Metta World Peace recently did a great interview with the New York Post. If you know anything about Metta, you know he doesn’t have a filter and tells it like it is. That’s why I love the guy so much, esp. now that he’s on the Knicks. #KnicksTape
Check out who he named as the NBA’s greatest trash talker (probably not who you think), breaking MJ’s ribs (I think that was in 2001) & more.
Via DimeMag:
** On the best trash talker in the NBA:
Just check out this brief exchange.
Metta World Peace: Paul Pierce is the only one left.
Serby: Is he good?
MWP: He’s the best.
Serby: What about Kevin Garnett?
MWP: Paul Pierce is the best.
We never knew when we spoke with him, but according to Metta, Pierce is the best trash talker in the league, and that’s The Truth. Also, MWP only talks trash when he’s bored or down. He never talks smack when he’s doing well because he doesn’t like to be a front-runner.
** On the three people he’d like as dinner guests:
“Celine Dion, Dennis Rodman, Mike Tyson. [Rodman’s] my idol on the basketball court. [Tyson’s ] a family icon, we all look up to him. I love boxing, and I thought he was the greatest boxer that’s ever lived.”
** *On breaking Michael Jordan’s ribs:
“It was a pickup game, he was posting me up, and I tried to get the ball accidentally. The next day I heard his rib’s broken. I was like, ‘Wow.’ Then he called me and said don’t worry about it. And I told him, ‘I’m sorry.’”
— Just go read the entire Q&A if you have the time. It’s worth it. You can read the full interview at New York Post
