Washington Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton drew guns on each other during a Christmas Eve locker room argument over a gambling debt, according to The New York Post.
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The pistol pullout stemmed from a card game on a Dec. 19 team flight. Arenas is said to have wound up owing teammate Crittenton $60,000. Two days later, the players reportedly had a heated argument in the Wizards locker room over the money. At one point, they allegedly aimed guns at each other.
Arenas denies gambling, but admits he stored unloaded guns in the Wizards locker room at the Verizon Cener in Downtown Washington, a violation of league policy.
“That’s bad judgment on my part, storing them here, and I take responsibility for that,” Arenas said in a press statement Sunday.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and DC Police are now investigating and Arenas could face possible criminal charges and NBA penalties for the alleged gunplay.