When the news of Metta World Peace training in the LA Lakers facilities dropped earlier this week, I threw my arms up going “Knew it”. Because it was so clear that World Peace wouldn’t stay in China for long, he’ll come back, just you wait. And now it’s close to happening.
Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak knows Metta very well, as a matter of fact, he loves World Peace.
“I love the guy,” Kupchak said. “I really do. Last year, he was in Europe, he was in China. (Then) he coached his daughter’s middle school or high school team to a championship. He was here to work out when he got back from Europe playing, and then he’d come in through the summer. He’s been coming in on a regular basis. I do know that he wants to play, and that’s where we are.
“We’ve got a couple more weeks (until training camp). Our roster’s not complete. And we’ll just take it from there. Nothing’s imminent in terms of a signing anytime soon, but it’s hard not to watch a guy when he’s in your gym every day going up and down the court, working with young guys, playing hard. Part of me says he can still play, so I don’t know where we’re going to end up on it. But that’s kind of where it is.”
He may say that he doesn’t know where it’s going to end up, but we all know that Metta World Peace isn’t in Los Angeles for leg day. He’s there to get back into the NBA, and I’ll be very surprised if his name isn’t on the Lakers roster by Training Camp.
