Arenas Keeps Firing Blanks
By Scott Burks
When I see
Gilbert Arenas on television, the words of Tootie from "The Facts of Life"
come to mind.
"Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh
you're in troubl-l-l-l-le!!!"
Arenas may be
facing criminal charges of gun possession. How did this happen, you
might ask? Here's the short version...
Arenas and
teammate Javaris Crittenton had some beef over an outstanding gambling debt
Arenas accrued while losing a card game. In response to Crittenton
threatening to shoot Arenas in his surgically repaired knee, Arenas pulled
three unloaded guns -- that's right, THREE GUNS -- out of his locker and
placed them in front of Crittenton and told him to "pick one".
Crittenton reportedly picked up one gun, threw it down, and stormed out of
the locker room.
Arenas claimed
the guns were meant for a joke on Crittenton. Apparently Crittenton
did not get the joke because, well, he did pick up one of the guns!
However, it gets
worse. Arenas was so clueless over the ramifications of having a gun
(or in his case, GUNS) in the workplace, he tweeted that he keeps the guns
in his locker. In doing so, he in essence told on himself. NBA
commissioner David Stern cannot be happy about that gem.
In addition,
Arenas is not even LICENSED TO CARRY A GUN -- not in D.C., Maryland,
Virginia, or anywhere in the country.
Arenas -- and
other athletes -- need to realize the responsibility in carrying a firearm.
One would think that Arenas and others had learned from the Plaxico Burress
saga.
Arenas may not
face any jail time. He may get a heavy fine and more than a year's
probation. But he will not escape the wrath of Commissioner Stern.
Arenas would be the luckiest brother in the world if he does not get
suspended the rest of the year.
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