We definitely have to remember that athletes are human beings just like you and I. They make good decisions and they make bad decisions just like all of us. The differences are, they get paid lots of money, they’re famous, and almost all of their mistakes are publicized in the media.
Washington Wizards’ point guard Gilbert Arenas faked a knee injury in efforts to let rookie, Nick Young play in a pre-season game. I mean on one hand you might say, that’s what teammates do, they look out for one and another. On the other hand, you might wonder, did Arenas need to do something so extreme so Young could play. The reason why Arenas gets a, “you doing too much,” is because last season he was suspended for 50 games and received a felony conviction for bringing unloaded handguns into the locker room. If you have that hovering over your name the last thing you want is to put yourself back in the media in a negative light and get on the NBA’s or your teams bad side.
Needless to say, Nick Young played and scored 24 points. The Wizards' fined Arenas but didn’t suspend him. Arenas had this to say, “I screwed up again, so I just want to say sorry," he said. "I wasn't really thinking that this was going to be another media outburst. It's like everything I do now, someone, tit for tat, tries to blow it out of proportion.”
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