Ron Artest III
Ron Artest III
Ron Artest III helps from the weak side to deliver a nasty block.
Ron Artest III is an American student and basketball player based in Los Angeles, California. He is the oldest son of future NBA hall of fame and former Lakers champions, Metta World Peace.
Biography
Early Life
Ron Artest III with his father, Ron artest.
Ron Artest III was born and raised in the midwest of the United States to parents Ronald William Artest Jr. and Kimsha Artest. He has two sisters, Sadie and Diamond. He also has a younger step brother named, Jeron.
Artest grew up in the city of Zionsville, Indiana and also moved around with his parents. By the time he was a teenager, he and his family settled in California. He currently lives in the city of Los Angeles.
Basketball
Ron Artest III delivering a big dunk.
Although Ron III was born into a basketball family and grew up watching his father play the sport professionally, he did not start playing the game himself until he was an older kid in his early teens.
According to his father, he did not play an official game in an organized basketball league until the age of 14 years old. Since then, Ron has put in the hard work that has led to be recognized nationally as a high school phenom in the state of California.
High School
Pacific Palisades High School
While a freshman at Palisades High, Ron began to show interest in the game of Basketball.
Initially, he had no interest at all in the game growing up and it wasn't until his freshman year that he decided he wanted to play the game.
In his Sophomore year, he led his team in rebounds during the season and post-season.
In his Junior year he joined the varsity basketball team for Beverly High and became a force to reckoned with a two star national rating.
He finished his senior year with a strong position to be considered for a 2021 NBA draft.
Drew League /AAU
During the summer of 2017, Ron joined his father, Ron artest, to be a part of the Drew League team called, Pandas.
He has also played games on the AAU summer circuit.
Personal Life
Ron Artest III dunking.
Before developing his passion for the game of basketball, Ron's interest was in modeling.
He is good friends with Bella Hadid and Kylie Jenner.
Ron is good friends with Shareef O'Neal and LaMelo Ball along with several other popular basketball-athletes.
His brother, Jeron, plays basketball for the Hillcrest Program in Arizona.
Ron often trains with his father Metta World Peace at the John Wooden Center basketball gym in UCLA. The two also trained at the Lakers' gym.
Ron is a driver of the Tesla.
In an interview with TMZ, Ron has stated that he can beat LiAngelo Ball in a one on one basketball game.