Metta World Peace does the weather, talks Lakers season
Metta World Peace joined Liz Habib on the KTTV-TV (Channel 11) news broadcast Friday night to talk sports and do the weather with meteorologist Pablo Pereira.
“I came to L.A. because of Phil Jackson, Kobe [Bryant] reminded me of [Michael] Jordan, Lamar [Odom] reminded me of [Scottie] Pippen and it was just the [Chicago] Bulls all over again,†said World Peace. “The Bulls were my favorite team growing up.â€
He also commented that the comparison between Bryant and Jordan takes away from the team nature of the game.
“It’s about the wins,†said World Peace. “It’s not about the individual.â€
The veteran forward averaged 12.4 points a game for the Lakers this season but was limited throughout the playoffs because of a knee injury.
“I thought we had a great team and a chance to win the championship this year,†he said. “The other teams were better than us. That’s exactly what happened.â€
World Peace was optimistic about the Lakers’ chances next season.
“It takes chemistry. It takes teamwork. It takes deferring,†he said. “It definitely takes Dwight Howard to come back.â€
World Peace as weather man was irreverent -- consistent with his personality. This wasn’t the first time he did the weather, previously visiting Canadian station CTV in 2012.
Suffice it to say, World Peace is unlikely to be a meteorologist after he retires as a player.
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