Arenas finally speaks!!
Bullets Forever —
Arenas finally speaks!!
Ok. This is just hilarious. A few thoughts: It's kind of funny. I mean, the media gets in a frenzy when he speaks a lot (off the wall comments, blogging, et cetera), and the media gets in a frenzy when he doesn't speak at all. Perhaps he ...
What Lies Beneath The Gilbert Arenas Identity Crisis
Agent Dagger - A Washington Wizards Blog —
... Tuesday afternoon Wizards star Gilbert Arenas was fined $25,000 dollars by the NBA for not making himself available to the media this pre-season. It was the culmination of what had been long coming. Ever since the Wizards media day earlier this month, Arenas had only spoken to the press in order to say that he wouldn’t be speaking very much this year. No more Agent Zero, no more Hibachi he stressed, ...
First Cup: Wednesday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Michael Lee of The Washington Post: "Gilbert Arenas came back from the shower, put on his backpack and lowered his head. He was ready for the Q&Arenas. Here is the full transcript. Enjoy. Q: Do you have any comment on the fine you received today? Arenas: 'Nope.' Q: Do you think the game tonight was a sign of progress? Arenas: 'Yeah, both teams played hard.' Q: How are you feeling out there on the court? Arenas: 'I feel fine.' Q: What are your thoughts on Will Bynum? Arenas: 'He's coming along well.' Q: Anything else about tonight's game? Arenas: 'No.' Q: Do ...
Suicide lines: Arenas 'addresses' media; 'Sheed defends 72 wins
Ball Don't Lie —
... Michael Lee, The Washington Post: "Gilbert Arenas came back from the shower, put on his backpack and lowered his head. He was ready for the Q&Arenas. Here is the full transcript. Q: Do you have any comment on the fine you received today? Arenas: 'Nope.' Q: Do you think the game tonight was a sign of progress? Arenas: 'Yeah, both teams played hard.' Q: How are you feeling out there on the court? Arenas: 'I feel fine.' Q: What are your thoughts on ...
Gilbert Speaks (Barely) After Fine
SLAM Online —
... The League slapped Agent Zero with a $25,000 fine for the silent treatment he’s been giving the media, so he finally opened his mouth last night, and said very little: “Q: What in particular is (Flip) bringing that’s different? Arenas: (Six second pause) ‘What was the question again?’ Q: What are your impressions of Flip? What has he brought to this team so far? Arenas: ‘It’s too early to tell. Maybe next month, I’ll have a better answer for you’ Q: Do you have anything to say about the fine today? Arenas: ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Michael Lee of the Washington Post: “Gilbert Arenas’s pockets were $25,000 lighter on Tuesday after the NBA fined him for passing on every interview request since media day on Sept. 28. So after his most explosive offensive outburst this preseason — scoring 24 points with five assists in 28 minutes — in the Wizards’ 101-98 victory over the Detroit Pistons, Arenas was finally forced to make a comment other than, ‘I’m not talking.’ Would he return to being his old, quotable and entertaining self? Or would he keep his answers ...
From Agent Zero to Agent Silent to Agent Boring and back again. Does it really matter?
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog —
... $25,000 for refusing to speak with media and the Wizards $25,000 for not making him talk. Later that evening, Gilbert’s first “interview” since media day (via Michael Lee of the Washington Post) was an unfortunate dissipation of his personality … about as lethargic as watching elderly people eat white toast while they watch paint dry. ...
NBA fines are not going to make Gilbert Arenas do anything he doesn't want to
It's Just Sports —
... . Last night, Arenas had no choice but to access the Youtube vault and bring back a classic: "Both teams played hard." He forgot "my man" at the end but I can forgive him for that. I can't understand why the NBA fines players for not talking to the media, there's plenty of willing players who can provide lame beat reporter quotes about how they did or did not get it done tonight. But now, with the ...
