New York – NBA commissioner David Stern has indefinitely suspended Gilbert Arenas, saying the Washington Wizards guard is “not currently fit to take the court” for a game.

Stern said in a statement Wednesday that Arenas’ actions will “ultimately result in a substantial suspension, and perhaps worse.”

Because Arenas violated NBA rules by bringing guns into Washington’s locker room, Stern decided to punish Arenas now. He said the suspension begins immediately.

“We fully endorse the decision of the NBA to indefinitely suspend Gilbert Arenas,” the Wizards responded in a statement on Wednesday. “Strictly legal issues aside, Gilbert’s recent behavior and statements, including his actions and statements last night in Philadelphia, are unacceptable. Some of our other players appeared to find Gilbert’s behavior in Philadelphia amusing. This is also unacceptable. Under Abe Pollin’s leadership, our organization never tolerated such behavior, and we have no intention of ever doing so.”

Stern says he originally planned to wait for the criminal investigation to be completed before taking action, and had directed the Wizards to do the same.

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Since entering the league we’ve always known Gilbert Arenas to have a certain mystique about him. Good or bad, he’s always entertaining. Whether it’s his wacky pregame/halftime superstitions or a 60 point outpour, he’s a flat out talented and interesting human being.

Unfortunately for him, the news surrounding Arenas most recently is intriguing for all the wrong reasons. Sadly, he seems to want to laugh off the idea of bringing three guns to the Washington Wizards locker room and brandishing them in front of his teammates and other Wizards’ staff, but nobody will go there with him.

In his defense, Arenas is a self proclaimed goofball and seemingly wouldn’t hurt a fly. Boy scouts, however, pack compasses and pride pins, not choppers.

At this point, there’s no telling what Stern is going to do, but you can bet your bottom bitch he’s going to take action. This incident serves as yet another opportunity to set an example and given the Plaxico Burress error, the Commissioner will likely come down as hard as he possibly can.

One has to wonder though, how hard he can come. Sure, guns are not allowed in NBA arenas (no pun intended), but Agent Zero had a good reason for bringing his: he wanted to keep his children out of harm’s way. Moreover, at no point was the weapon fired and to the day, we don’t know if it was even loaded. He and Crittenton seem to be on good terms and lastly, he didn’t shoot himself.

With local and federal authorities now involved though, the Commish may be the least of Arenas’ worries.

What a way to start off a new decade.