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Music! Cheerleaders! Dunks! Gilbert Arenas ! Wizards introduce Midnight Madness to the NBA

The band played. Cheerleaders cheered. Gilbert Arenas tried to hide in plain sight.Midnight Madness had finally come to the NBA.The Washington Wizards opened training camp around the stroke of 12 on Tuesday morning, launching a new era they hope will be more fan-friendly as they attempt to recover from the most embarrassing season in franchise history."It think it's exactly what the team needed," said the team's new owner, Ted Leonsis. "Just kind of a jolt of adrenaline."The event drew about 4,000 fans to the Patriot Center on the George Mason University campus. It featured many of the trappings of the college version of Midnight Madness, including an over-hyped introduction of the roster that made Arenas stand out right away.Arenas is trying to be as low-key and as serious a possible as he makes a comeback from a felony gun conviction that led to a 50-game suspension and a one-month sentence in a halfway house. He didn't crack a smile during media day on Monday, a far cry from the fla...

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  1. Gilbert Arenas meets prosecutors about guns in locker

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas met with federal prosecutors on Monday to explain why he brought several guns to the team's locker roo...

  2. Gilbert Arenas to serve 30-day sentence in Md. halfway house, must first spend 2 days in jail

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas avoided a jail sentence, but he'll still have to spend two days behind bars.Arenas was sentenced last month...

  3. Gilbert Arenas begins sentence in Md. jail, then heads to halfway house

    ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas began serving his sentence Friday night for bringing guns into the team's locker room.According to Arth...

  4. Gilbert Arenas eager for 'new beginning' with Magic, happy to leave Washington behind

    Gilbert Arenas was so eager to leave Washington he didn't even pack his bags.After he found out his trade to the Magic was official, he ended his workout, grabbed a ...

  5. Gilbert Arenas settles in for 30 days at Maryland work-release center after 2 days in jail

    ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas is now spending his nights at a Montgomery County halfway house, where he is serving his sentence for b...

  6. Wizards' Gilbert Arenas appears in first regular-season game in 10 months

    After 10 months away, Gilbert Arenas needed three quarters to get warmed up.Arenas made his regular-season debut Friday, scoring 14 of his 18 points in the fourth qu...

  7. NBA Star Gilbert Arenas Charged With Felony Gun Possession

    Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas was charged Thursday with felony gun possession in connection with a Dec. 21 locker room confrontation with a teammate.Prosec...

  8. NBA Star Gilbert Arenas Charged With Felony Gun Possession

    Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas was charged Thursday with felony gun possession in connection with a Dec. 21 locker room confrontation with a teammate.Prosec...

  9. NBA Suspends Gilbert Arenas , Teammate for Rest of Season

    NBA commissioner David Stern has suspended Washington Wizards guards Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton for the remainder of the season for having guns in the loc...

  10. Suspended Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas pledges to be better role model in online op-ed piece

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Gilbert Arenas insists he now understands that "guns and violence are serious problems, not joking matters."In an op-ed piece written for The Washi...

  11. Beverly Hills company sues Wizards' Gilbert Arenas for $70,000 in gun storage fees

    SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Gilbert Arenas has more gun problems.In March, the Washington Wizards guard got 30 days in a halfway house for bringing guns into the tea...

  12. Change of heart on change of number for Agent Zero : Arenas wants something other than No. 6

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Agent Zero's search for a new number has taken a detour.Gilbert Arenas wants to change his jersey to something other than No. 6.New Washington Wiza...

  1. Magic use amnesty clause, waive Gilbert Arenas ; team mum Dwight Howard's future, other moves

    The Magic have announced they are using a new Collective Bargaining Agreement amnesty provision to release guard Gilbert Arenas .Orlando posted the move on its websi...

  2. Magic use amnesty clause on Gilbert Arenas

    The Orlando Magic have waived guard Gilbert Arenas and designated him as the team's amnesty player.The amnesty clause allows each team to waive one of its player con...

  3. A slap on the wrist for Gilbert Arenas , whose escape from gun rap shows he's a lucky man

    Gilbert Arenas is a lucky man.Lucky he's spending a few days in a halfway house instead of a few years in a prison. Lucky he plays in a league that guarantees contra...

  4. Gilbert Arenas out for Washington Wizards' preseason game against Hawks with knee injury

    Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas will be held out of a preseason game against Atlanta with a knee injury.Washington coach Flip Saunders said before Tuesday night's game ...

  5. Gilbert Arenas to play as a backup in first game with new-look Magic against Hawks

    Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy says Gilbert Arenas will play as a reserve in his first game with the Magic against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.The high-scoring A...

  6. Gilbert Arenas Suspended Indefinitely Over Gun Incident

    Gilbert Arenas was suspended without pay Wednesday by NBA commissioner David Stern, who determined the player's behavior made him "not currently fit to take the cour...

  7. Gilbert Arenas Pleads Guilty to Felony Gun Possession

    Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty Friday to carrying a pistol without a license in the District of Columbia, a felony conviction that could jeopa...

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