All About Gilbert

Gilbert Arenas has been getting a lot more press attention recently, but this profile in The Washington Post was the first time I ever really saw the sad, but also touching, story of his relationship with his parents explained.

UPDATE: It has nothing to do with basketball, but I find this sort of thing -- "Under the alias Alexandra Delphing, Francis [i.e., Gilbert's mom] has a criminal record in the Miami Police Department database dating from 1989, according to a public information officer at the department" -- surprising. You would think that what with all the money we spend on prisons in the United States somebody would try and invest a little time and energy in ascertaining the real names of people who get arrested.

Comments

Gilbertology is normally a fine topic, but today I'm befuddled why you're not covering the death of Satan.

Ding-dong the witch is dead. The wicked witch is dead.

Posted by Petey | October 29, 2006 11:06 AM

Matthew, I couldn't help but notice that you and Gilbert are both the great-grandsons of Cuban immigrants in Tampa.

Posted by Hisownfool | October 29, 2006 11:15 AM

...and for both of them, ball was the only way out.

Posted by SomeCallMeTim | October 29, 2006 12:32 PM

Matthew, I couldn't help but notice that you and Gilbert are both the great-grandsons of Cuban immigrants in Tampa.

Indeed, much like Gilbert scouts thought I was too short to play the two in the NBA and doubted my ability to run the point properly.

Posted by Matthew Yglesias | October 29, 2006 1:14 PM

I was most suprised by the story of him hiding under assumed names in hotel rooms all over the country to avoid being served with a paternity suit--mostly I was surprised that the team so openly admitted that they conspired with him to do that, even letting him fake the flu to avoid a game in Sacramento. They were so frank about it that I now wonder how common an occurrence it is.

Posted by Antid Oto | October 29, 2006 2:20 PM

"You would think that what with all the money we spend on prisons in the United States somebody would try and invest a little time and energy in ascertaining the real names of people who get arrested."

We happily live in a nation without a national I.D. card.

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