Metta World Peace: I don’t know nothing about Lakers talks

April 26, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers small forward Metta World Peace (15) controls the ball against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half in game three of the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

Metta World Peace hasn’t heard anything about his possible return to the Los Angeles Lakers

Reports that Metta World Peace could possibly be returning to the Los Angeles Lakers began to surface on Monday night. While the Lakers look to fill out their roster for the 2015-16 NBA season, news that they would be looking at World Peace caught most everyone off guard—including Metta World Peace himself.

On Tuesday as TMZ Sports caught up with Metta World Peace and asked him about a potential reunion with the Lakers, the veteran forward said that he hadn’t heard anything. World Peace said to TMZ, “I got four kids, so I didn’t hear nothing.” Honestly, I wish that was everyone’s response to everything. Metta World Peace is a national treasure.

In all honesty, it’s not completely unheard of for the player in these types of conversations to be somewhat left in the dark. Agents and teams are in contact with one another all of the time and sometimes the players aren’t made aware of initial conversations. The Lakers and World Peace’s representatives probably have indeed been in contact with one another, but his agent just hadn’t felt the need to discuss it with him yet for one reason or another.

On the subject of the Lakers, though, World Peace told TMZ that he would love to be a part of the Lakers once again if the front office in Los Angeles is interested in signing him. In typical fashion, he then added that his yearlong absence—after being waived by the New York Knicks in the 2013-14 season no less—wouldn’t be an issue because “basketball is easy.”

Signing Metta World Peace probably isn’t a beneficial move for the Lakers in the long run. He’s well past his prime and hasn’t been a particularly valuable asset in the NBA for quite a while. However, if it means getting Metta World Peace closer to microphones and media members, I’m all for having him back in the league.

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