Gilbert Arenas Responds To Indefinite Suspension

After being indefinitely suspended by NBA Commissioner David Stern for coonery and buffoonery towards a gun-related incident, Gilbert Arenas released a prepared statement through his lawyer:

I feel very badly that my actions have caused the NBA to suspend me, but I understand why the league took this action. I put the NBA in a negative light and let down my teammates and our fans. I am very sorry for doing that.

While I never intended any harm or disrespect to the NBA or anyone else, my gun possession at the Verizon Center and my attempts at humor showed terrible judgment. I take full responsibility for my conduct.

Earlier today, I called Commissioner Stern to apologize, and I hope we will be able to talk soon. I look forward to the day I can return to basketball. In the meantime, I will focus on dealing responsibly with this serious situation and I will continue to cooperate fully with the investigations by law enforcement and NBA authorities.

Arenas will be taking a hit in the man purse as well with this unpaid hiatus, losing nearly 150 stacks for every game his misses during the suspension. That’s what hurts the most in this whole situation and makes the fun and games that Arenas has grown accustom to displaying, a lot less humorous.

Arenas’ intentions may have been good in nature when deciding to turn over his unlicensed weapons to the proper authorities, but his decision to stash the heaters at the Verizon Center have made the block hotter than Tuesdays and Thursdays. Now Arenas may be taking teammate Javaris Crittenton down with him after allegedly admitting to the feds that he did indeed have a loaded weapon during the now infamous locker room dispute over some cheese. Arenas had previously stated that Crittenton did not have a weapon during the incident which was more consistent with joke than a showdown.