Metta Sandiford-Artest Loves Griffin’s #91 Rodman Tribute, Getting His Jersey!

Metta Sandiford-Artest simply ended up being a huge Blake Griffin fan … and it’s all an outcome of the brand-new Celtics forward’s choice to rock #91 in honor of the excellent Hall of Famer, Dennis Rodman!!

TMZ Sports consulted with Metta out in Beverly Hills today … and he was happily amazed to find out Griffin was paying regard to Rodman’s tradition with his jersey number this season.

“That’s incredible,” the 2003-04 Defensive Player of the Year stated about Griffin’s number modification. “That’s great to hear. I’m a big Rodman fan, and now I’ll buy the jersey.”

Griffin — who signed with the Boston Celtics as a totally free representative recently — validated to press reporters after his very first practice with his brand-new colleagues that the factor he is going to use the #91 is to admire Rodman, the 5-time NBA champ.

Artest — who played 17 seasons in the NBA with the Pacers, Knicks, Kings, Rockets, Lakers, and Bulls — made a track record for his physical design of defense … and was among 4 gamers to use the #91 in NBA history.

The other 3 are Mindaugas Kuzminskas (New York Knicks), Deividas Sirvydis (Detroit Pistons) … and, obviously, Rodman.

There’s more — Metta retired from the NBA in 2017, however it might not be long prior to we see another Artest in the association — since MSA informs us both of his boys are still pursuing their hoop dreams.