How much do I love Washington Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas? Let me count the ways:

– He calls himself the Hibachi Grill (’cause he gets real hot), yet refuses to endorse the product. (‘Why would I endorse the Hibachi Grill when I am the Hibachi grill?’) Other nicknames include Agent Zero and The Black President. It is unclear whether he will endorse Barack Obama.

– Rather than rest, he’ll often play a DVD poker game at halftime. It is also unclear how one plays a poker DVD.

– He invited 7,500 of his closest friends to his birthday party earlier this year. It is unclear if they all brought gifts, but there was an ice sculpture of him there.

– He has a habit of throwing his jersey into the crowd after every game. It is unclear why.

– He wore a shiny blue robe when introduced before his first home game last year, so that he could resemble a wizard. It is unclear if anyone got the point.

Now on his blog at nba.com (http://www.nba.com/blog/gilbert_arenas.html), you get to hear Gilbert wax philosophical on all sorts of topics: his soon-to-be born son, a $20,000 shooting bet with teammate DeShawn Stevenson, anything.

The unequivocal highlight, however, is a rant about criticism sent his way by ESPN’s professional buffoon Skip Bayless. And nothing’s better than two crazies arguing against each other.

Published on April 16, 2007 at 12:00 pm