10 Scandals the NBA wants you to forget

#6 Gilbert Arena brings guns to the locker room

Gilbert Arenas

As a member of the Washington Wizards, Gilbert Arenas pulled out four guns on his teammate Javaris Crittenton and asked him to choose one. Crittenton had allegedly threatened to shoot him after losing a card game to JaVale McGee and claiming a misdeal.

The NBA caught wind of this situation and Arenas was suspended for most of the 2009–10 season because of handgun violations, and for subsequent actions that appeared to make light of this episode.

That marked the beginning of his downfall from stardom. The Wizards’ statement didn’t disclose how club officials discovered that Arenas was storing weapons on the job. Private ownership of firearms was illegal in Washington back then.