Good to see Arenas taking some responsibility for his action. He's been one of my favorite players for years and is someone who just seems to have fun playing basketball. Despite the stupidity of his action, I always figured he didn't really understand the severity of what he had done. So many kids look up to him, and with guns already being such a problem amongst youth in the DC area, he was really just furthering the "cool" image they possess. Someone like myself can look at the situation and think, "what a stupid thing to do, why would he bring those guns to work," all the while kind of chuckling and chalking it up to another crazy stunt by Arenas. Younger children may get a completely different impression of the event, however, and it's good to see Arenas recognizing this. Here's the article he wrote, definitely check it out no matter what your opinions are on the incident. Very well written and makes me hope his NBA career is far from over.
Arenas Op-ed Piece for the Washington Post
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