7. Metta World Peace
It’s definitely Ron Artest or that guy from the old days that almost killed someone by punching him in a game. But Artest is legit not 100% in the brain like he really acts like a dude with screws loose,” Redrexmyers1 wrote on Reddit. In short, he isn’t wrong. The man who became Metta World Peace was one of the wildest characters in NBA history, as his actions at the Malice at the Palace showed.

“Man he was crazy,” plaid_cloud wrote. “Like probably mentally ill. Whose shorts did he pull down? My buddy still has a signed jersey from his DPOY season.” Artest was genuinely a superb talent and won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2004. But opponents found him intimidating because he was so unhinged. They had no idea what he was going to do.