“Oh no, you don’t need to shoot me with one of those,” said Javaris, turning around slowly like a gunslinger in the Old West.
The former Wizard said the argument began when Arenas pocketed $1,100 and told Crittenton, “Might or fight or whatever you got to do to get your money back.” The dispute spilled over onto the shuttle van from the team plane, where both players told each other, “I play with guns,” according to Butler.Īnd here’s how Butler characterized the moments leading up to the locker room exchange: Caron Butler’s 2015 accountīutler provided a different account in his 2015 book “Tuff Juice,” excerpted by The Washington Post. Pick one.” The teammate picked up one of Arenas’s firearms from his chair, threw it across the locker room, then reportedly took out what appeared to Arenas to be a silver-colored semi-automatic handgun.Ĭrittenton initially denied bringing his own loaded handgun to the locker room. During this exchange, Arenas stated, “You said you were going to shoot me, so I thought you would like some firepower. He saw the handguns and he and Arenas once again exchanged words.
Moments later, the teammate walked into the locker room and approached his locker. Here is how prosecutors characterized the confrontation in a 2010 press release announcing Arenas’ guilty plea: He was ordered to serve two years of probation. Crittenton never played again and is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to multiple charges stemming from the 2011 drive-by shooting death of an Atlanta woman.Īrenas pled guilty to illegal possession of an unlicensed handgun in the District of Columbia as a result of the December 2009 incident. Already hampered by knee injuries, Arenas never could not replicate the All-Star form he displayed earlier in his career upon returning in 2010. The official 2009 account in courtīoth players were suspended for the remainder of the season. “You say you’re going to shoot me? Fine, I’ll bring you the guns to do it.”Īrenas then laid out the case that was reported at the time: He laid out four guns in front of his locker, told Crittenton to pick one, dared his teammate to follow through on his threat, and that’s when Crittenton allegedly unveiled his own loaded gun, cocked it and pointed it at Arenas’ head. “It was about me calling his bluff,” Arenas said. Except, Crittenton stayed in the game and proceeded to lose the hand.Īnd here’s how Arenas detailed the ensuing conversation to Gold: Arenas claimed McGee made it clear he was holding an unbeatable hand, so he folded, flashing his own impressive hand for all to see. In an interview with freelance writer Jon Gold for sports gambling website The Action Network, Arenas said his dispute with Crittenton stemmed from an intense bout of trash-talking during a game of Bourré on the team plane and not, as ex-teammate Caron Butler suggested in his 2015 book, over an $1,100 debt from the game.Īccording to Arenas, when he joined the table and doubled the pot from $1,100 to $2,200, Crittenton was already irritated from a string of tough losses in a game that also included JaVale McGee. Gilbert Arenas presented a more detailed account of the infamous 2009 confrontation that resulted in former Washington Wizards teammate Javaris Crittenton pulling a loaded gun on him in a locker room. Former Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas pled guilty in court to a gun charge for the 2009 locker room incident.
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