{
  "id": 11344986,
  "title": "Metta World Peace Wants His Own WNBA Trophy as a Coach: ‘Have the Chops’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/metta-world-peace-wants-his-own-wnba-trophy-as-a-coach-have-the-chops",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T03:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/sports/nba/metta-world-peace-wants-his-own-wnba-trophy-as-a-coach-have-the-chops-12514357"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the midst of the WNBA Playoffs, former NBA player Metta World Peace, also known as Metta Sandiford-Artest, expressed his excitement about the league's intensity on social media. The ex-Indiana Pacers forward highlighted his passion for applying strong defense and scoring at an elite level. He emphasized that coaching women's basketball for the past 11 years has been gratifying, particularly as public interest continues to grow. Sandiford-Artest, who is currently coaching college basketball and managing a sports agency, expressed his desire to win a championship as a WNBA coach, stating confidently that he possesses the necessary skills and talent to achieve this goal. In a recent 20-minute video, recorded while walking with his son, he discussed the differences between coaching men and women, as well as his aspiration to win an NBA title as a head coach. Sandiford-Artest also mentioned specific players and their respective playing styles while praising the teams currently in the WNBA playoffs.",
  "summary": "Metta Sandiford-Artest has aspirations to coach in the WNBA and bring home a championship, he revealed in a 20-minute video on X.",
  "key_points": [
    "Metta World Peace, former NBA player, wants WNBA coaching title",
    "Expresses desire to win championship as coach, confident in skills",
    "Praises WNBA playoff teams, discusses coaching differences"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Metta World Peace's push for a WNBA championship as a coach signals his growing ambition to validate his 11 years of experience coaching women's basketball with a title.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}