The jokes were everywhere after Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook would be rebranded as Meta: There was already someone with that name, and that person was former NBA star Metta World Peace (formerly known as Ron Artest).
But there were those wondering if he would be furious that his name was taken — albeit spelled Meta and not Metta?
The answer is … no! Metta loves Meta!
According to a tweet he sent on Thursday evening, he said his phone was “ringing non stop” as he congratulated the company on the rebrand. He even got a response from the company’s Twitter account for his efforts:
Very happy that @Meta is doing this. Metta / Meta is an awesome name.
Excited to see new innovation .
This was so cool.
I was literally working, and my phone was ringing non stop. Lol.Congrats FB / #meta
— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorld37) October 28, 2021
Best name ever, right? Can't wait to see you on court in the meTTaverse 🏀 pic.twitter.com/eIN3CPFbs0
— Meta (@Meta) October 29, 2021
You know what’s coming: That’s so … Meta? Metta?
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