"What's the fun in Washington?" Chamberlain asked Billups, "We can go around tomorrow morning, this is the capital of the United States, it's the new year, will there be a lot of celebrations?" ”

Billups pouted and said, "Celebrations? I bet, absolutely not! What does Washington mean? Except for the Pentagon, the FBI, and the CIA, I never feel any different from those small third-tier cities. ”

"And the White House." Iverson laughed.

Hill shook his head, he saw that Chamberlain was depressed, and said, "If you like memorials, museums or libraries, then you have come to the right place, if you want to find a strip bar......"

"Strip bars? Which bar? Barnes interrupted Hill with interest and asked, "How did I not know there are famous strip bars in damn Washington?" ”

Hill spread his hand and said to Chamberlain, "Man, it seems that we can't communicate with each other." ”

Chamberlain was helpless and exclaimed, "What does this have to do with me? Actually, I love memorials, museums, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Roosevelt Memorial, and the National Museum of Natural History, all in all, I love them all. ”

"Then you can go shopping by yourself tomorrow." Jackson said with a smile.

Old Nelson clapped his hands and said to Chamberlain, "Man, get ready for a press conference." ”

Before he could finish his words, someone pushed open the door and said, "Unfortunately, Mr. Nelson, today's press conference has been cancelled. ”

Old Nelson was surprised and asked, "Why?" Cancel the press conference? ”

The NBA or other events have a press conference after the game, which is routine, and the NBA even has strict rules for this, and the press conference speaker for each team is pre-game, and the reporters also set the topic based on this.

If a player or manager doesn't show up at the press conference, they will be punished.

The staff member smiled, shrugged, and said, "Sorry, sir, I don't know." With that, he hurried away.

Marbury looked at the man's hurried figure and said, "I bet, guys, this bastard must know what's going on." ”

At this time, Moreau, who was holding his mobile phone, slowly spoke: "I said brothers, I think I also know why the press conference was canceled. ”

Everyone looked at him curiously, and Morrow couldn't hide the shocked expression on his face: "There is a gun scandal in the Wizards' locker room, Arenas and Critanton are confronting each other with guns!" Oh my God, look at this photo, my goodness, this is the photo that was just released on the official website of "Capital Spectator", just a minute ago! ”

"It can't be." Iverson laughed, "If this really happens, then the Wizards will definitely do everything possible to cover it up, and besides, who will tell the reporters about this kind of thing?" Don't tell me the reporters took the picture themselves, now that the game is over, no journalists are allowed in the dressing room, you know......"

"Aaron, stop talking there, come and see for yourself, my God, it's really these two idiots fighting each other with guns! Also, look at Arenas' locker, there are two pistols in it! Jackson exclaimed.

Iverson sniffled and scrambled to snatch the phone from Jackson's hand, and the others snatched it as well, and Morrow shouted, "Damn, damn it, don't you all have cell phones?" Why are you still grabbing my phone. ”

Chamberlain, who had seen the news, laughed and said: "The United States has not been peaceful recently, Woods's derailment has not yet come to an end, and Arenas is coming to compete for the headlines?" ”

Chamberlain didn't care, in his opinion, it was just a joke by the internal players, as long as it was explained, the police department had no right to pursue it, at most the league banned the two for a few games and fined some money.

The United States is free to carry guns.

West didn't care and said, "It's such a trivial thing that makes headlines?" Hehe, why didn't I get on. ”

Why did the previous superSonics have to send West away or even cut him? Because this guy had a similar incident in 2007, when the victim was the hapless Collisson, and West threatened him with a gun to get out of the locker closet.

Not only West, but Jackson did this stupid thing, but he was messing around with friends in a bar.

Ciel shook his head and said, "No, Z, Arenas is going to be unlucky this time!" The NBA's collective bargaining agreement allows players to legally own firearms, but they are not allowed to carry firearms when attending public events and games related to the league. Also, this is nowhere else, not Texas or Montana, this is the capital! Carrying a firearm is seen as a very strict thing to do, and I think Arenas is going to be out of luck this time. ”

Reality proved Hill's guess, and things were moving in a stricter direction.

Washington, D.C.'s gun control policy is apparently much stricter than in the average place, and the next day, local law enforcement officials filed a lawsuit against Arenas' actions: "Cases involving guns are very strict in Washington, not to mention the fact that there are many problems with Gilbert Arenas, whether it's a joke or not, people always push themselves into trouble." He thought it wasn't illegal for him to not attack someone, but in fact he had already broken the law. ”

Law enforcement agencies then followed up and found that Arenas showed four guns, two of which were not licensed, that is, the source of these guns was unknown, which is quite a strict matter in the United States, although the freedom to carry guns, but unlicensed guns, is subject to prosecution.

According to the police investigation, they have proven that Arenas brought a handgun into the Wizards' locker room on Dec. 21 of last year, and that he did not have a gun license at the time, which has violated Washington area law.

If the police indicted and a judge convicted Arenas of unlicensed gun possession, he could face up to five years in prison.

Arenas also noticed that something was wrong, and he no longer had a hard mouth, but explained when he was first indicted: "These guns are in my collection, I used to keep them at home, and I never thought about hurting anyone." I brought my guns to the locker room for a reason, it was on December 10 of last year, just after my daughter was born, and I decided I couldn't leave my guns at home and with my kids, so I put them in my locker. Now, I handed over the guns to the team security guards and asked them to hand them over to the police because I didn't want them anymore. ”

On behalf of the NBA, Stern immediately responded: "We have to take this matter seriously, because this is not a trivial matter, and it involves the safety of players and fans. Also, I think there's a consensus that if you carry a gun with you, the likelihood of you getting shot is much higher. We think this is something to be wary of, and although players will say that guns make them feel safer, the fact that guns only make their lives more vulnerable. ”

Chamberlain chose to go against Arenas, although the team's outside line was badly cleaned up in the game.

"There is no doubt that Gilbert made a great mistake in this matter," Chamberlain said. But we all know that Gilbert is such a fun-loving guy, he certainly doesn't really want to hurt his opponent or threaten anyone with a gun, it's just a joke, we should be tolerant of a big kid, especially if he just became a father, maybe just too happy and joking with his teammates. ”

Arenas really likes to joke with his teammates, this guy is a little crazy when he jokes sometimes, his teammate Bletche, when he first came to the team, he once found that someone had smeared a bubble of dog shit in his shoes, which was naturally done by Arenas, and he did a full set of acts, in order to cover up this soaked shit, Arenas also made a lot of money, personally went into battle and brushed it with a brush, and then applied a lot of cologne in order to cover up the smell......

Another thing that is well known is rookie season, where the old bird asks Arenas to buy donuts, which is the NBA rule, which is equivalent to a rookie buying a cigarette for a veteran. As a result, Arenas smeared a layer of talcum powder on the doughnut exterior.

Other current stars have also spoken out in support of Arenas, they are equivalent to colleagues, you live and die on the field, and the relationship is still very good in private.

"I've had a lot of private conversations with Gilbert and he's frustrated right now, he thinks he's made a fool, and I hope we can give him a chance to work in the community and let him help more people," James said. ”

Arenas usually likes to play pranks with his teammates, playing tricks on the team's big brother in his rookie season, and even doing all kinds of evil after switching to the Wizards, and even some Wizards teammates have compared him to the source of evil in the locker room.

Of course, not every player has the mentality of Arenas, he has angered his teammates with jokes before, and this "gun goal" is likely to be a joke that went too far.

Another client, Corey Tanton, is a young player who just came from the Grizzlies half a year ago, and because of injuries and other reasons, he has not been integrated into this team, and it can be said that he is a freshman who is incompatible with the overall atmosphere of the team.

The explanation given by the Wizards team used the identities of the two to make up a story: Arenas, the team boss who is used to having fun with his teammates, has his eyes on the newcomer Corry Tanton, and the stunned young Corry Tanton obviously doesn't buy it much, and the prank becomes an embarrassment for both sides, and then he becomes angry. Arenas half-jokingly and half-seriously figured out the gun he was carrying, and it just so happened that Cory Tanton here was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and Mars hit the Earth to start the show.

Richard Jefferson, a good friend of Arenas at the University of Arizona, agrees with the story, believing that it was nothing more than a bad prank and that Arenas had just chosen the wrong person.

Spurs guard Roger Mason, who has been teammates with Arenas for a season, feels that Arenas' level of joke has long been taken for granted to other players.

The rest of the Wizards' teammates didn't think it was a big deal, and they even publicly shouted for Arenas, because when it was reported that the league was preparing to ban Arenas, Steve Stevens chose to protest the league's punishment by printing Arenas's name on his lap.

Originally, although this matter was quite a big trouble, but in fact, the league did not want to deal with Arenas, but the "New York News" dug up a big news, Arenas and the Wizards claimed that he and Critanton were joking, but the "New York News" told the truth, that is, the two sides used firearms because of gambling debts and did not pay off.

Now things are going on again, and joking about confrontation with guns and confrontation with guns for gambling and debt collection are two completely different things.

As for gambling or not, this is another very delicate topic.

In the past, Charles Barkley and Mark Jackson trash talk on the court attracted Stern to punish him severely, and "tainted referee" Tim Donasee broke the news that the NBA referee was suspected of gambling and almost bankrupted the good reputation of the NBA for many years, and this time if the blatant gambling between players is confirmed, the credibility of the NBA may fall to the freezing point.

In fact, it now seems that Arenas and Coritanton's gambling is very likely to be true, but as previously reported, it is nothing more than a card game.

Fans who are familiar with Michael Jordan must have heard of the Flyers' reputation for gambling, and Charlie Rosen, a well-known commentator for Fox Sports, has pointed out that poker gambling by NBA teams has become quite popular a few years ago, so it is definitely nothing new for Arenas and Corey Tanton to gamble on cards on road trips.

But Stern strictly ordered active NBA players to participate in gambling, and once this happens, it will definitely be punished!