Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas has been arrested and charged because of the accusation that illegal poker games to have aligned high sums.
The 43-year-old is accused with five other men, including a alleged member of a criminal Israeli association, to have operated an illegal gambling ring in the property of Arenas in Los Angeles. The US public prosecutor said.
Arenas is also said to have provided incorrect information from the authorities. The former basketball professional advocated innocent in a hearing on Wednesday and was released after payment of a deposit of $ 50,000. The process is scheduled to take place on September 23. In the event of a conviction, Arenas threatens a multi -year prison sentence.
Incident with weapons in the cabin
In his eleven-year-old NBA career, he scored more than 20 points per game on average and was appointed to the All-Star team of the best and most popular players.
The former guard was closed in January 2010 for the entire further season after bringing weapons into the cabin with the Washington Wizards like a team -mate. The two had argued for a card game.
Because of his jersey number 0, Arenas wore the nickname Agent Zero during his career. With this name, it is also mentioned in the indictment. Especially around the cabin incident, a documentation was recently on “Netflix”. In it, arenas claimed that he had changed and that this type of “Agent Zero” was no longer.