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When Good Athletes Behave Badly - Gilbert Arenas
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Gilbert Arenas
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Over the years I have often had the pleasure of introducing my son to significant people as politically diverse as
Years later I am still grateful to the rising
The slide came when Arenas was indefinitely suspended and put under a criminal investigation for allegedly bringing as many as four handguns into his team's locker room. The pre-Christmas incident was part of what Arenas called a prank that grew out of a dispute over a gambling debt with teammate
Sounds like the O.K. Corral? No, it's the
Arenas made matters worse for himself at a game last week (
That little high-profile antic appears to have been the last straw for NBA Commissioner
Yes, I know. A scolding from Sharpton for flamboyant recklessness is about as credible as a lecture on loyalty from
But, as President
I understand. There's no question that Arenas' recklessness deserves to be penalized. But, I also have to ask, penalized for what? The
Arenas' reputation resembles
In September, for example,
Other voices, like
Maybe we ask too much of athletes when we expect them to be models of good behavior, but at least they should try to avoid bad behavior.
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