NBA has suspended Gilbert Arenas indefinitely until investigation ends

[QUOTE=thejumpa]A threatening looking knife? Huh?

If you really think that he will be hit with 3 felonies, then I guess we will have to wait and see. It's going to be interesting.[/QUOTE]

if i pulled out a big knife to show you at my job, and showed the wrong person, there is definite potential of being fired.

Being a Wizards fan also an NBA fan makes this all so upsetting to me. Just hard to understand Gil's actions.

[QUOTE=niko]i have HAD a gun before. With a permit. and IN THE HOUSE. You keep it in the house because you can't bring it outside. if someone said "im going to kill your wife" then i'd take it outside the house to protect her. (If you want to know why i don't have it anymore, the laws changed, you need a range permit now, and i can't afford that reasonably, plus we live in a much safer neighborhood)

And Arena - He took it to work! For no reason. And then he showed it to a teammate, which to be honest sounds either stupid or like he was trying to be intimidating. And this is a guy who could afford bodyguards. Chauffers. BRINGING THE WHOLE ****ING CLUB TO HIS HOUSE if he wanted.

And Sexual harrasment very rarely leads to jail time. I've seen people not even get fired for bull**** that i think they should have been dragged outside and beaten for and then fired. :confusedshrug:

when i say more serious i mean legally, not morally.[/QUOTE]

Well, he DID take it to work for a reason. It was a lame ass reason, I'll agree...but he did say it was because of his kids being born:confusedshrug:

Bodyguards don't always do the job. If someone wants to get at you, they will. Bodyguard or not. He should have had some anyway, though. Sometimes people feel better with the gun actually on them. If I were him, I know I would. You probably would too.

I'm not even trying to defend Arenas, because he was being an idiot. I'm just not trying to jump to conclusions as no one knows the whole story, yet. Hopefully you understand that.

[quote=niko]From a legal site
"Depending on what facts are discovered in other interviews with possible witnesses to the Dec. 21 locker room confrontation between Arenas and previously obscure guard Javaris Crittenton, the official said one likely outcome would be the following: Arenas, 27, would be permitted to plead guilty to charges of carrying a pistol without a license, a felony that carries a maximum of five years in prison. Such a charge would require a grand jury indictment, which could be acquired quickly since five grand juries are seated at any given time in the District. Any other charges -- which could include misdemeanor counts for possession of unregistered firearms, carrying maximum jail time of six months for each count -- would be dismissed. In exchange for Arenas' cooperation and guilty plea, the prosecutor would ask for no jail time."

"Given his prior offense, however, a judge might consider jail time in this case," one of the law enforcement officials said. "It all depends on which judge he draws." Arenas pleaded guilty to charges of failing to maintain proper registration of a firearm in California in 2003 while playing for the Golden State Warriors."

So it has potential of 5 to 6 years with a hardass judge (and he already has embarassed the city, etc.) or nothing IF he gets lucky and they ignore a prior charge also related to guns.

This is serious. If some of you don't think it's a big deal, your opinion is noted, but when a situation outside your control now threatens to put you in jail, it is probably serious.[/quote]So, it is different than in New York, where Plax got mandatory jail time. I am sure that Gilbert has already spoken with legal counsel about this, but he needs to stop f'ing around, and take things seriously. The latest garbage in pre game shows that he still had no idea how serious this is about to get.

[QUOTE=ShabbaWiz]Being a Wizards fan also an NBA fan makes this all so upsetting to me. Just hard to understand Gil's actions.[/QUOTE]

There is nothing to understand there, I'm afraid.

He didn't do it because he was thinking something special. He did it because he is someone who refuses to think. He comes accross as a person mentally capable of making use of cognitive functions, but for some reason he thinks things need to be said and done in a 'genuine' way that is also your first reaction. The guy is 'honest' and being dumb on purpose.

He thinks it is nice to show in a professional organization that you are 'different'. Well, being different is fine if you ask me, but if you want to be different you will have to do it somewhere else because the company is not going to tolerate that.

It is perfectly fine to refuse growing up, but you have to pay the price of being dealed with like a child as a result.

It's rather hilarious how throughout his whole career we've been saying "man, if only he could stay away from injuries and stay on the court." Now the one time he's actually healthy, this happens :roll:

What a chump, he had it coming. The league is better without him.

this is a good article about the contract status
[url]http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/01/06/arenas-suspension-could-save-wizards-5-million-this-season/[/url]

[QUOTE=ElPigto][url]http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3473164[/url][/QUOTE]

lmao i would of taken that 127 mil...

[quote=Glide2keva]The guns weren't registered and they were placed in his locker which is in direct violation of his contract and the collective bargaining agreement. The front office isn't standing by him and the PA[/quote]The PA is going to back him on this for sure. The WORST thing that could happen to the PA is having the contract voided. That sets a precedent that the PA will avoid at all costs.

My guess is that we will see a faux buyout, where the amount is not reported, or both sides will just agree to walk away.

I really hope the Wiz can void his contract. We can miss the playoffs perfectly fine without you, Gilbert.

this topic should be prly be stickied

This is the only thing that David Stern ever got right in his entire career.

[QUOTE=godofgods]This is the only thing that David Stern ever got right in his entire career.[/QUOTE]

What about the Artest incident...he was more than looney then...

[QUOTE=The_Yearning]What about the Artest incident...he was more than looney then...[/QUOTE]

He didn't get that one right. He should've banned BOTH Ben Wallace and Ron Artest FOR LIFE.

[QUOTE=niko]if i pulled out a big knife to show you at my job, and showed the wrong person, there is definite potential of being fired.[/QUOTE]
I've fired someone for pulling a big knife at work to show it to someone else. Brandishing a weapon, can't have that in the workplace. The guy filed for unemployment and lost. No criminal charges or anything, but just having the weapons at work is grounds for termination virtually anywhere except Dunder Mifflin.