating in informal workouts with Lakers players this week at the team's facility ... and is expected to continue through the start of Lakers training camp later this month, league sources said," Yahoo! Sports reports. "No deal has been agreed upon, but there's an increasing expectation that will happen this month, league sources said."

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Before changing his name to World Peace, Ron Artest was known mostly for his physicality in the league, which lead to a number of fights and brawls. While playing for the Indiana Pacers, Artest fouled Ben Wallace, resulting in retaliation and then an even bigger fight involving fans! It was one of the craziest events in NBA history, but even after the name change, World Peace caused trouble. Watch videos below of Artest fighting fans and World Peace performing an infamous Elbow on James Harden: