Mom always said don't point your fingers at people

The image above is from http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4802267 on ESPN.com/

It is a picture of Gilbert Arenas mocking the David Stern and the fans of the National Basketball Association. To Stern, the picture was not even worth a thousand words but it definitely was worth a 186 words saying that Arenas is indefinitely suspended.

"The possession of firearms by an NBA player in an NBA arena is a matter of the utmost concern to us. I initially thought it prudent to refrain from taking immediate action because of the pendency of a criminal investigation involving the office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and the Metropolitan Police Department, and the consideration of this matter by a grand jury sitting in the District of Columbia. For the same reason, I directed the Wizards to refrain from taking any action. Wizards personnel continue to be interviewed by law enforcement authorities, some are scheduled for appearance before the grand jury and the investigation is proceeding with the intensity that one would expect for such a serious incident.

"Although it is clear that the actions of Mr. Arenas will ultimately result in a substantial suspension, and perhaps worse, his ongoing conduct has led me to conclude that he is not currently fit to take the court in an NBA game. Accordingly, I am suspending Mr. Arenas indefinitely, without pay, effective immediately pending the completion of the investigation by the NBA."

Arenas was suspended for his behaviors because as Stern claims, he is "not currently fit to take the court." Agent Zero is known for being a remarkable player in the NBA as well as a charismatic individual. Whether it is shooting threes in the three-point contest with one hand, or tweeting about his life--Arenas is one of the most connected-to-society basketball players in the league.

When he was asked why he pretended to point his finger as a gun at his teammates, he claimed it was to break the "tension." If anything, I believe that he made the situation much more difficult for fans to cope with as well as a serious taunt to our society. For a fan to see a player who is undergoing investigation for carrying a weapon in a locker room, pretend to shoot his teammates on a basketball court viewed by a countless audience is despicable.

Think of the children that watch the NBA hoping to become a star or perhaps work for the glorious association and then sees an image of the face of a franchise with a gun.

Think of Stern watching these pictures on ESPN and NBA, suddenly hearing that one of the players in his league is calling him "mean."

Arenas did not make a solid life decision in his action but he will face the repercussions. As for the Wizards, they said,

"We fully endorse the decision of the NBA to indefinitely suspend Gilbert Arenas. Strictly legal issues aside, Gilbert’s recent behavior and statements, including his actions and statements last night in Philadelphia, are unacceptable. Some of our other players appeared to find Gilbert’s behavior in Philadelphia amusing. This is also unacceptable. Under Abe Pollin’s leadership, our organization never tolerated such behavior, and we have no intention of ever doing so."

The Wizards are 11-22 and would currently not make it to the playoffs if the season ended today. Unfortunately, Arenas was their scoring leader with 22.6 points and was one of only three players on the team with an average of double digit points per game. He was also their leader in assists with just a bit over 7 per game and averaged a bit more than a steal per game.

I don't know where the offense will come from for the Wizards, but I can point the gun and tell you who it won't come from.