Maya Ford Artest is well recognized for being the wife of an American former professional basketball player, Metta World Peace. He was also awarded the Defensive Player of the Year award. Before officially changing his name to Metta World Peace in 2011, and later to Metta Sandiford-Artest in May 2020, he was known as Ron Artest.
In recent events, ESPN anchor Stephen A. Smith said; Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James would never be the greatest player of all time because he is playing in the “softest era we’ve ever seen in NBA basketball,”
In his defense, Maya Ford Artest’s husband Metta World Peace posted in his twitter account saying;
LeBron is not playing in the softest era. I was in his era. And we all know I could have played in the 80s era. I know players that played in the era coming out the 90’s that didn’t want any real smoke. All you commentators and experts, never call my era soft.
Anyway, here we will talk about Metta World Peace wife Maya Ford Artest. As we begin with her wiki, bio, continue reading to learn more about her age, height, children, Instagram, and net worth 2021.
Maya Ford Artest Quick Facts
| Name | Maya Ford Artest |
| Age | early 30’s |
| Birthday | 90’s |
| Height | 5 feet 5 inches |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| @mayaford | |
| Married | Yes |
| Husband | Metta World Peace |
| Children | No |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Ethnicity | Mixed |
| Net Worth | Under Review |
Who is Metta World Peace wife, Maya Ford Artest? Wiki-Bio
Maya Ford Artest is a Korean-Canadian model. She has a younger brother named, Shay Sandiford. Unfortunately, there are no details regarding her parents and family background. Maya Ford Artest’s parents surely belong to mixed ethnicity and the details of her family background also will be updated soon.
Let’s move onto Maya Ford’s husband, Metta World Peace born Ronald William Artest Jr. He is an American former professional basketball player who was born in Queens, New York. He grew up along with his two younger brothers, Isaiah and Daniel.
Regarding Metta World Peace’s educational background, he attended La Salle Academy. Later, he enrolled the St. John’s University in 1997 and graduated in the year 1999. He majored in mathematics from there.
Career Background
Metta World Peace gained fame playing around New York City in some of its high-profile summer basketball tournaments. With the 16th pick of the 1999 NBA draft, the Chicago Bulls selected him. He played a total of 175 games for the Bulls.
In 2017-18, World Peace was a player development coach for the South Bay Lakers, the development team of the Los Angeles Lakers in the G League. For your information, he played 3×3 basketball with the BIG3 in 2018 during the offseason.
How Old Is Metta Sandiford-Artest Wife Maya Ford Artest? Age / Birthday
Born in the early 90’s Metta Sandiford-Artest’s wife Maya Ford Artest age is in her early 30’s, though the exact information on her birthday and date of birth is not made public yet. Likewise, Metta Sandiford-Artest’s age now is 41 years old and was born on November 13, 1979.
Maya Ford Artest Height / Weight
Maya Ford Artest height is yet to be disclosed. However, she seems quite tall in pictures. Maya Ford Artest may be over 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs around 160 lbs.
Nationality And Ethnicity
Maya Ford Artest is a Korean-Canadian model and we believe her nationality to be a Canadian, and Maya Ford Artest belongs to a Mixed Ethnicity.
Metta World Peace and Maya Ford Artest Relationship Details
Maya Ford Artest has a shy personality and she is not so open about her relationship affairs to the public. She is reportedly dating former basketball player, Metta World Peace.
The couple is reported to be dating since 2012. However, both of them are tight-lipped about their love life. Maya is known to be a Korean-Canadian model and Metta is also a clothing company’s brand ambassador, The Pandas Friend, so maybe their friendship was set up by the modeling line.
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The couple has been together for 8 years now. Metta announced on May 4, 2020, that he had changed his name to Metta Sandiford-Artest once again, combining the last names of himself and his wife, Maya Sandiford Artest.
Past Relationship
Before marrying Maya Ford Artest, Metta was dating his high school girlfriend, Jennifer Palma. Moreover, he shares a son, Jeron Artest with her. Jeron currently lives with his biological father, Metta.
Likewise, Metta had one more relationship before marrying Maya. He was married to his former wife Kimsha Artest Hatfield with whom he shares 3 children.
Metta World Peace Wife Maya Ford Artest Instagram
Maya Ford Artest runs her Instagram account under the name, mayaford. At present, she has more than 13.5k followers in her official Instagram account. Her Instagram bio reads;
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Metta World Peace wife, Maya Ford Artest Net Worth 2020
There are no details on Maya Ford Artest’s net worth and salary. It is currently under review. However, she may earn a decent amount of money from her job as a model.
Likewise, Maya Ford Artest’s husband Metta World Peace’s estimated annual salary is $1.5 million.
