Metta World Peace Apologizes For Blatant Hit; Suspension Looming?
April 22 2012, Published 7:00 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Metta World Peace is apologizing after leveling Oklahoma City's James Harden with an elbow during the second quarter of his Los Angeles Lakers' 114-106 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday.
"I got real emotional and excited, and it was unfortunate that James had to get hit with the unintentional elbow," the 32-year-old forward formerly known as Ron Artest said. "I hope he's OK. Oklahoma, they're playing for a championship this year. I apologize to the Thunder and James Harden. It was just unfortunate."
In the clip, you can see World Peace smash the back of Harden's head with his left elbow. Harden did not rise for a minute, and World Peace was swiftly ejected from the game. League officials are expected to announce further recourse in the incident this week. World Peace could miss playoff time for the Lakers, as the NBA regular season wraps up this week.
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