#A QUIET STORM METTA WORLD PEACE FULL#

ET Friday-and as well as some other awesome stories from his basketball days like the time he broke Michael JordanвЂ™s ribs during a summer pickup game. We caught up with the man, the myth, and the legend in his native New York to talk about the documentary-a Bleacher Report production thatвЂ™s debuting on Showtime at 10 p.m. вЂњI know when I was younger I needed to see it.вЂќ Somebody needs to see that shit,вЂќ World Peace says. вЂњIt's not about me, it's about the future.

But itвЂ™s World PeaceвЂ™s openness in discussing his struggles with mental health starting in his teenage years that he hopes is the documentaryвЂ™s legacy. There are incredible basketball stories in there, including extensive conversations about the infamous Malice at the Palace. ItвЂ™s one of the best sports docs in years and is a no-holds barred look at his incredibly volatile journey from a kid growing in the infamously rough and rugged Queensbridge Houses to eventual NBA champion and mental health advocate.

#A QUIET STORM METTA WORLD PEACE FULL#

The depths of the mind and machinations of what made World Peace one the most interesting and largely misunderstood NBA players during his 17 seasons in the league are on full display in an excellent new documentary, Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story.

вЂњI'd rather not but sometimes it's important, man, I ain't gonna lie,вЂќ says the baller formerly known as Ron Artest. Even if deep down he doesnвЂ™t want to share his vulnerabilities. Ask him any question and the former All-Star and NBA champion with the Lakers will tell you exactly whatвЂ™s up. Peep the trailer for Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story and let us know if youвЂ™ll be checking for it when it premieres this May 31 on Showtime.Metta World Peace is incredibly honest. ItвЂ™s been quite the journey from the projects of Queensbridge to the top of the mountain in the NBA and now weвЂ™ll see just how Ron Artest was able to ascend to that glorious place. HeвЂ™s not ready to play at that level.вЂ™ Now the media is saying, вЂGet this person help.вЂ™ вЂќ вЂњBack then, the media was like, вЂOh, heвЂ™s crazy. вЂњI was ahead of my time,вЂќ World Peace says. But itвЂ™s a new day and people are finally coming around to the realization that the everyday struggle of being a minority can wear down your mental, spiritual and physical in ways that more people can relate to than not. Back then if you spoke out about needing to see a therapist people would automatically think you were mentally weak or soft.

Usually people who have antics like myself, they just get rid of them.вЂќ вЂњIn 1999, you werenвЂ™t trying to go out and say, вЂHey, I am seeing a therapist,вЂ™ вЂќ he says.

Speaking to the New York Post, Peace explained how he felt about dealing with his issues when it was a taboo subject. Going back to when he was Ron Artest from the infamous Queensbridge projects in New York, the documentary explores why Metta didnвЂ™t open up about his inner struggles and how it impacted his behavior. Now almost a decade later Showtime will be premiering a new documentary that showcases the journey through mental health help that Metta took in Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story. Something that caught many off guard as it was something that not everyone would admit to. After helping lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their last Championship back in 2010, Metta World Peace famously thanked his psychotherapist during the post-game interview.

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