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Gilbert Arenas scores 60 against Lakers
2006-12-18 22:58:00
Whoah... 60pts 8rebs 8 assists! He destroyed Kobe who jelaously said that he is not overly impressed by his game because of his 27 free throws. Well, Kobe, you could maybe try to play defense on him next time :)Gilbert Arenas got on quite a roll, putting up the most points in franchise history and more than anybody, except Wilt Chamberlain, has scored against the Lakers. In a Kobe-like performance, Arenas had 60 points and outscored Los Angeles' Bryant by 15 Sunday night in the Washington Wizards' 147-141 overtime victory. Arenas had 16 points in the 5-minute extra period, including14 in a row for the Wizards during one stretch.His scoring total was the most against the Lakers in 40 years. Chamberlain, who played for the Warriors in Philadelphia and San Francisco and then for the 76ers before joining the Lakers, scored 60 or more points against them multiple times, the last a 65-point outing in 1966. Arenas went 17-of-32 from the floor, including 5-of-12 from 3-point range. He mad...
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Just follow the link...
2006-12-17 13:47:00
"Gilbert Arenas is a killer on the court, fueled by strength, skill, and a desire to prove all doubters wrong. Now the Wizards superstar is gunning for an NBA championship.Gilbert Arenas doesn’t remember the day when his father came to get him. “I was only three,” he says.Gilbert was born in Florida, where his great-grandfather had come a century earlier from Cuba. His father was a college student in Miami, his mother a teenager. They weren’t married, and when their relationship soured, his mother left with baby Gilbert in her arms. He was six months old." (...)http://www.washingtonian.com/article s/sports/2268.html
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Gilbert Arenas trivia
2006-12-17 13:40:00
Gilbert Arena s wears the number 0 on his jersey because that is how many minutes his critics said he would play for his college team, the University of Arizona.His paternal great-grandfather was originally from Cuba.He also collects jerseys of players, and has over 200.Gilbert mentors a D.C. boy who lost his family in a fire at age 10. He takes him shopping, bowling, and acts as brotherly figure toward the boy.Arenas wears size 13 sneakers on the court even though his feet are size 14½.Gilbert officially owns Team Final Boss, a professional Halo 2 team.
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"Gilbertizology"
2006-12-17 13:37:00
When shooting free throws, Arenas is known to spin the ball around his waist and dribble the ball three times before shooting to help him be more relaxed at the foul line.In the Greater Washington area "Gilbert ology" is the name given to his often bizarre behavior on and off the court, first coined by Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan. While with the Warriors, he once took a shower at half time in full uniform . Before every game he would take a teammate's jersey and hide it in the locker room to make them look for it. Also, Arenas can often be seen playing online poker during half-time of games, instead of resting or preparing for the second half. Gilbert Arenas disputes the accuracy of the story, saying he was misquoted. Arenas says he does not play for money nor does he play online; instead, he plays on a DVD game of poker.At the end of each game, regardless of whether it at home or on the road, Arenas takes off his jersey and tosses it to the crowd. He originally tossed his shoes...
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Gilbert Arenas complete biography
2006-12-16 09:55:00
When you play basketball the way Gilbert Arena s does, you deserve a great nickname. So far, nothing has stuck. How about “Triple E”—for Energetic, Emotional and Eccentric. Or “Triple D”—for Downtown, Drive and Dunk. You get the idea. The Washington Wizards’ do-it-all point guard is one of the NBA’s most exciting players, not to mention a truly unique personality. A rare second-round pick who made good, Gilbert has been proving his doubters wrong for as long as anyone can remember. This is his story…Gilbert Jay Arenas, Jr. was born on January 6, 1982 in Tampa, Florida. His mother, a teenager at the time, was unprepared for parenthood. She tried to raise Gilbert by herself in Miami, but started to hang out with some unsavory types and eventually got in trouble with the police. When the authorities became aware of young Gilbert’s plight, they made arrangements to place him in foster care.Gilbert Arenas Sr. was working in an auto parts store in Tampa when the call ca...
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