Wizards Gilbert Arenas Issues Gun Statement "A Joke"

Cliffy6745

NEW YORK -- The NBA has suspended the Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas indefinitely.

"Although it is clear that the actions of Mr. Arenas will ultimately result in a substantial suspension, and perhaps worse, his ongoing conduct has led me to conclude that he is not currently fit to take the court in an NBA game," commissioner David Stern said in a statement Wednesday. "Accordingly, I am suspending Mr. Arenas indefinitely, without pay, effective immediately pending the completion of the investigation by the NBA."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4802267

Sounds to me like he is thinking about kicking him out. I hope he does.

norm

Cliffy6745 wrote:

NEW YORK -- The NBA has suspended the Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas indefinitely.

"Although it is clear that the actions of Mr. Arenas will ultimately result in a substantial suspension, and perhaps worse, his ongoing conduct has led me to conclude that he is not currently fit to take the court in an NBA game," commissioner David Stern said in a statement Wednesday. "Accordingly, I am suspending Mr. Arenas indefinitely, without pay, effective immediately pending the completion of the investigation by the NBA."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4802267

Sounds to me like he is thinking about kicking him out. I hope he does.

he will be back...don't kid yourself...stern can give us his lawyer double talk all day but he'll be back...the players union is going to raise holy hell

Cliffy6745

norm wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

NEW YORK -- The NBA has suspended the Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas indefinitely.

"Although it is clear that the actions of Mr. Arenas will ultimately result in a substantial suspension, and perhaps worse, his ongoing conduct has led me to conclude that he is not currently fit to take the court in an NBA game," commissioner David Stern said in a statement Wednesday. "Accordingly, I am suspending Mr. Arenas indefinitely, without pay, effective immediately pending the completion of the investigation by the NBA."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4802267

Sounds to me like he is thinking about kicking him out. I hope he does.

he will be back...don't kid yourself...stern can give us his lawyer double talk all day but he'll be back...the players union is going to raise holy hell

Unfortunatly I am sure you are right. I really wish they could just make an example out of him.

Indifference71

Cliffy6745 wrote:

norm wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

NEW YORK -- The NBA has suspended the Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas indefinitely.

"Although it is clear that the actions of Mr. Arenas will ultimately result in a substantial suspension, and perhaps worse, his ongoing conduct has led me to conclude that he is not currently fit to take the court in an NBA game," commissioner David Stern said in a statement Wednesday. "Accordingly, I am suspending Mr. Arenas indefinitely, without pay, effective immediately pending the completion of the investigation by the NBA."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4802267

Sounds to me like he is thinking about kicking him out. I hope he does.

he will be back...don't kid yourself...stern can give us his lawyer double talk all day but he'll be back...the players union is going to raise holy hell

Unfortunatly I am sure you are right. I really wish they could just make an example out of him.

He'll definitely be back. It's a fucking shame too. What other job in the world can you bring a gun to and not get fired???? The NBA....where amazing happens!

Cliffy6745

Indifference71 wrote:

The NBA....where amazing happens!

hahahah, well played

dcfaithful

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Indifference71 wrote:

The NBA....where amazing happens!

hahahah, well played

norm

shitheads

dcfaithful

norm wrote:

shitheads

shit team too...

That gesture reminds me of Shooter McGavin's signature move...

CROJAM95

and to think this is the franchise that use to be called the "BULLETS"

And their owner changed the name due to violence in DC

Those thinkin he will be banned for life...aint gonna happen.He might get the rest of his contract voided and face a harsh suspension and future revenue loses with endorsements.

Cliffy6745

Anyone else see reports today that Arenas is taking the blame for Crittenton? I read that after Arenas put the guns on the seat by his locker and after Crittenton threw one of the guns across the room, Crittenton pulled out his own gun and loaded threatening Arenas.

norm

Wizards' Gilbert Arenas charged with felony gun violation

Washington (CNN) -- Washington Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas has been charged with a felony gun violation after admitting he drew guns in the team locker room in a highly publicized December 21 incident.

Arenas was charged with one count of carrying a pistol without a license, according to court documents filed Thursday.

There was no immediate comment from his attorney, Kenneth L. Wainstein. It wasn't immediately clear when Arenas, who has been indefinitely suspended from the NBA, would be arraigned on the charge. The document that describes the charge is called an "information," which is filed when a plea agreement has been reached.

Arenas described the incident as "a misguided effort to play a joke on a teammate" in a statement released earlier this month.

"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."

Citing NBA sources, the New York Post reported in December that Arenas and Javaris Crittenton both brandished firearms in the team's locker room.

Crittenton's agent, Mark Bartelstein, said his client "hasn't done anything wrong. I'm extremely confident he'll be exonerated."

Asked if Crittenton brought a gun into the Verizon Center that day, Bartelstein said, "I'm not going to get into details." He said Crittenton has not met with authorities, nor has such a meeting been requested or scheduled.

Arenas, a three-time NBA All-Star, spent January 15 in a voluntary meeting with federal prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington and with District of Columbia metropolitan police, according to his attorney.

Arenas said he told authorities he stored four unloaded guns in his locker at the Verizon Center to keep them away from his children.

"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," he said.

He offered a public apology at the time to the league, his teammates and his fans, saying, "I promise to do better in the future."

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/01/14/gil ... enas.guns/

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Gilbert Arenas charged with felony gun possession; Wizards guard reaches plea agreement

He's just lucky to get this deal but it's now one complicated mess here in DC.

Peace

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News Alert
03:01 PM EST Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Source: Arenas to be suspended for remainder of season

A person familiar with today's meeting between Gilbert Arenas and NBA
Commissioner David Stern said the Wizards' three-time all-star guard requested
to be suspended for the remainder of the season, and sources said that Stern
plans to abide by the request.


For more information, visit washingtonpost.com - http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/ ... DEHFR/50/t

Smart move on his part now will his contract with the Wiz be voided or can it be voided?

Peace