Created by: Hoop Journey ---------- Metta World Peace aka Ron Artest's son Jeron Artest went off vs Findley Prep although they got blown out. Kyree Walker picked it up in the second half but it wasn't enough. Findley Pre is still missing Bol Bol. When Bol arrives will Findley Prep be the best team in the country? Ron Artest had good words for Kyree Walker and His son Jeron Artest after the tough loss. Metta World Peace may be in the final stage of his basketball career, but his name could be carried on by his son. Beverly Hills High School senior forward Ron Artest III (Class of 2017) is starting to generate noise in The Drew League after just two weeks of play. This summer is going to be crucial to help get him to the next level. Artest III can actually look his father directly in the eyes because he is as tall as his dad Peace, standing at 6-foot-7. Nevermind that he is probably still growing. Although dad outweighs his son at 249 vs. 215 pounds, Peace was an inch shorter and ten pounds lighter when he left St. John’s University after his junior year. There’s been a tremendous amount of buzz lately on social media about Shaquille O’Neal’s son Shareef O’Neal after he was the first recruit in the class of 2018 to commit to Sean Miller for the Arizona Wildcats. And that is with due cause, O’Neal is coming into his own making one highlight reel after another. O’Neal and Artest played against each other in high school, but the two are pretty close friends as well. Both are sons of Lakers Legends, and that takes astute young men who already live in luxury and still find the drive to succeed on their own. Both have strong family ties and are not shy about playing or being in the public eye. This gives Ron a leg up on competition, he’s already weathered fan scrutiny and has been a student of the game of basketball since he can remember. Artest is not a stranger to The Drew League. He played last summer as well. In The Drew, a player competes against NBA players, International players, American players who are employed overseas, hungry post college grad players dying to play on the next level and high school players. In week one, The Panda’s, Metta and Ron’s team, took on the Clozers, a team of mostly high school grads including Arizona’s Ira Lee and Oregon State’s Ethan Thompson. The Panda’s lost that game, but Artest made a huge sideways dunk almost flat-footed getting about two feet above the rim. It. Brought. The. House. Down! It took the fans out of their seat, and huge congrats from dad. #HoopJourney
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