Agent Zero-ed

By Migs


Former NBA All Star Gilbert Arenas has become known more for shenanigans like this rather than being lauded for his all-world talent.

"Hibachi", "Agent Zero", is dead.

He died when he became involved in that gun prank with former teammate Javaris Crittenden. He died when I faked an injury. He died when I stopped blogging. Now, Arenas is just an oft-injured, straight-faced, boring, fallen star. Gone are the days when he would terrorize Cleveland Cavaliers fans during his playoff bouts with Lebron James. Gone are the days when he would go into a hostile Staples Center and drop 60 on the Lakers.

Now, he's playing second fiddle to this year's top overall pick John Wall. What's more, he's lost the respect of critics for being a purportedly "selfish" underachiever.

Will Gil join the ranks of Stephon Marbury and Steve Francis and fall from the sky, into the gutter? At least Allen Iverson's still got a following despite now plying his trade in Istanbul.

Don't get me wrong- 22.5 ppg for your career isn't shabby, but then, if for the year, you're netting 17.4 ppg at 38.6 % from the floor, and are poisoning your younger 'mates like John Wall and Andray Blatche with antics even Shaquille O'Neal would deem borderline ludicrous, the 100-something million you're being paid is an absolute injustice.

Because of Gilbert's salary, he's pretty much untradeable, and so, Wizards fans, don't you wish you had Michael Jordan again?

Well, not really. But then, here's the thing- so long as Arenas has a blue and gold uniform on, Wizards fans will probably find themselves constantly looking over their shoulders whether they like it or not. Nobody likes a loose cannon, not in the NBA especially, and this one could be just another franchise-wrecker.

Only Gilbert can stop himself from being forever dubbed as deadweight. Nobody else can answer the question, "Can Gilbert Arenas get out of this unenviable predicament?" except, you guessed it- Gilbert Arenas.

He can't look to others for answers now. After all, 1, 2, or even a million times an Agent Zero would still result in one big, empty, gaping, hole.

-MC-