Metta World Peace Showtime Doc Explores Ex-Laker’s Mental Health Issues Deadline
Mental illness is starting to come out of the shadows for professional athletes, as more and more well-known players and Olympians have come forward to talk about their struggles. The latest is former Laker Metta World Peace (aka Ron Artest), who famously thanked his psychotherapist during the 2010 Lakers championship celebration. His journey will be portrayed in the Showtime documentary Quiet Storm:The Ron Artest Story,” airing May 31 on the network. Artest had anger management issues. He will always be known for a scary incident In 2004, when, playing for the Indiana Pacers, he entered th…