Idiocy is like currency. Too much of it is floating around.
Gilbert Arenas is the latest NBA player to strike fool’s gold. He took bad judgment, and put it on another stratosphere. Everything about what has transpired in Washington D.C. is an embarrassment to the Wizards organization, the NBA and to his family.
Good thing Javaris Crittenton is being quiet, because he’s an embarrassment too. But at least he’s not foolish enough to broadcast his stupidity. He’ll leave that to Agent Zero.
Here’s the alleged rumor:
NBA all-star Gilbert Arenas and his Washington Wizards teammate Javaris Crittenton drew guns on each other in the team’s locker room during a Christmas Eve dispute over a gambling debt, The (New York) Post has learned.
Here’s the more probable version of events:
Two officials within the league who have been briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press on Saturday that it involves a dispute over card-playing gambling debts and a heated discussion in the locker room. Neither official was told of Arenas and Crittenton actually drawing guns on each other – as the New York Post has reported.
Here’s what David Aldridge reported for TNT Sports and NBA.com:
While the details are not yet clear, the substance of what was reported Friday by Yahoo! Sports and the New York Post — that Arenas had a confrontation in the Wizards’ locker room late last month with teammate Javaris Crittenton in which both players had guns in their hands — was confirmed Friday by a league source. The incident, the source said, apparently involved a debt of $25,000 that Arenas owed Crittenton. It is not clear why Arenas supposedly owed Crittenton the money, but the dispute apparently began on a team flight as the Wizards came home the night of Dec. 19, after Washington completed a road trip in Phoenix.
The reports (and there’s plenty) go on to say that it was undetermined whether or not the two players were pointing the guns at each other.
And that’s the part that saddens me.
Why not go all the way? Why not just blow each other’s brains out? If you’re going to pull a gun, you might as well use it, right?
And while you’re at it, why not emulate every other stereotype of an ignorant, overpaid, asshole NBA baller who makes respectable black people cringe because of your constant foolish, short-sighted behavior.
Please, continue the bit of “I’m just joking about it” because if I didn’t I’d cry routine. Rather than apologizing forthrightly and coming clean, just drag it out to make sure the NBA feels the drench of the mud too.
That’s a great idea. Why didn’t I think of that.
Oh, that’s right. I’m not stupid.
If Arenas has any smarts left, he’ll wise up just enough to be honest about the alleged gambling and why guns were in the locker room. And I’m not talking little white lie honest. I’m talking forgive-me-for-I-have-sinned honest. Anything less, will just create SpyGate.
And Lord knows, D.C. — or America for that matter — doesn’t need another excuse to tack on said post-modifier. So just end it already. Or do we have to bust your balls?
