NBA champion Metta World Peace, right, and son Jeron pose for a picture with Manny Pacquiao. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Two NBA champions took the time to drop by Manny Pacquiao’s lavish Los Angeles residence Monday (Manila time).
Bill Wennington, a three-time champion with the Chicago Bulls, and Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, who won a crown with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010, were the Filipino boxing legend’s latest celebrity visitors.
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Last week another NBA champion in Michael Cooper, a five-time champion with the Lakers, who went to Pacquiao’s home.
Decorated MMA star Cris Cyborg had also visited Pacquiao earlier this month.
The 40-year-old Pacquiao, the WBA welterweight champion, is defending his title against Adrien Broner on January 19 in Las Vegas.
World Peace, an NBA All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year in 2004, was with his son Jeron, whose mother Jennifer Ruth Uy Palma is a Filipino.