JWaLL Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 (edited) http://www.sitv.com/files/premium-uploads/sitv_latino%20sports_gilbert%20arenas51.jpg http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4802267 NEW YORK -- NBA commissioner David Stern has indefinitely suspended Gilbert Arenas, saying the Washington Wizards guard is "not currently fit to take the court" for a game. Stern says in a statement Wednesday that Arenas' actions will "ultimately result in a substantial suspension, and perhaps worse." Because Arenas violated NBA rules by bringing guns into Washington's locker room, Stern decided to punish Arenas now. He said the suspension begins immediately. Stern says he originally planned to wait for the criminal investigation to be completed before taking action, and directed the Wizards to do the same. Every game Arenas ends up missing during the suspension will cost him $147,208. The suspension comes after multiple media reports over the weekend said that a dispute over a gambling debt led to a conflict between Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton. Multiple sources told ESPN.com that an argument commenced during a card game on the team's overnight flight back to Washington from Phoenix on Dec. 19 and escalated into a heated exchange between Arenas and Crittenton. The Wizards had Dec. 20 off, but sources say hostilities between the two resumed Dec. 21 in the locker room on a practice day. Sources say that Arenas, in response to what was said on the flight, placed the three guns on a chair near Crittenton's locker stall and invited him to pick one before practice on Dec. 21. Sources said that Crittenton subsequently let Arenas know that he had his own gun. The Washington Post reported in Sunday's editions that Arenas, according to sources, was expecting Crittenton to see the guns on his chair as a joke based on the earlier back-and-forth on the plane, during which Crittenton allegedly said that he would shoot Arenas in his surgically repaired knee. But Crittenton, according to Post, reacted angrily and tossed one of the guns to the floor, saying he had his own. In his statement, Arenas confirmed that the guns were brought out at the Dec. 21 practice. "As I have said before, I had kept the four unloaded handguns in my house in Virginia but then moved them over to my locker at the Verizon Center to keep them away from my young kids," the statement read. "I brought them without any ammunition into the District of Columbia, mistakenly believing that the recent change in the D.C. gun laws allowed a person to store unloaded guns in the District. On Monday, December 21st, I took the unloaded guns out in a misguided effort to play a joke on a teammate. "Contrary to some press accounts, I never threatened or assaulted anyone with the guns and never pointed them at anyone. Joke or not, I now recognize that what I did was a mistake and was wrong. I should not have brought the guns to D.C. in the first place, and I now realize that there's no such thing as joking around when it comes to guns -- even if unloaded." Arenas met with law enforcement officials on Monday to explain why he had guns at the Verizon Center last month. Arenas' lawyer issued a statement saying that the player met with federal prosecutors at the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia and detectives of the Metropolitan Police Department for more than two hours. At the NBA's request, the firearms language was bolstered during collective bargaining in 2005. Players are subject to discipline if they bring guns to the arena or practice facility, or even an offsite promotional appearance. No shocker there. [expletive]ing idiot. Edited January 6, 2010 by Bulletproof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWaLL Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 My bad, didn't know this was already posted. Feel free to merge them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Situation Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 NBA: Philly fans taunt Arenas Fans fired back at NBA sharpshooter Gilbert Arenas last night with a fusillade of taunts at the Washington Wizard's first on-court appearance since his armed locker-room dustup, even as he apologized for putting his teammates in harm's way. "Do you have a permit?" one fan screamed at Arenas during the Wizards' 104-97 victory over the 76ers in Philadelphia. "Gilbert, stop gunning," another shouted as Arenas nailed a 3-point shot late in the game. "Time to Disarm Agent Zero," one Sixer fan's sign read -- referring to Arenas' nickname -- before security confiscated it. http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWaLL Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 http://i948.photobucket.com/albums/ad323/malcolmnyc/stern.jpg ROFL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regime Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 http://media2.myfoxdc.com//photo/2010/01/06/ArenasGunFingers640_20100106170126_640_480.JPG not cool Arenas <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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