washingtontimes.com - 7/1/2008
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This just in from an in-transit Mike Jones: According to Mike's sources, Gilbert Arenas talked to Wizards owner Abe Pollin on the phone during Arenas' layover in Toronto (on the way to China). Pollin's line to Arenas: "You're my guy, and I won't let you leave no matter what." So it looks like the owner's made his mind up. Stay tuned for more, Mike will be at the press conference at Verizon ...
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How things change: Day 1 of the Gilbert Arenas watch
Bullets Forever —
UPDATE, 9:04 p.m.: Mike Jones provides some great insights in his latest blog post. It turns out Gilbert's trip to China is actually the first leg of his journey. In the second leg, he's going to Berlin and Barcelona to promote the Wizards' preseason October Europe tour. Why would he do that if he really was going to leave? ...
Tuesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Wizard owner Abe Pollin reportedly tells free agent Gilbert Arenas, in a private phone call, that he won't let him leave. Here's ...
Two Teams Are In The Running, But One Is Falling Further and Further Behind
Gilbertology —
If you have Gilbert’s Warriors jersey and his Wizards jersey in your collection, I have some good news: You won’t need to add another jersey to your collection this summer. With the news that Baron Davis is signing with the Clippers, it means that the only two teams that have a realistic shot at getting Gilbert’s services next year are the two teams that he’s played with during his NBA career.
The Wizards and Warriors have both offered Gilbert a max contract, with Golden State’s contract being a 5 year deal that’s close to $100 million and Washington’s deal at 6 years and somewhere between ...
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sports.espn.go.com 7/1/2008 — WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday morning, Abe Pollin placed a call to free agent Gilbert Arenas , who was at a layover in Toronto on the way to China for a promotional trip on behalf of a shoe company. In the afternoon, the 84-year-old Washington Wizards ...
