NBA stars poker feud settled by guns

When most people think of firing a bullet in poker they are talking about the cards but a few NBA stars have taken the bullet firing to a whole other level.

Details are a little sketchy but it’s thought that Gilbert Arenas and teammate Jarvais Crittenton pulled guns on each other because of a $25,000 poker debt. Crittenton, unhappy at Arenas’ tardy payment, despite being on a six-year contract with the Washington Wizards worth $111m, told him, “I’m not your punk!” Arenas responded a few days later by leaving three guns close to Crittenton’s locker and telling him to choose one. It’s alleged that the guns were drawn but no actual shots were fired.


Trying to downplay the incident Arenas said, “If you know me, you’ve been here, I’ve never did anything (involving) violence. Anything I do is funny – well, it’s funny to me,” adding, “We were friends before, we’re friends now.”


A spokesman for the Wizards also tried to lower the temperature, saying, “We are continuing to co-operate fully with the proper authorities and the NBA and will have no further comment at this time.”


The investigation continues.

News Added: 05 January, 2010

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