Metta World Peace, the L.A. Lakers basketball star formerly known as Ron Artest, makes a visit to the Downtown Eastside and a Surrey youth centre to talk about his troubled upbringing and offer a message of inspiration.

‘To Vancouver? You HAVE to be kidding!’

Mountain and ocean views? What’s not to love? Apparently a lot of things for some professional athletes who really didn’t want to call Vancity home.

(More photos and stories in the link.)

Devil’s advocate: Which athletes do you wish never called Vancouver home?