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Metta World Peace Says He Was Once Offered $35,000 to Fix A Game in College

Former NBA player Metta World Peace said he was offered $35,000 to throw a game in college.

World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, made the comments in a Yahoo Sports interview and talked about how he wasn't a fan of the new rule to make sports betting legal.

World Peace said the scenario worries him, and called the guys betting "bullies."

“But that’s the problem," he said. "They find these kids that don’t have any money, and they attack them. What if I was some kid that was a little scared, like, ‘OK, I’ll do it.