Not only does Gilbert Arenas’ punishment fit the crime, he’s lucky it’s not even worse! The only thing more infuriating to David Stern than Arenas going “Tank Johnson” in the work place…was his treating it like a big joke a few nights later in Philly. That’s why he’s not saying or doing anything right now. Saying or doing the wrong thing, or threatening to appeal his suspension probably would have gotten him a full 82 games…instead of the 48 he’s currently looking at.
Again, there’s not much worse than bringing guns to the workplace. Except, maybe being oblivious to the damage you’d done and trying to put out that fire with a gas can. And making a mockery of the entire proceedings! Knowing he’s the “Associations” biggest clown ever, how did someone close to him not get to Gil’ and say, “Zero, this is a huge problem. I know how you roll, bro’. I know you think this is hilarious…just as I know you’re going to say or do something to make it worse. Stand down. Or you could lose it all.” And he still could!
Because if it were up to the Wizards, you know he would. Never mind distancing themselves from him, they’re acting like they never met him and that he never actually played there. Gil’ already made a 7-million dollar mistake; he doesn’t want to turn it into an 80-million dollar mistake! The amount still owed to him on a contract the Wizards would love to void. But that’s not happening. He doesn’t want to be there, they don’t want him there…so they’re stuck with each other!
That’s not at all combustible. “Hibachi”.
