{"id":405827,"date":"2014-09-23T11:38:45","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T16:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=405827"},"modified":"2022-09-16T17:30:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T22:30:55","slug":"metta-world-peace-launches-pandas-friend-sneaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/metta-world-peace-launches-pandas-friend-sneaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Metta World Peace Launches &#8220;The Panda&#8217;s Friend&#8221; Sneaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>QB&#8217;s finest is heading to China, and when he changes his name he means it. The hooper formerly known as Ron Artest and lately as <strong>Metta World Peace<\/strong> is immersing himself in the local culture with <strong>The Panda&#8217;s Friend<\/strong> as his <a title=\"The New York Times\" href=\"http:\/\/sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com\/2014\/08\/11\/from-metta-world-peace-to-the-pandas-friend\/?_php=true&amp;_type=blogs&amp;_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most recent moniker<\/a>. The playful name translate to a signature sneaker that&#8217;s all business and fan-friendly, seeing a low top performance shoe denoted by a stuffed animal&#8217;s head and arms popping out of the tongue and top eyelets. Though the styling is very similar to Jeremy Scott designs for adidas, this pair packs a gift-giving attribute as MWP will be removing the panda from the shoe before every game and tossing it to a fan in the crowd. Awwwwww.<\/p>\n<p>Props to Metta on this fan and panda friendly design. MWP supporters who can&#8217;t catch a game (or stuffed panda) in China can pick up a pair soon at the <a title=\"Metta World Peace website\" href=\"http:\/\/mettaworldpeace.com\/metta-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metta World Peace website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> 6 of Metta World Peace&#8217;s Most Bizzare Sneaker Moments<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a title=\"CBS Sports\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/eye-on-basketball\/24720980\/photos-metta-world-peaces-new-shoes-feature-detachable-panda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS Sports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QB&#8217;s finest is heading to China, and when he changes his name he means it. 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