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SLIDESHOW - Ostracized as he may now be, Gilbert Arenas is not alone. All the harebrained moves perpetrated by the All-Star guard over the last several days that have left him squarely in the crosshairs of NBA execs...

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Ostracized as he may now be, Gilbert Arenas is not alone. All the harebrained moves perpetrated by the All-Star guard over the last several days that have left him squarely in the crosshairs of NBA execs and D.C. cops alike are merely the latest in a career of such bonehead transgressions committed by star athletes in general and NBA players in particular.

With his decision to bring as many as four pistols into the Washington Wizards locker room, does Gil Arenas now instantly become all-time captain of team fallibility? That would be a call most assuredly left in the eyes of the beholder, just know that such infamous distinction won’t come without formidable competition.

From Artest to Barkley to Rodman to Sprewell, the lowlight reel runs deep. Ultimately, however, it may be Arenas’ lack of aftermath contrition – at least in any sincere way – that separates him from even all those that have stumbled before him. For him, hubris seems to have come before and even after the fall.

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