I’m kicking off 2007 the same way I ended 2006, with Gilbert Arenas news. It seems funny to be saying, on March 1, that I’m “kicking off 2007” but so be it.
Anyway, Chuck Klosterman briefly profiles Agent Zero in Play, the New York Times sports magazine. This link is all over Deadspin, but it’s worth it to repeat here. You owe it to yourself to read about this:
You can find this over at NBA.com, but I wanted to also put it up here in case you missed it. It’s an entry from Gilbert Arenas’ blog:
My Jerseys? It started when I was younger. I used to watch Dennis Rodman. He threw his jerseys off after he got kicked out the game. But the way everybody was fighting over it … When I was little I thought, “Man, if I ever make it to the NBA, that’s what I want my trademark to be.” You know, me giving away my jerseys. So, when I was at Golden State I gave away shoes because I got them free from Reebok. So I just ordered a whole bunch of pairs, signed them, and at the beginning of the year I threw a whole bunch of them out and at the end of the year I throw ‘em out. So when I signed my new deal, I just ordered a whole bunch of jerseys so that I can throw them out every day. It’s usually the jersey I wear in the game but sometimes, when I’m in the mood, I’ll throw about 10-15 jerseys out, you know, just to get them out.
I don’t get fined. I think I’m the only player who can actually take off something and throw it into the stands. Because all fans don’t appreciate it, they don’t want everybody throwing headbands and stuff, so I got the OK. I’m the only one who got the OK to do it.
Also, I highly recommend visiting this Web site right here. It’s called Wizznutz and it’s insane genius. Gilbert Arenas is great, just great.
No one, ever, worked harder to bring more to the public.
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