ARENAS PLEADS TO FELONY GUN CHARGE

Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty today to carrying a pistol without a license in the District of Columbia, a felony conviction that could jeopardize his future in the NBA. Arenas pleaded guilty to a single count of violating the city's strict gun laws as part of a plea bargain in D.C. Superior Court. He will remain free at least until his sentencing March 26. The charge stems from a Dec. 21 incident in which Arenas admitted he stored guns in his locker at the Verizon Center and took them out to play a joke on a teammate. However Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Kavanaugh, reading in court from a statement of facts that Arenas agreed to, said the charge stemmed from a Dec. 19 dispute with another player over a card game. Kavanaugh did not identify the other player, but authorities have searched the home of teammate Javaris Crittenton for a gun.

The NBA has suspended him indefinitely. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors agreed not to ask for more than six months in jail for Arenas. He will be sentenced by Superior Court Judge Robert E. Morin. Morin could sentence Arenas to anything from probation to a maximum of five years in jail.

Arenas "accepted full responsibility for his actions, acknowledged that those actions were wrong and against the law, and has apologized to all who have been affected by his conduct," Kenneth Wainstein, Arenas' attorney, said in a statement.

- Jason

HAPPY BELATED B-DAY GILBERT ARENAS

It was Gilbert's birthday yesterday so Lil G.A. made a video to celebrate it.
For the record: Lil Penny > Any other NBA player's puppet (Yes, I'm talking to you Kobe and LeBron)

- Richard

WIZARDS ARENAS & CRITTENTON DRAW GUNS IN LOCKER ROOM?

Washington Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton drew guns on each other during a Christmas Eve locker room argument over a gambling debt, according to the New York Post. Last week, the Wizards and Arenas acknowledged that Arenas had stored unloaded firearms in a container in his locker, and the NBA said it was looking into the situation.

Citing an anonymous source, the New York Post reported this afternoon, however, that the standoff was sparked when Crittenton became angry at Arenas for refusing to make good on a gambling debt. That prompted Arenas to draw on Crittenton, who then also grabbed for a gun. Asked by the newspaper about the confrontation, Arenas denied pulling a gun on Crittenton.

- Jason