Captain Jamison Addresses Crowd. Foye Gets Stitches.
I guess Charles Barkley was wrong all along. Sports figures are indeed seen as role models. As the latest actions of the Washington Wizards and its front man, Gilbert Arenas have certainly shown -- what you do on the court (and off the court), for goodness sake, does affect you, your team mates, your franchise, your family, your life, your livelihood, and those who look up to you.
"Being a positive role model is something we don't take lightly", said Antawn Jamison tonight as he spoke to the sold-out crowd at Verizon Center, apologizing for an earlier photo that showed the team surrounding Gilbert Arenas in a pre-game huddle with Arenas gesturing as though he was shooting guns.
"We never intended to make light of the situation", explained Jamison.
The crowd seemingly accepted Jamison's apology as they applauded after Jamison's efforts.
Further showing their support of the home team, the crowd later stood to its feet during the final minutes of the fourth quarter, realizing the Wizards had, at long last, a win.
The win was the first at-home-win over Orlando since 2006.
Guard Randy Foye, scoring a game-high 20 points, was injured during the contest, getting hit in the mouth in the first half. He would receive four stitches.
Mike Miller returned to the lineup, playing small forward, his first appearance since sustaining a calf injury November 21, 2009.
Dwight Howard had twenty-three points, 11 rebounds for Orlando.
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Items I noticed.
Apparently, being captain has it's privileges. While clearly eight members of the Wizards are pictured in the 'happy huddle' only four members (JaVale McGee, Andray Blatche, Randy Foye, and Nick Young) were fined $10,000 by the NBA.
The sinking ship's captain, Antawn Jamison (pictured prominently showing the biggest smile) has not been fined. Neither have Mike Miller, DeShawn Stevenson, Fabricio Oberto, or Earl Boykins (faced rear to the camera). Don't get me wrong, I like Jamison, but in a family with kids, when none of the kids wanted to tell who broke an item in the house, all the kids got punished.
I wonder how the NBA decided which four to fine?
Is there something more we don't know about who was involved in the locker room gun game? If not, then all, or none, of the team members in that photo should be fined. I'm not an attorney, but how can you single out a few when clearly all were having what looks to be a great time?
I'm just asking.
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I guess Charles Barkley was wrong all along. Sports figures are indeed seen as role models. As the latest actions of the Washington Wizards and its front man, Gilbert Arenas have certainly shown -- what you do on the court (and off the court), for goodness sake, does affect you, your team mates, your franchise, your family, your life, your livelihood, and those who look up to you.
"Being a positive role model is something we don't take lightly", said Antawn Jamison tonight as he spoke to the sold-out crowd at Verizon Center, apologizing for an earlier photo that showed the team surrounding Gilbert Arenas in a pre-game huddle with Arenas gesturing as though he was shooting guns.
"We never intended to make light of the situation", explained Jamison.
The crowd seemingly accepted Jamison's apology as they applauded after Jamison's efforts.
Further showing their support of the home team, the crowd later stood to its feet during the final minutes of the fourth quarter, realizing the Wizards had, at long last, a win.
The win was the first at-home-win over Orlando since 2006.
Guard Randy Foye, scoring a game-high 20 points, was injured during the contest, getting hit in the mouth in the first half. He would receive four stitches.
Mike Miller returned to the lineup, playing small forward, his first appearance since sustaining a calf injury November 21, 2009.
Dwight Howard had twenty-three points, 11 rebounds for Orlando.
_________________
Items I noticed.
Apparently, being captain has it's privileges. While clearly eight members of the Wizards are pictured in the 'happy huddle' only four members (JaVale McGee, Andray Blatche, Randy Foye, and Nick Young) were fined $10,000 by the NBA.
The sinking ship's captain, Antawn Jamison (pictured prominently showing the biggest smile) has not been fined. Neither have Mike Miller, DeShawn Stevenson, Fabricio Oberto, or Earl Boykins (faced rear to the camera). Don't get me wrong, I like Jamison, but in a family with kids, when none of the kids wanted to tell who broke an item in the house, all the kids got punished.
I wonder how the NBA decided which four to fine?
Is there something more we don't know about who was involved in the locker room gun game? If not, then all, or none, of the team members in that photo should be fined. I'm not an attorney, but how can you single out a few when clearly all were having what looks to be a great time?
I'm just asking.
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Comments
Too bad the risk management didn't happen years ago when we actually knew what Gilbert was capable of doing.
I wonder which part of management suggested he go out and make those statements?