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Arenas admits he erred in bringing guns
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January 4, 2010, Monday
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GILBERT Arenas admits he used "bad judgment" in bringing guns into the Washington Wizards locker room. He also denied that he gambles and said there are misconceptions in the various stories about a dispute between himself and teammate Javaris Crittenton.
As for the rest, he said he'll tell it to authorities today.
His remarks came after two days of reports about the investigation into the guns he kept at the Verizon Center - and about an hour after the family of late Wizards owner Abe Pollin said it was "extremely poor judgment" that the guns were there in the first place.
"I agree," Arenas said. "That's bad judgment on my part to store them in here, and I take responsibility for that."
There have also been reports of a dispute over card-playing gambling debts and a heated discussion in the locker room with Arenas and Crittenton drawing guns on each other.
Asked about guns being drawn, Arenas said: "I can't speak on that. But if you know me, you've been here, I've never did anything (involving) violence. Anything I do is funny - well, it's funny to me."
Asked if the accounts of what happened have been blown out of proportion, Arenas laughed and said: "A little."
"I give money away for free," he said. "I think if I owed someone some money, I think I'd pay it up.
"I play poker on my phone or my computer. If I lose, I just reset the game. I don't gamble. I don't do anything like that."
Arenas said he was "not nervous at all" about the possible outcome of the investigation, but the implications are serious. What began with the NBA looking into a possible violation of its own rules has turned into a matter involving the US Attorney's Office and District of Columbia police.
The legal system, the league and the Wizards could take action if the allegations prove true.
Asked if he had met with law enforcement officials, Arenas said: "I deal with that on Monday. ... I've got to put it in their hands and tell the story and see what they say."
Arenas again stressed that he's "a jokester" and that nothing in his life was actually serious.
Many of the comments he has made on the matter have been lighthearted.
As for the rest, he said he'll tell it to authorities today.
His remarks came after two days of reports about the investigation into the guns he kept at the Verizon Center - and about an hour after the family of late Wizards owner Abe Pollin said it was "extremely poor judgment" that the guns were there in the first place.
"I agree," Arenas said. "That's bad judgment on my part to store them in here, and I take responsibility for that."
There have also been reports of a dispute over card-playing gambling debts and a heated discussion in the locker room with Arenas and Crittenton drawing guns on each other.
Asked about guns being drawn, Arenas said: "I can't speak on that. But if you know me, you've been here, I've never did anything (involving) violence. Anything I do is funny - well, it's funny to me."
Asked if the accounts of what happened have been blown out of proportion, Arenas laughed and said: "A little."
"I give money away for free," he said. "I think if I owed someone some money, I think I'd pay it up.
"I play poker on my phone or my computer. If I lose, I just reset the game. I don't gamble. I don't do anything like that."
Arenas said he was "not nervous at all" about the possible outcome of the investigation, but the implications are serious. What began with the NBA looking into a possible violation of its own rules has turned into a matter involving the US Attorney's Office and District of Columbia police.
The legal system, the league and the Wizards could take action if the allegations prove true.
Asked if he had met with law enforcement officials, Arenas said: "I deal with that on Monday. ... I've got to put it in their hands and tell the story and see what they say."
Arenas again stressed that he's "a jokester" and that nothing in his life was actually serious.
Many of the comments he has made on the matter have been lighthearted.
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