Why you ask? Because it’s signed by Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards you see. Last night we went to our local fireworks show. Well, our hometown also happens to be the hometown of several well-known folks, including professional athletes, one of whom just happens to be Agent Zero. Ben and his friends spotted Gilbert Arenas waiting for fireworks with his family and they strolled over and introduced themselves. Arenas was apparently quite charming and kind to the boys and offered to sign a few things for them. Of course, none of the boys had a pen so they ran around the park grounds for several minutes trying to borrow one. The only thing Ben had with a decent surface was his shoe, so he pulled it off and handed it to Gilbert Arenas, who signed it graciously. At one point Arenas handed his infant son to Ben to hold while he signed an autograph for one of the other boys, which Ben termed “really cool!”
One of the boys asked the quite pertinent question of why Arenas opted out of his contract. Now we all know the real reason is so that he could get more money, but according to Ben, Arenas smiled graciously and simply said, “I can’t tell you guys that since we’re still in talks.” It just cracks me up that these kids would get right to the heart of the matter, which is no surprise given where we live!
The shoe is now sitting reverently on Ben’s dresser, awaiting some kind of case to keep it safe. Thanks to Gilbert Arenas for taking the time with the boys. Ben couldn’t stop talking about it for the rest of the night.
That’s nice of Gilbert to sign that shoe. Nice going, Ben!