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Gilbert Arenas, Javaris Crittenton suspended for remainder of season

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After meeting with Washington Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton, NBA Commissioner David Stern has finally handed out their punishment.

Stern suspended both players for the remainder of the season without pay today for their role in an incident involving guns in the team locker room. Arenas was already serving an indefinite suspension issued by the league.

Both players have admitted to bringing guns into the locker room last month, a violation of the collective bargaining agreement. The incident stems from an argument the two players had while on a Dec. 19 flight from Phoenix.

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‘The issue here is not about the legal ownership and possession of guns, either in one’s home or elsewhere,’ Stern said in a statement. ‘It is about possession of guns in the NBA workplace, which will not be tolerated.’

Arenas has pleaded guilty to felony gun charge and Crittenton plans to plea guilty to one of two misdemeanor gun charges he is facing. Arenas, who is in the second year of a six-year, $111-million contract, is scheduled to be sentenced March 26.

-- Austin Knoblauch

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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