Did Tweeting Contribute To Gilbert Arenas's NBA Suspension?

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Yesterday, the NBA commissioner David Stern announced that Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas, 27, would be suspended from the NBA indefinitely without pay until the association investigates the incident involving guns in an NBA locker room. As soon as the news of the gun incident broke, a wave of media scrutiny ensued. But, while everyone was speculating about what happened, Gilbert Arenas himself commented about the situation on his Twitter account. However, judging from Gilbert Arenas's unfiltered Tweets, it appears the Wizards guard does not use the services of a spokesperson, preferring to take charge of his public image himself. On his Twitter account, Arenas insisted that the gun incident was a big joke that happened because he likes to fool around and is a "goofball." But, many are now speculating whether Arenas's Tweets have contributed to his suspension from the NBA.

A day before his suspension, Arenas Tweeted, "I wanna say sorry if I pissed any body off by us havin fun...I'm sorry for anything u need to blame for for right now.."

Arenas also commented on the media hype saying, "why do people try to make me look bad...I CAN DO THAT ALL BY MY SELF lol and im out.."

Interestingly, Arenas also mentioned that people told him that he should not be Tweeting in light of what happened - "im confused about sum of the responds...people r twitting sayin i shouldnt be twitting right now and making jokes...do to whats going on." On the other hand, he said he felt pressed to react to the situation - "most people was wondering why i never commented..becuz it wasnt true so what was the point in wasting my time..commenting on it."

Arenas has yet to Tweet after the announcement of his suspension yesterday.