Any attempt by the Wizards to terminate the Arenas contract would run smack into those prescribed punishment guidelines, provisions that seem to have been negotiated in anticipation of the Arenas incident. It would be highly unlikely that the NBA’s arbitrator, Calvin Sharpe, would ignore a firearms clause that is the product of specific bargaining between the players union and NBA owners. So Arenas might be feeling secure about the status of his contract.

So it appears Arenas income will be safe, although he still has the court system to worry about.  In the end, Arenas will probably get out of that as well.  Even so, the amount of damage down is still irreversible.  Damage to his character and reputation.  He’s no doubt lost money, sponsors, as well as fans because of this incident.  You would think the Plaxico Burress incident would have woke professional athletes up, but if not, hopefully this does.

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