Agent Zero, Crittention - Draw guns over gambling?

[Clutch]

please tell me these ridiculously paid athletes given more than most in their lifetimes are not THAT stupid...

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/1001 ... zards_guns

[Andrew]

Who knows what's going on there, there's at least two different stories as to why Arenas had firearms in his locker. If the allegations about the altercation with Crittenton are true, it's about the last thing the struggling Wizards need, let alone Arenas whose career and public image have faltered in recent years.

[Lamrock]

He never seemed like the kind of guy who would do this based on his blog, but lately I've had a hard time being a fan of his. He was my favorite player a couple years ago. Now... not so much.

[Rip32]

This is almost as stupid as ex-NFL'er Plaxico Burress shooting himself in the leg.

[Doobie]

I'm dissapointed. Slowly but surely it looks like this Wizards team is falling apart.

[Clutch]

i hear ya lamrock; he was a godsend when he first showed up at GS

this latest i lost interest with about halfway down when they started talking legalese, but the quote caught my attention:

http://www.nba.com/2010/news/01/01/wiza ... ef:nbahpt2

After joking "I hear it was the O.K. Corral," Arenas said, "I'll put the real story out in a couple of days. That's not the real story."

Regardless of the details, though, Arenas could be in a world of trouble -- with the District and Federal governments, with the league and with the Wizards -- with the possibility, remote for now but still there, that the team could ultimately seek to void the remainder of his $111 million contract, signed in 2008.

good god. if i were gilbert i'd be sitting down with jaravis too and going over and over our alibi of "what really" happened and how there were absolutely no guns involved...

[Andrew]

Indeed. If I were in his shoes, I'd be worrying less about the witticisms and more about the ramifications.

[Lamrock]

Guess the team's living up to its former name

[Modifly]

Arenas is a fruitcake. Everything he does is always weird. Betting with a fan sitting courtside on whether he'll make the game winning shot, his strange "Hibachi" routine, etc. This whole gun incident thing isn't surprising.

[shadowgrin]

Guess the team's living up to its former name

Bring back the former name. It's kewler that way.

[Its_asdf]

Arenas has always been known as a shoot first player.

[Rip32]

Arenas has always been known as a shoot first player.

and Ironically enough so has Javaris Crittenton lol

[Andrew]

I know we've discussed it before, but Arenas' cockiness, brash chip-on-the-shoulder mentality and other quirky traits were entertaining earlier on his career when he was an emerging star. As he's established himself and come to be looked upon as a franchise player (he's certainly being paid like one), those traits seem to have become more grating, perhaps even a bit childish at times but it could just be that with his injuries, he's done a lot more talking than proving his worth on the court these past couple of years. He's probably a pretty cool person and fun to be around when you know him, but for the sake of his public image and probably the future success of his basketball career, he should probably dial it down a little. Hopefully the current situation is sorted out in due course, it's not the kind of thing the franchise needs to be dealing with. With the passing of Abe Pollin, the team really needs more positives but there doesn't seem to be many on the horizon.

[air gordon]

he's similar to Ocho Cinco. he's harmless. shouldn't take him so seriously. waiting to hear his side of the story

it would be a positive if the Wizards can get out of Arenas contract

[Cartar]

Is it just me or Arenas is very similar to Kanye West? They both were great couple years ago, but recently have hit rock bottom and made some really stupid decicions and haven't lived up to what they used to be.

[Lamrock]

Arenas has always been known as a shoot first player.

Crittenton shouldn't have been too worried then. Gil has only shot 41% this year.

I like 808's, but the Kanye comparison is a pretty good one.

[J@3]

Meh give them both life bans. Too many retards in the NBA as it is, last thing it needs is two dumbasses on the same team pulling guns on each other.

[NovU]

Why would they even bring guns to the locker room? Disappointed in Arenas. I never liked him anyways, but I never knew he was an idiot. Whatever the argument was about or how it got escalated to that point, gun drawings should have never happened if had functioning brain cells at all.

[Andrew]

Why would they even bring guns to the locker room?

That's definitely the million dollar question right now. Surely they should both be aware of state law and league policy.

[Andrew]

NBA finds nothing funny in Arenas probe

Disturbing if true. Even if he does have a penchant for joking around, Arenas should know better than that.

[Skills]

Why would they even bring guns to the locker room?

For security I guess. Apparently a good majority of players in the league own some sort of firearm. It doesn't come to a surprise to players that Arenas and Crittention own them, just surprising that they were stupid enough to bring them to the locker room. I had a link to it, just can't find it at the moment.

Nevertheless, this would be a pretty sweet jersey to own right now.

[Cartar]

I think I've heard a rumour that Arenas was holding guns in the locker, so that he wouldn't have guns in the same house with his kids (newborn baby?).

[Skills]

I heard that in the same article I mentioned as well, although that's still no excuse for what he did.

When the Wizards returned to practice, Arenas unlocked three unloaded guns out of a strong box in his locker and laid them on a locker-room chair and instructed Crittenton to choose one. The Washington Post reported Crittenton had playfully threatened to shoot Arenas in his knee on the plane, and that offering him a gun to deliver the deed was a way of trying to diffuse the tension.

Arenas took that joke way too far.

[Andrew]

Yes, kind of an offbeat way to try and "diffuse the tension".

[air gordon]

offbeat? we're talking about Arenas here... but yes- i say nba players should leave it up to their security/body guards to be holding the guns