Gilbert Arenas: Prison or Jail Next?

By General
for NBA-Basketball.org

Published: January 16, 2010

Washington Wizards all-star guard Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty on Friday to carrying a gun without a license in the District of Columbia, a felony conviction that could see him face jail time. The prosecutors in the case have agreed not to seek a sentence longer than the lower end of sentencing guidelines, which calls for six months to two years of prison time. It is possible that he could be on probation, serve community service, or serve prison time of up to 5 years under Washington’s laws.

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To make matters worse for Arenas, he hasn’t received a lot of support from those that at one point in his career were deeply relying on him. The Wizards organization has let it be known that they were extremely disappointed with Arenas’ actions and they have taken all advertising related to their team which included Arenas, including a giant billboard of Gilbert Arenas at the entrance of the stadium.

Adidas were also quick to terminate their contract with Gilbert Arenas, ending their partnership as soon as Arenas pleaded guilty of gun possession.

David Stern had already suspended the Arizona native indefinitely without pay after the pregame huddle in Philadelphia where he mimicked shooting a gun with his fingers.

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It will be interesting to see what kind of sentence awaits Agent Zero, and the judge in the case has said that a decision will be reached near 8 weeks with a March 26 decision being estimated, but the lawyers of Gilbert Arenas requested a decision as soon as possible.