Metta World Peace Taking His Talent To The Dance Floor

Ron Artest on Dancing with the StarsNBA stars are expecting a long lockout, so many are exploring playing professionally overseas.

Last week, Kevin Love announced that he plans to fill his unexpected free time by taking up beach volleyball, starting with the Manhattan Beach Open, at the end of August.  

The NBA player you knew as Ron Artest predictably has another idea and is talking with "Dancing with the Stars" about taking part in the program next season, according to the website TMZ.  Filming is due to be completed in November and there assuredly won't be any NBA games by then.