There’s already one fewer celebrity sashaying across the ballroom floor on Dancing With The Stars.   The first elimination was made from the show on Tuesday night, and Metta World Peace, aka Ron Artest, was the unlucky first to go.

His first (and only) dance was the cha-cha, for which he and partner Peta Murgatroyd only earned 14 points.   Backstage, the L.A. Laker told People that he could have done better.

“I really didn’t know how much fun this was going to be.  I didn’t know that I would actually want to make an effort to win.  I was having a great time and I was looking forward to learning a few dances, but I wish I would have put in a little more effort.

Years ago when I saw Dancing with the Stars, I didn’t think I could ever do the show. And now that I’m here, I’m like, ‘I wish I would have tried a little harder.’ “

Peta was disappointed but took the elimination in stride. “It kind of sucks, [but] it was great working together,” she said.

The top scoring pairs were J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff, and Chynna Phillips and Tony Dovolani, who each earned 22 points.

The remaining contestants go on to dance either a jive or a quickstep next week.

Click through for a complete list of contestants and their scores.

Dancing With The Stars – Week 1

1. J.R Martinez and Karina Smirnoff - 22
1. Chynna Phillips and Tony Dovolani- 22
2. Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy- 21
3. Ricki Lake and Derek Hough – 20
4. Kristin Cavallari and Mark Ballas - 19
5. David Arquette and Kym Johnson – 18
6. Carson Kressley and Anna Trebunskaya - 17
6. Chaz Bono and Lacey Schwimmer – 17
7. Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke – 16
7. Nancy Grace and Tristan McManus – 16
8. Elisabetta Canalis and Valentin Chmerkovskiy – 15
9. Ron (Metta) Artest and Peta Murgatroyd- 14

Photo:  ABC

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