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January 10, 2010
Dangerous Jocks on the Loose? Put Gilbert Arenas, Jayson Williams, and Plaxico Burress in the Same Room and ...
Runnin' Scared
by Ward Harkavy
Arenas keeps stoking the fires of his own destruction. A professional mocker, the Washington Wizard made fun of teammate Javaris Crittenton's weapon in their locker room (allegedly), and both drew down (allegedly). Then Arenas mocked his situation with a mock draw-down in a pregame huddle the other night. At least the basketball player's not likely to shoot anybody. Maybe.
...And now, in the most foolish reaction to sports gunplay, the New Jersey Nets have banned gambling on their team plane, citing the Washington Wizards' card-play that ended up in gun-play.
If anything, the Nets, heading toward the worst record in NBA history, suffering with poor attendance and a beleaguered owner (Bruce Ratner), need more shooters. Like Arenas and Williams.
NoLandGrab: In no way do we want to minimize Gilbert Arenas' stupid and potentially lethal actions, but we feel compelled to point out that while his play-threatening of a teammate earned him an indefinite suspension from NBA commissioner David Stern, while the aforementioned Ratner's threatening of an entire neighborhood has earned him the league's unquestioned support.
Posted by eric at January 10, 2010 7:30 PM