According to Metta World Peace (aka Ron Artest), artist (and semi-crazy person) Chris Brown would have been an excellent professional basketball player. Although he’s mostly known for his crooning and also this minor incident, he’s also pretty well known for being great at B-ball when playing in celebrity games. On a recent podcast, however, Metta says Brown is totally good enough to play in the big leagues.

Via TMZ:

Metta sat down with Van Lathan on ‘The Red Pill Podcast,’ and was asked how he feels about rappers and entertainers actually trying to play professional basketball.

“I support that actually. I thought Chris Brown should’ve been in the league. Before, 10 years ago when I was playing with Chris? Yeah, definitely. He was better than a lot of people.”

This isn’t fake love. MWP, one of the best defensive players in the history of league, says CB’s game was LEGIT, and he saw upper-level, elite hoops talent in him.

“He was very smooth, he could penetrate, really good penetrator, really good at attacking the basket.”

Brown’s hoops prowess is well known, he’s been getting it in on celebrity games for years now, but this level of praise from this level of player we haven’t heard.