January 28, 2010 (Part 1); Arenas, Crittenton suspended for the season

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NBA commissioner David J. Stern has suspended Gilbert Arenas for the rest of the season, and the Washington Wizards' star guard has told associates that he will not appeal the league's decision, according to league source.

Arenas has been suspended without pay since early January for his role in an incident with teammate Javaris Crittenton in which both Arenas and Crittenton brought guns into the team's locker room at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., a violation of both the league's constitution and of the city's laws requiring any guns in the city be licensed in Washington and kept in the home. Arenas brought his guns from his Virginia home.

Crittenton also was suspended for the rest of the season in the decision handed down Wednesday afternoon.

The suspension will cost Arenas the final 50 games of the season and an approximate $7.4 million of his $16.1 million salary this season. After this season, Arenas, who was the Wizards' leader in scoring this season at 22.6 ppg, and assists at 7.2 apg, has four years and $80.1 million remaining on his six year, $111 million contract extension he signed in 2008.

So there you go. The woes for the Wizards continue this season. Right now, they are the 14th ranked team in the Eastern Conference with a record of 14-30. And without Arenas, things aren't looking that good for the Flip Saunders-led team, unless all the others will step up their game, like Antawn Jamison, Caron Butler, Mike Miller and Randy Foye, along with many others.

God bless you guys! Stay safe! Peace out! The Wizard was here...:)

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