Arenas took a uhh #2 in Andray Blatches shoe.....

[greg683x]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/09/AR2010010902200_2.html?sid=ST2010011000138

Arenas, a notorious practical joker, often crossed the line of acceptable decorum. The example often cited was how Arenas once defecated in teammate Andray Blatche's shoe during Blatche's rookie season. His behavior often went unchecked and unpunished, said a former team employee on condition of anonymity.

Arenas promised revenge. Posing as his teammate on the road, he entered Storey's hotel room, copied his car key and express-mailed the key back to the District, where his friend promptly put Storey's car up on blocks in the arena garage.

When Storey returned to the locker room, ashen-faced over the theft of his wheels, Arenas rolled one of his rims across the locker room. He did the same to Nick Young during the Wizards guard's rookie season, "until I pleaded for him to give me my wheels back," Young said

I'm aware of rookie hazing and pranks that teammates play on each other, but taking a dump in someones shoe?  Im sorry but thats not right.  I would also believe believe that stealing someones personal belonging and mailing them to someone that person doesnt know or trust and enabling them to steal more of that persons personal property, doesnt qualify as 'just a prank' either.

It's crazy reading some of the stuff the Wizards let Arenas get away with in that article, and secretly paying him his fines back that were given out by his coach, if that is true, thats outrageous.

It's just funny after reading that article that pretty much every year for the past 3 or 4 years Washingtons been scratching their heads at the end of the year wondering why their team cant live up to its potential.

[celticinorlando]

what a POS

[Fafnir]

Seems bit over the top, usually the hazing I read about is bringing food and wearing embarassing clothing. Sometimes enforced singing or other crap like that too.

Pooping in someone's shoes  .

[Donoghus]

I believe that's called "pulling a Najah Davenport",

[ssspence]

genious. well, at least the car part.

[Drucci]

Strangely, I'm not even questioning the degree of truth in these stories.

I mean, defecating in your teammate's shoes... wow.

[Lucky17]

Maybe Blatche was wearing Air Lebrons, and Arenas was making an editorial comment on Blatche's choice of footwear? 

[Bankshot]

 

Sorry, don't know how I feel about this.

[crownsy]

I'll admit it, i found the car one hilarious.

The pooping in the shoes one was just wrong on so many levels though...

[indeedproceed]

Honestly, I think both of those things would be funny to watch, but not funny to experience from the victim's standpoint.

However that said, I and very much in favor of rookie hazing. If done responsibility it brings the team closer, and helps out the learning curve with rookies, to show them how the team works so they can be quickly integrated.

[Trifecta]

The car one is creative and hilarious. The shoe one I am not exactly a fan of.

[greg683x]

Honestly, I think both of those things would be funny to watch, but not funny to experience from the victim's standpoint.

However that said, I and very much in favor of rookie hazing. If done responsibility it brings the team closer, and helps out the learning curve with rookies, to show them how the team works so they can be quickly integrated.

i agree on both points you made, especially about rookie hazing.

however, even if everyone found the whole poo in the shoe and stealing rims things funny and no one cared, should it be Gilbert Arenas, the leader of your team doing it?  especially since leadership is something thats come under so much scrutiny in washington.  it just seems like something a proven veteran role player should be pulling, not your leader.  Like Id imagine a player like James Posey or Eddie House being the prankster on our championship team, not Pierce, Garnett, or Allen.

i just imagine gilbert locked in a bathroom stall trying to find a comfortable and accurate way to take a dump in a sneaker, while the rest of the team is in the film watching him shoot 6-24 and play matador defense on their loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder the night before.  Just seems like since the leader has no sense of accountability and priorities, the young guys and role players dont feel the need to.

[RAcker]

His life has become a "Jackass" episode.

Gilbert Knoxville

[fairweatherfan]

Car thing is funny, but you just don't poop in another man's shoe.

[Rondo_is_better]

This is ridiculous...who knew Gilbert Arenas was like the most toxic teammate in the world...