Just Another Sign That NBA Ballers Have Too Much Money
Earlier this week, Agent Zero (aka Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas) had a little bet going with teammate DeShawn Stevenson. Arenas wagered 20 Gs that out of 100 shots he could hit more college-range 3-pointers one-handed than Stevenson could from NBA-range and shooting normally. Twenty thousand? Really? That’s enough money to place a family above the federal poverty line.
All right, I’m off my high horse now because the whole scenario is quite funny. DC Sports Bog recounts the event:
Gil started out on fire, and finished up making 73 out of 100, with DeShawn attempting to distract him by spinning maniacally while dribbling a ball in the background. By the end, Gil was launching one-handed shots from out of bounds. “You think he’s going to make 70 three-pointers?” he asked teammates, who questioned this strategy. “Get the [heck] out of here.”
In any case, Gil was making em one-handed from out of bounds, too.
Then DeShawn set in. He made his first 13. It got quiet. He made 17 out of his first 18. “Damn, dawg,” Gil said. Then Gil got to work. He started jumping up and down while DeShawn shot. He started dancing around in circles. He started screaming at A.D. for constant scoring options. He got in DeShawn’s face. He did some Matrix moves, sort of some modified flips or rolls. He pretended to kick DeShawn. He pretended to be a quarterback, taking a snap and dropping back to pass in front of DeShawn. He screamed a lot. He jumped some more. DeShawn cooled off.
Going into the last shooting station (10 shots), DeShawn was 10 down. He could still tie. He had made his first 10 shots from that same spot. Gil was hyper beyond belief, squirming and wiggling on the ground. DeShawn made his first 5. My palms got all sweaty. He missed the sixth. Gil began breakdancing and laughing uncontrollably. DeShawn stormed off the court.
“Hey, I hope this don’t mess you up for tomorrow,” Gil yelled after him.
“You ain’t gonna never hear the end of that one,” A.D. said.
“Gilbert found some way some how to distract him in the clutch,” Caron said.
DeShawn said he wasn’t talking to Gilbert any more. He said the distractions were just too much.
“I think Gil crossed some boundaries,” Cal the judge said. “I think a rematch is in order.”
Lovely. Just lovely. I can just imagine the childish antics of agent zero. Oh wait, what’s that you say? There’s video? It can’t get any better. Thanks to TrueHoop.com for finding this.
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