Los Angeles forward Metta World Peace was ejected from the Lakers’ game against Oklahoma City on Sunday for elbowing unsuspecting Thunder forward James Harden in the head. World Peace — who legally changed his name from Ron Artest in September — had just jammed in a dunk that pulled the Lakers within one point with less than two minutes left in the first half when the incident occurred.u00a0He beat his chest with his fist in celebration of the dunk and turned to head for the other end of the court. He swung his left elbow, smashing it into the head and neck of Harden, who crumpled to the floor. Harden eventually rose and departed for the locker room. His teammates immediately went after World Peace but the officials stepped in to keep the two teams apart.

Oklahoma City’s James Harden lies on the floor after being hit by Lakers’ Metta World Peace on Sunday. Pic/AFP