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Wizards To Fine Players For On-Court Antics About Guns
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January 9, 2010, Saturday
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THE Washington Wizards plan to fine some players for participating in Gilbert Arenas' on-court antics that made light of his gun troubles, an NBA official said on Thursday.
The official said that the team was reviewing details from the Tuesday game at Philadelphia before determining who will be fined and how much. The official has direct knowledge of the team's plans and spoke on condition of anonymity because the review was still ongoing.
Before the game, Arenas was surrounded by his teammates when he knelt on the court and pointed his index fingers at them, as if he were firing guns. A photograph shows nearly all of the players laughing or smiling.
The official said the fines would be contingent in part on whether Arenas and his teammates planned it ahead of time.
Arenas was suspended indefinitely without pay by the NBA on Wednesday for bringing guns to the Verizon Center and related incidents, including a locker room spat with teammate Javaris Crittenton that involved firearms. Commissioner David Stern was particularly upset that Arenas joked about it, adding that the player was "not currently fit to take the court."
The Wizards also rebuked Arenas and the players who found his behavior "amusing," saying their actions were "unacceptable."
The official said that the team was reviewing details from the Tuesday game at Philadelphia before determining who will be fined and how much. The official has direct knowledge of the team's plans and spoke on condition of anonymity because the review was still ongoing.
Before the game, Arenas was surrounded by his teammates when he knelt on the court and pointed his index fingers at them, as if he were firing guns. A photograph shows nearly all of the players laughing or smiling.
The official said the fines would be contingent in part on whether Arenas and his teammates planned it ahead of time.
Arenas was suspended indefinitely without pay by the NBA on Wednesday for bringing guns to the Verizon Center and related incidents, including a locker room spat with teammate Javaris Crittenton that involved firearms. Commissioner David Stern was particularly upset that Arenas joked about it, adding that the player was "not currently fit to take the court."
The Wizards also rebuked Arenas and the players who found his behavior "amusing," saying their actions were "unacceptable."
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