In December of 2009, when Celtics Life was just two months old Washington Wizards guards Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton were involved in a incident where both players brought guns into the locker room over a gambling dispute.
A series called “UNTOLD” will first begin with “Shooting Guards,” a documentary when Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton both brought guns into the Washington Wizards’ locker room in December 2009.
Former Georgia Tech standout and NBA player Javaris Crittenton is back in the spotlight, but this time it’s not for basketball. Instead, he’s embroiled in a legal battle with Fulton County following a car crash that occurred in 2023.
Brendan Haywood spent his first eight-and-a-half seasons in the NBA playing for the Washington Wizards, which acquired him after the Cleveland Cavaliers picked him 20th overall in the 2001 NBA Draft.
Hollywood loves basketball movies and basketball players, which succeed on the big screen at about the same rate as Shaq at the free throw line, which is to say infrequently.
The story of Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton bringing firearms into the Washington Wizards' locker room is one of the most infamous incidents in NBA history.
There have only been seven players on record to receive suspensions greater than Morant's 25 games (five others have been suspended the same amount), and three non-players have received punishments for a longer period of time. The list doesn't include NBA figures who were banned from the game.