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of course they do. That contract sucks.
http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/07/arenas...er-room-video/
Arenas Gun Standoff -- Locker Room Video
Posted Jan 7th 2010 1:00PM by TMZ Staff
The Xmas Eve gun standoff between Gilbert Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton may have been caught on tape by surveillance cameras, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
We're told the Washington Wizards have told D.C. cops they have locker room surveillance video but are having trouble downloading it. The Geek Squad -- aka computer-savvy detectives -- are going to the Wizards organization today to help.
And get this -- a source connected with the investigation tells TMZ the Wizards have been "over cooperative" with cops -- as the source says, "almost as if they want Arenas to go down."
The source says "there is a better than 50/50 chance the U.S. Attorney will issue a felony arrest warrant against Arenas."
As for what caused the confrontation that allegedly triggered a gun standoff -- law enforcement tells TMZ it was all over a card game known as Bourré.
The NBA suspended Arenas indefinitely yesterday and, as we first reported, Arenas didn't have a license for the guns.
of course they do. That contract sucks.
first of all guys whether u hate arenas or not keep ur emotions out of it.
First of all Arenas admits to bringing guns to the locker room weeks ago...The NBA and the wizards did not care less, its NBA policy no guns allowed on NBA property, he should of been suspended weeks ago.
Now the wizards are taking this holier the thou stance, removing images and merchandise related to arenas, there just as bad as him, if thet gave a they would of suspended him on the spot, not wait to david stern to do it then say "yeah we support stern and abe pollin blah blah"....
now Wizards are working overtime to try null and void his contract AHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH it will never work, it never worked for sprewell when he chocked his coach, wizards overpaid arenas and now trying to weasel there way out like a deadbeat dad.
Arenas is an idiot but the wizards and the NBA are just as bad they should of penalised him on the spot not wait for the media to snowball then decide "his not fit to play"
IMHO, very simply, I think Arenas did a stupid thing but that this is a massive over-reaction to what he did.
Gilbert should not have had guns in his locker given the DC law, but he didn't threaten anyone with them, nor were they loaded. He should be punished with a big fine, a long stint of community service in a gun-safety-related education campaign, a 20 game suspension and allowed to get on with it. What he did was nothing like the Artest melee, for example. That was much worse than this, and yet it looks like Arenas might be punished far more severly than anyone involved in that.
Crittendon, OTOH, had a ed, loaded firearm in a confrontation. That's far more serious. He is the real story here, lost in the usual maelstrom that is media as judge and jury.
PS Also, Arenas should just be a man, accept his losses and pay his freakin debts, especially on a contract like that where financially it means nothing to him. That part of the story shows Arenas to have a major ego/pride problem, and to be very psychologically immature in that he hasn't taken responsibility for his actions (ie. gambling and losing) and made right.
the wizards are going to try void hid contract just watch
it was the rules violation/illegal activity + his at ude about it afterwards.
That's why we keep seeing the same picture of him going guns up in the team huddle.
Of course they are. That's what this is all about.
I get that, but I still think it's a massive over-reaction.
I agree it's a crazy over-reaction. Arenas is being punished for his post-even antics that some find tasteless. Telfair was punished for 2 games for carrying a concealed weapon in the team plane (which isn't different or less serious than the locker-room, I think); Arenas should have a similar punishment.
The guy in debt wasn't Arenas but JaVale McGee.PS Also, Arenas should just be a man, accept his losses and pay his freakin debts, especially on a contract like that where financially it means nothing to him. That part of the story shows Arenas to have a major ego/pride problem, and to be very psychologically immature in that he hasn't taken responsibility for his actions (ie. gambling and losing) and made right.
Last edited by mogrovejo; 01-09-2010 at 07:38 PM.
if they went this nuts for arenas what will happen with delonte kfc west?
Yeah, you're right, sorry. That makes the whole thing even more tragic... I mean, he basically ed up his entire life by making a smart arse comment in someone else's dispute and then taking a joke too far. Sheesh. Tough world.
I hope they void his contract and then he comes back next year after a suspension and rips it up for some other team. I really do. Gilbert is not the ing antichrist he's been made out to be. Idiot, yes, the Devil Incarnate, not so much.
I think his suspension is going to end up being something like that (20 games) unless he's convicted of a felony.
The Wizards should also be getting in some trouble from the League, considering they knew the guns were there prior to the incident.
As for not threatening anyone, the "pick one" note is what is being perceived as a threat. And for a while there was hearsay that one of them was loaded.
At this point, Crittenton hasn't even admitted he had a gun, right? I'm guessing that since Arenas admitted it and turned in his guns (and since he's a bigger name), his investigation is further along. If they prove Crittenton actually had a loaded gun, then I'm guessing he'll get a similar suspension to Arenas.Crittendon, OTOH, had a ed, loaded firearm in a confrontation. That's far more serious. He is the real story here, lost in the usual maelstrom that is media as judge and jury.
Arenas is an idiot, he deserves whatever he gets.
DD™
Delonte was doing serious business.
Yeah, I guess Crittendon's actions need to be corroborated by at least two sources before any conclusions about what he did can be drawn.
But, if proven true, from your post above you think Crittendon's action of actively ing a loaded weapon was not worse than Gilbert's "pick one"? Or is it that you think the NBA will judge the two similarly, but you actually think one is worse than the other?
Arenas teammate remembers ‘Agent Zero’
While the Washington Wizards have removed virtually all traces of Gilbert Arenas from the Verizon Center, one teammate found a way to get his suspended teammate’s nickname visible Sunday when the team played the New Orleans Hornets.
DeShawn Stevenson took to the court during pregame warmups with the words “AGENT” and “ZERO” written in red capital letters on tape wrapped around his shins—just above his shoe tops.
The Wizards removed all Arenas-related merchandise from the arena and edited him out of the pregame video after he was suspended indefinitely by the NBA on Wednesday. Arenas is under investigation for bringing guns to the Verizon Center and related incidents.
I think they will judge them similarly, because Arenas is a bigger name -- so they are trying to make an example out of him. I think a lot of how big of a suspension he/they get also will depend on if either of them are charged with anything.
http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=1862757Arenas owned several hundred guns
As a grand jury continues to hear the details of the gun incident involving Gilbert Arenas, WTOP has learned the Washington Wizards' star has -- at times -- owned several hundred guns.
Multiple sources tell WTOP that Arenas moved those weapons out of his Virginia home within the past year, long before the incident at the Verizon Center.
By all accounts, the guns in Arenas' collection were legally owned, yet it's unclear how many he actually owned or still owns.
Arenas has told investigators and the NBA about the collection, sources say.
Arenas said he brought four guns to the Verizon Center because he wanted them out of his house after his daughter was born. But two officials within the league who have been briefed on the investigation have said he incident stemmed from a dispute over card-playing gambling debts and a heated discussion in the locker room with teammate Javaris Crittenton.
Arenas said in a statement on Jan. 4 that he took unloaded guns from his locker in a "misguided effort to play a joke" on a teammate.
The guns turned over to police include a so-called 'Dirty Harry Revolver' and a gold-plated Desert Eagle -- which is so big and has such a powerful recoil -- no law enforcement agency uses them.
Attorney Ken Wainstein would not comment on the number of guns in the collection, but repeated Arenas is cooperating in the investigation.
Members of the Wizards organization are still being interviewed by authorities.
Maybe he just wanted to go on a prolonged vacation with his family rather than sit through a protracted season of losing and being one of the worst teams in the league.
Just saying, he could actually be that stupid.
Arenas may plea in gun case: report
Post Staff Report
Suspended Washington Wizards sharpshooter Gilbert Arenas and the feds are reportedly negotiating a plea deal.
Arenas' lawyer and federal prosecutors are discussing a possible plea bargain in which the suspended basketball player would cop to misdemeanor gun charges as early as today.
Sources told TMZ.com that the filing of charges would coincide with the plea.
Arenas is under investigation for felony gun charges stemming from a locker room incident that occurred last month that was exclusively reported by The Post.
The NBA fired back at the pistol-packing hoopster last week, suspending him in a move that could cost him every penny of the $89,150,060 left on his huge contract.
NBA Commissioner David Stern said he didn't want to take aim at Arenas, but felt he had to bench the All-Star for his "ongoing conduct."
A league source told The Post last week that Stern was steamed about Arenas' antics before a game in Philadelphia. A smiling Arenas mimicked shooting his teammates in the huddle, before they took the floor against the 76ers.
The team could void the remaining 4 1/2 years of Arenas' six-year contract, worth $89,150,060.
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