Manhattan Strip Clubs: NBA should punish Arenas now
Players are subject to discipline if they bring guns to the arena, practice facility or offsite promotional appearance. Arenas, who said he moved the unloaded firearms out of his Virginia home and into his locker to keep them away from his young children, violated this rule the second he walked into Verizon Center with them on his person.
There’s no gray area here. And no need for interpretation. Regardless of his intentions — and regardless of the legal ramifications — Arenas acted foolishly and knowingly broke a league rule. What should come next from NBA commissioner David Stern is a heavy suspension and fine.
The league, however, is waiting for the ongoing investigation to play out. This is a predictable, yet unnecessary, decision. Stern likely will remain in a holding pattern until Arenas’ legal fate is determined, as he did in 2007 with Stephen Jackson, who was suspended for seven games after pleading guilty to a felony count of criminal recklessness for firing a gun outside of a strip club.