Gilbert Arenas, Javaris Crittenton Drew Guns on Each Other
UPDATE: NBA Suspends Gilbert Arenas Indefinitely
Washington Bullets Wizards star Gilbert Arenas is in even more trouble for having a handgun in an NBA locker room, after a new report that he and teammate Javaris Crittenton drew guns on each other Christmas Eve at the Verizon Center in D.C.
The duel in DC — unprecedented in sports history — was sparked when Crittenton became enraged at the vet eran guard for refusing to make good on a gambling debt, a source said.
“I’m not your punk!” Crittenton shouted at Arenas, according to a league source close to the Wizards.
That prompted Arenas to draw on Crittenton, who then also grabbed for a gun, league security sources said.
The “Gunsmoke” showdown was fueled over Gilbert’s refusal to pay a gambling debt he owed to Crittenton.
A playground pal of Crittenton’s from Atlanta, Kendrick “Bookie Ball” Long, confirmed the locker-room standoff and said he learned of it directly from the third-year player out of Georgia Tech.
“He [Arenas] was f- – -ing with him; he [Crittenton] was just defending himself!” declared Long, who said the dispute was over money but would not elaborate.
ESPN writer Bill Simmons has always claimed that every NBA fight or disagreement is ALWAYS about two things: a woman or a gambling debt.
The case here between Arenas and Crittenton has also been turned over to the Feds as the gun laws in D.C. are the toughest in the country.
As it stands now, gun owners are allowed to transport firearms only within DC under very limited circumstances — such as taking the weapon to be registered or to a practice range. There’s no provision under current DC law for a private citizen to have a gun at work.
Arenas, nicknamed ‘Agent 0,’ is likely going to be facing a lengthy fine and suspension since he has had gun issues with the league before (since 2003 when he plead guilty to carrying a concealed weapon in Cali). Look for Crittenton to be disciplined by the league as well.
If it was the NFL, commissioner Roger Goodell would have already stripped the two men of their countless children out of wedlock and put the two men to work making miniature souvenir NFL helmets.
UPDATE: Arenas Actually Owed Debt to JaVale McGee
[source: NY Post][images: Carrie Devorah/wenn.com]
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Pretty crazy. Arenas is a mild-mannered dude. Hopefull everything works itself out.
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