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Washington Wizards (1978 NBA Champions)

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A fan in Philadelphia made reference to Gilbert Arenas' off-the-court travails when the Wizards came to town on Tuesday. (AP)

 
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Rev. Al Sharpton got one right this time....

Rev. Al Sharpton urges NBA commish David Stern, black leaders to be strict with Gilbert Arenas

Calling out black leadership groups, the NBA, and even White House security, the Rev. Al Sharpton jumped into the Gilbert Arenas circus Monday, injecting the topic of race into the conversation on the same day the Wizards guard spoke with federal prosecutors.
The civil rights activist urged NBA commissioner David Stern to come down hard on Arenas, who admitted to stockpiling unloaded weapons in his locker last month. Arenas said Monday that removing the weapons from his locker was a "misguided effort to play a joke on a teammate." Sharpton, who spoke with Stern by phone Monday and hopes to meet with him later this week, was not in a laughing mood.
"The NBA needs to stand up and send a strong message by dealing with this situation," Sharpton told the Daily News. He also chided black leadership groups for not speaking out about the "culture of violence being perpetuated in professional sports." Sharpton cited former Giant Plaxico Burress as an example of professional athletes run amok.
The NBA Players Association has not heard from the league on when Stern will levy fines or suspensions.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/2010/01/05/2010-01-05_sharpton_urges_nba_to_get_stern_on_arenas.html#ixzz0bqMz2jNT

 
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This might not be the best thing to do while you are waiting on David Stern to decide on your suspension :lol:

Gilbert Arenas continues to take gun case in stride

By J.E. Skeets
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The only thing that could possibly make this photo any better ? or for Commissioner David Stern, worse ? is if the Washington Wizards were decked out in their throwback Bullets jerseys on Tuesday night.

But hey, bang bang, Gilbert! As long as it's not a gavel, right?

UPDATE: After the game, Arenas and his teammates said that they were doing a spin on a touchdown celebration from the movie "Any Given Sunday," in which a player sprayed his 'mates with pretend gunfire.
"They asked me to do it," Arenas told David Steele of NBA FanHouse.
Oh, they asked you to do it? Cool. See that bridge over there?
 
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CentralMOBuck;1629918; said:
Maybe the Wizards need to change their name back to the Bullets?

Reminds of the joke from when they switched their name....

"The Washington Bullets have announced they are changing their team name to avoid being associated with violence and crime.....they will now be just known as the Bullets."
 
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EidoloN;1629861; said:
All BBall is, is thugs. They play street ball growing up, enter the draft and bring the gangsta with them. Unreal. Grow up.

True. All thugs. Tim Duncan, Yao Ming, Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Steve Nash, Grant Hill, Dwight Howard, Hedo Turkoglu, Dwyane Wade, Lebron James, Michael Redd, Kevin Durant, Zydrunas Illgauskus, etc...

The whole lot of them are just thugs.
 
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OH10;1636253; said:
True. All thugs. Tim Duncan, Yao Ming, Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Steve Nash, Grant Hill, Dwight Howard, Hedo Turkoglu, Dwyane Wade, Lebron James, Michael Redd, Kevin Durant, Zydrunas Illgauskus, etc...

The whole lot of them are just thugs.

You forgot Keith Van Horn and Mike Dunleavy. Those guys bump trilla whenever they wants to.
 
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