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As if the gunplay in the workplace allegations were not already enough, Gilbert Arenas doubled down in the last few days with some pretty damn glib statements and tweets. The overall impression? He has not handled this well. No huge surprise there, I suppose.

At any rate, the NBA has finally had enough, apparently. An indefinite you-don’t-have-to-go-home-but-you-can’t-play-here has been handed down.

At the least, maybe it will be clear to anyone who might still be confused, but the whole thing was no laughing matter. No matter how Arenas tried to spin it.

Per the NY Post, and, well, read it verbatim:

Guess they’re still the Bullets at heart. NBA all-star Gilbert Arenas and his Washing ton Wizards teammate Javaris Crittenton drew guns on each other in the team’s locker room during a Christmas Eve dispute over a gambling debt, The Post has learned. League sources say the pistol-packing point guards had heat ers at the ready inside the Verizon Center, the Washington, DC, home of the Wizards — whose name was changed from the Bullets over gun violence concerns.

It was the three-time all-star Arenas, 27, who went for his gun first, sources said, draw ing on the 22-year-old Crittenton, who quickly brandished a firearm as well. It was not clear whether other teammates saw the shocking standoff, which happened on a practice day. The duel in DC — unprecedented in sports history — was sparked when Critten ton became enraged at the vet eran guard for refusing to make good on a gambling debt, a source said. “I’m not your punk!” Crittenton shouted at Arenas, according to a league source close to the Wizards.

That prompted Arenas to draw on Crittenton, who then also grabbed for a gun, league security sources said. A playground pal of Crittenton’s from Atlanta, Kendrick “Bookie Ball” Long, confirmed the locker-room standoff and said he learned of it directly from the third-year player out of Georgia Tech. “He [Arenas] was f- – -ing with him; he [Crittenton] was just defending himself!” declared Long, who said the dispute was over money but would not elaborate.

Holy shit. On a list of things to be concerned about in seeking to turn the Wizards around, one might have hoped that gunplay amongst teammates would not be on the list. Bill Simmons with the quick and relevant speculation that Washington’s rapid reporting of the potential felony may be tied to a desire to get out from under the fuckawful contract…

Frog co-founder and twitter-master garyclark with the heads up in the Swamp here.

Gilbert Arenas, g-d bless him, is back. 15 points. 10 assists. And damn near got Washington a win over Detroit, the Wizards falling short 98 – 96. In fact, Arenas had a shot to tie or win the game. Course, the kind of time away that Arenas has been through this year is bound to leave a player, even of Arenas’ skills, rusty. And I would point to the fact that Kwame Brown, of all people, blocked Arenas’ shot at the end as proof of that.

Ouch.

Still, for Grizzlies fans, this is a big deal. Yes, Grizzlies fans. The four of us. And Clippers fan. Their six. Them too. We all like the cut of Arenas’ and Washington’s gib in getting him back for the last few weeks of the season. In the, um, “race” for best odds at Blake Griffin (and right to be most aggrieved when Phoenix “magically” gets the winning ball), it currently shows:

Sacramento 15 – 56
Washington 17 – 57
LA Clippers 18 – 56
Memphis 18 – 54
Minnesota 20 – 53
Oklahoma City 20 – 52

So, yeah, welcome back, Agent Zero. May you find your shot as fast as is possible. That would be swell. A little chatter about the return of Arenas in the Swamp courtesy of front page contributor and all-time Swamper DSafe.