The Washington Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton reportedly drew guns on each other during a locker room argument over a gambling debt. The Wizards said on Friday they are cooperating with police and "take this situation and the ongoing investigation very seriously". Arenas, a three-time All Star, spoke about the developments on the social networking site Twitter. "I wake up this morning and seen i was the new JOHN WAYNE. ... Media is too funny."
Later in the day he wrote: "I understand this is serious..but if u ever met me you know i dont do serious things im a goof ball this story today dont sound goofy to me." The investigation into possible firearms in the locker room at the Verizon Center revealed the alleged dispute between Arenas and Crittenton did take place last month. Crittenton became angry at Arenas for refusing to pay him money that he owed him, according to a New York Post report. That prompted Arenas to draw a gun on Crittenton, who then grabbed for a weapon of his own, league security sources told the newspaper.
However, Arenas denied pulling a gun on Crittenton. "There is an active investigation by DC law enforcement authorities, which we are monitoring closely," NBA spokesman Tim Frank said on Friday. "We are not taking any independent action at this time." On December 24, the Wizards said Arenas had stored unloaded firearms in a container in his locker and the NBA was trying to fully learn what happened.
On the court, Nate Robinson made an emphatic return to the New York Knicks line-up after a month in the wilderness on Friday. The unsettled guard scoring 41 points to lead his team to a 112-108 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks. Robinson was laying for the first time in a month after falling out of favour with coach Mike D'Antoni. * With agencies