NBA Needs to Make a Point

  How would you like to be in charge of public relations for the NBA?
  The National Basketball Association isn't quite as bad as the NFL (National Football/Felony League) but there are consistent flare ups that make commissioner David Stern cringe.  Rember Kobe Bryant and the big Colorado scandal?  How about referee Tim Donaghy who pled guilty to betting on games?  Of course there was the infamous brawl in the stands at The Palace when Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermain O'Neal tried their collective best at pugilism.
  The latest PR nightmare is the Gilbert Arenas gun scandal.  By now the news is fairly old: Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenden had a gambling dispute which spilled over to alleged threats.  I guess the dispute was fairly significant since both men felt compelled to bring guns to the stadium.  Crittenden pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge; Arenas pleaded guilty to a felony gun charge.  While Crittenden received a one year probation sentence, Arenas is likely to do some jail time.  While he could face up to five years, a more likely scenario is six months.
  Both players were suspended the rest of the season without pay by the NBA.  This will cost Arenas $147,200 per game missed, and he is out indefinately.  Crittenden stands to lose $13,435 per game, or $510,530 of his $1.48 million salary.
  While team President Ernie Grunfield won't rule out voiding Arena's $111 million contract, the union executive diretor Billy Hunter has vowed to fight such an action. 
  Here's my question: Since when can any employee, contract or not, bring firearms to work?
  My suggestion: Void Arena's contract and let the lawyers figure it out.  Perhaps if a knucklehead loses a $111 million contract, others will clean up their acts and understand that playing in the NBA is not a right but a privilege.