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NBA Star Laughs Off Gun Charge

Accused of pulling firearm on a teammate.

Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas has long had a reputation as a lovably wacky player, but no one's laughing about reports that Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton drew guns on each other during an argument in the team's locker room. Arenas has nonetheless done his best to find humor in the situation, telling ABC News, "I like the story, it's intriguing," and posting messages to his Twitter account about how he's "the new JOHN WAYNE" and that "media is too funny." The Wizards admitted last week that the NBA and authorities were looking into charges that Arenas had stored unloaded firearms in his locker room, but they have neither confirmed nor denied reports in the New York Post and Yahoo! Sports describing the alleged gun threats over a dispute about gambling debt. "The Washington Wizards take this situation and the ongoing investigation very seriously," the team said in a statement. "We are continuing to cooperate fully with the proper authorities and the NBA and will have no further comment at this time."