If charged with a felony is does that automatically make his contract voidable etc etc, all i recall is contract void talks so……yeah Gil…it def was thrown around a LOT.

And i dunno does a uber-rich athlete pulling a gun on somebody over a debt seem so outrageous? Between that and crapping in someones shoes, i think i know which one seems the more likely

He won’t acknowledge he made any mistakes. I do admire his attempt to reach new planes of reality, though.

The guy was still incarcerated. Why would he have had to serve time if nothing happened?

Does he state he did nothing wrong? Or give the impression that he was in no way at fault? I haven’t read it, but during the time when this was occurring it seemed that he realized what he had done was wrong, but felt as though he was being classified unfairly. Deep down Gilbert has always struck me as a good but immature guy. And to be completely honest, I am still a big Gilbert fan because he represents everything I want in a Wizards player. That guy inspired the Wizards in a way few NBA players could or would. Consider his blog posts and what he stated his mission was when he went out on the court: to make fans happy. I don’t want to make this any longer than it already is, but it saddens me to see so many fellow wizards fans view Gilbert like some total dirtbag. The net positives he brought far outweigh the net negatives ( at least in my opinion ).

But the team did consider voiding Arenas’ deal, but ultimately decided not to do it, at least in part because of the fact that there’s precedent that players cannot be fired even when they assault their superiors, so that is why he wasn’t terminated.

Outta mind. We have our own CURRENT problems to worry about. I couldn’t care less about our past problems. Just me though.

That said, I think there are a lot worse guys in the NBA than Gilbert Arenas. I’m kinda hoping he sign with the Lakers. I wouldn’t mind seeing him having at least some modicum of success.

After everything he did for DC and our team those years and after providing all those exciting memories and WE still trash him, what do you think all the other fans think of Gilbert?

Too bad for him that he couldn’t make it in Orlando, he may still have some gas in the tank. I’m looking forward to seeing him on another team one day. Good luck Gilbert.

This is a man who did so much for OUR team. In case you don’t remember, Gilbert made the Wizards relevant again in the NBA when that hadn’t been the case for countless years (having Jordan wasn’t the good kind of relevant IMO). He led our team, as clearly the best player on that squad, to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in OVER 20 YEARS and to the playoffs for three straight years when they hadn’t been in the post season in the prior 7 seasons. As a lifelong Wizards fan, for almost three decades, I’ve never been more genuinely excited and delighted about our team when we beat the Bulls in the first round of the 05’ playoffs. Even though the Heat swept us in the ensuing series, I was so proud to be able to go to one the games cheering on OUR team in the SECOND ROUND (Look at how far away we are from that benchmark now). I went to at least one playoff game every year we made it because I desperately longed for the Wizards to be in the post season for so many years and when that chance came, I couldn’t pass it up no matter what. Gilbert was a huge part of taking our team to that level.

Of course I understand the resentment over the injuries and the gungate issue but this man invigorated Wizard fans and the organization in a way that no player had done in my lifetime. He brang excitement and life into a team that had been in the gutter for so many years. Obviously he made a huge mistake bringing guns into the locker room but what he did does not make him a bad person by any stretch of the imagination. It was a fucked up prank gone bad but I truly believe there wasn’t harmful intentions behind it and the way he was crucified by fans and the media was not just to the extent that happened. Instead of being bitter and upset about all the games he missed due to injury/gungate, I believe Gilbert should also be remembered for being one of the most electrifying players in Wizards history.

Maybe I’m a glass half full kind of guy but I will always support Gil and honor the many times he made me so proud to be a Wizards fan.