The NBA hasn't exactly lived up to the "no nonsense" NFL standards over the past years. Very rarely do you see an indefinite suspension in the NBA, but it happened today.
Just days after news broke out that Gilbert Arenas was keeping a gun in his locker during games NBA commissioner David Stern laid down the law. He hit Arenas where the sun don't shine, and that's his bank account.
Arenas is indefinitely suspended without pay, and rightfully so. There's no room for bringing firearms into your line of work.
His excuse for the incident made me laugh, but not in a good way. He basically said that he was just kidding around and that he's a kind of guy who has a big sense of humor. Another part of his defense is that the guns were unloaded, but people have been killed a countless number of times in this country by guns that were previously thought to be unloaded.
You may think you're funny, but your teammate Javaris Crittenton didn't think so. Neither did the NBA.
It couldn't have come at a worse time for Arenas either. He was averaging over 22 points per game to go along with over seven assists per game. He bid a farewell to the NBA last night with 19 points and 14 assists in a win against the 76ers.
The NBA has to start becoming just as strict as the NFL is if they want to shed their "thug-like" image that much of mainstream America has on them. Bringing guns to the locker room and pointing them at teammates to settle a poker dispute isn't the best way to go about that.
Arenas's image has gradually been going down hill for a while now. Who knows where this road may end up for Arenas. Unless he gets some serious jail time then Arenas will get his chance to redeem himself.
Ron Artest went on a rampage in the seats and now he's got a chance at an NBA ring with the Lakers.
In the NBA you pretty much have to assassinate the commissioner for them to toss you out of the league, so Arenas will be back sooner or later.
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