Point guards are known as the generals of the court, but the Washington Wizards'Gilbert Arenas may have taken this saying a little too literally. This past weekend it was revealed that Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton may have pulled guns on each other in the Wiz locker room in a dispute over gambling debts. Apparently the guns were unloaded, but we're guessing if NBA commish David Stern trips over what players wear to games that he'd probably not gonna look too fondly on players coming strapped to the arena.
The thing is, Agent 0 is one of the funniest dudes in the NBA, and one of our favorite players (you gotta love a guy who yells "Hibachi!" before every shot he takes), and we'd hate to see him get suspended for this little lapse in judgment (although to be fair, if you're in the habit of pulling unloaded guns on people, getting suspended from work is probably the least of your worries). Before Stern and/or the D.C. police drop the hammer on Gil, we thought we'd look back at all the fun insanity he brings to the L, with a look at Arenas' 10 Craziest Moments...
Date: July 22, 2003
What Arenas did: While undecided on which team to sign with during the off season, Arenas did numerous coin tosses to decide between the Warriors, Wizards, or Los Angeles Clippers.
Why it's crazy: Basing where you'll play/live for the next few years on a flipped coin is inherently nuts. Although the Clippers apparently won eight of the tosses and Arenas chose to go "against the odds," so maybe he ain't so crazy after all.
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Date: various game days since '01
What Arenas did: One of his pregame superstitions is eating a meal from Boston Market.
Why it's crazy: Dude has a contract (at the moment at least) that's set to pay him over $100 million. The $5 1/2 Classic Chicken Salad Sandwich is good and all, but c'mon fam.
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Date: his entire career
What Arenas did: Gilbert said he wears a size 13 shoe on his size 14 1/2 feet because he doesn't want his feet to look too big.
Why it's crazy: You're playing in a league where the average size is 6' 7" and Shaq who wears a size 23. We don't think anyone's wondering about what shoe size you wear.
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Date: October 2, 2006
What Arenas did: Converted his Washington-area house to Colorado altitude to intensify his endurance training from the comfort of his own home rather than going to the mountains.
Why it's crazy: Because, unless his contractor is on some Einstein shit, we're not even sure this is possible.
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Date: November 1, 2006
What Arenas did: In an interview with Esquire magazine Arenas admitted he trained himself to sleep on the couch, because, "I don't like women all up on me, touching me. So I get up and go."
Why it's crazy: He doesn't want women touching him but admitted to tickling teammate Antwan Jamison's armpit before each game. Ayyyoo!
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Date: October 11, 2007
What Arenas did: Admitted cheating/padding his stats in Halo 3 in order go gain a higher ranking.
Why it's crazy: Because everybody cheats in Halo 3, they just don't admit it.
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Date: July 29, 2008
What Arenas did: After signing a $111 million dollar contract Arenas said he was in the process of building a mansion with a million dollar pool featuring a mountain and better grotto than the one at the Playboy mansion. Not to mention, the grotto would feature a flat screen TV and portrait of Arenas standing in front of the White House with his pitbull.
Why it's crazy: Because with all the multi-million dollar NBA contracts someone should have thought of this shit earlier.
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Date: November 12, 2008
What Arenas did: After the 2008 presidential election Arenas decided to get a tattoo for the Barack Obama campaign slogan, "Change we can believe in."
Why it's crazy: 'Cause you can get the exact same motto on t-shirts/coffee mugs/posters/teething rings/bicycle helmets that you don't have to look at every time you wash your hands. Also, looks like dude forgot the "can".
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Date: November 5, 2009
What Arenas did: Moved out and ordered a paternity test after reportedly finding out his fiance was getting smashed by Shaq for the past five years.
Why it's crazy: If Shaq is the father, you're going to know Gil: the kid's feet are gonna be even bigger than yours!
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Date: January 2, 2010
What Arenas did: Probably compounded his gun problems by spazzing out on Twitter.
Why it's crazy:Twitter-related fines collected more money from ball players in '09 than Magic City on All-Star Weekend. Our advice to Agent 0: quit while you're stillaheademployed.
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