Gilbert Arenas says that trash talking during a card game popular around the NBA — not money — led to a gun showdown with then-Washington Wizards teammate Javaris Crittenton in December 2009.
Speaking in depth about the situation for the first time, Arenas told The Action Network that he and Crittenton were playing a cross between poker and spades called bourré (also spelled “booray”) on a team flight when things got heated.
Crittenton was already losing hands when Arenas joined the game, and the leader of the team saw a chance to take advantage of the younger player.
“I mean, this man was bleeding. I’m already hyped because there’s $1,100 in the pot,” Arenas said, according to the website. “I smell the blood. … I came…
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