Arenas’ Awesomeness Level Dips

This probably comes as no surprise — not to me at least — but Gilbert Arenas says that mysterious “groin injury” that caused him to be left off Team USA’s final World Championship roster was nothing more than an excuse for him to save face — an “ego injury” if you will. From the mouth of Agent Zero/David Palmer himself:

“I felt like I was the 16th man on a 15-man roster,” Arenas said. “You are there to support your team and support your country and be happy to play but you know, I did everything they wanted me to do; but if I did everything they wanted me to do, why am I on the bubble of getting cut? I sacrificed. You’ve got LeBron being LeBron. You’ve got Carmelo being Carmelo. You’ve got D-Wade being D-Wade. Why can’t I be me? Why do I have to transform? I did that and now you are going to cut me?”

“The disappointing part was talking to Colangelo and he said, ‘I heard you want to go home,’ ” Arenas said. “I told him that I was hurt but I didn’t know how serious it was and that I didn’t want to hold up a spot for somebody else. He told me, ‘I’ve been talking to the coaches and you’re on the bubble anyway, so you can go if you want.’ I was like, all right.”

Oh Gilbert, Gilbert, Gilbert … *shaking head* … save the piss-ass, sorry excuses for when you miss the 2-7 split, would you? Yeah, as much as I love Gilbert — and my God, I wasted a whole night drawing a damn comic strip of him once — these comments come off as a little to, “boo-hoo-hoo, why don’t they love me; why don’t they understand me?”-ish too me.

I’d say more on the matter, but The Mighty MJD already snuck into my head and stole all my thoughts. So go read his post, and just add some spelling mistakes if you want the full Skeets experience.

Arenas Says He Got A Foul Call [Washington Post]
Gilbert Arenas Is A Bit Perturbed [The Mighty MJD]

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By J.E. Skeets at 8:10 am on 08.31.2006 — Tags: Gilbert Arenas, Wizards, International

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4 Responses to “Arenas’ Awesomeness Level Dips”

  1. The Big Lead » blog » Team USA Didn’t Need This at 11:01 am on 08.31.2006

    […] Arenas Says He Got a Foul Call (Washington Post) Gilbert Arenas Is A Bit Perturbed (Mighty MJD) Arenas’ Awesomeness Level Dips (The Basketball Jones) […]

  2. Unsilent Majority at 2:28 pm on 08.31.2006

    just for that, gil’s going for 70 on the raps this year.

  3. J.E. Skeets at 2:42 pm on 08.31.2006

    70? That’s it?

    January 22, 2006. Sigh.

  4. Most Valuable Network - End Of The Bench » Wait, You Mean Someone is Playing Basketball? at 6:26 pm on 09.01.2006

    […] Remember that story from a few days ago about Gilbert Arenas not actually being hurt at the World Championships? Here’s my take on it: if you’re there representing your country, you do what needs to be done. If Colangelo says you’re on the bubble, you work harder to get off the bubble, and even if you’re injured, you do your best. If you get cut, you go home and keep your mouth shut. If you make the team and don’t see a minute of action, then you played a role and you can still hang your head high. LeBron, Wade, and Kobe aren’t going anywhere, Gilbert. You’ll have to either step up your game or decide whether this whole “representing your country” thing is for you. I don’t think it matters whether or not he was injured, because he wasn’t injured to the point where he couldn’t play. The only issue to me is that he chose to go home when he still had a shot at making the team. […]

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