Untold: Shooting Guards – Where are Javaris Crittenton and Gilbert Arenas now After the NBA gun Scandal?

Untold: Shooting Guards Netflix documentary released on May 6, 2025, reopens one of the NBA’s most infamous scandals—the 2009 locker room gun incident between Washington Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton. What began as a gambling dispute during a team flight quickly spiraled into a national controversy when both players brought firearms into the team’s locker room just days later. 

The fallout changed their lives forever—and the new Netflix documentary digs deep into their personal journeys before, during, and after the scandal. But where are they now?

Gilbert Arenas: From NBA star to Sports Media Personality

Once the face of the Washington Wizards, Gilbert Arenas, now 43, has rebuilt his public image and transitioned into media and fatherhood. Following the incident, Arenas was suspended for the remainder of the 2009–10 NBA season and pleaded guilty to a felony gun charge, serving 30 days in a halfway house (via People). He briefly returned to the league before retiring in 2013 after a stint in China.

Today, Arenas hosts the Gil’s Arena podcast and frequently weighs in on NBA culture with humor and insight. In 2025, he married influencer Melli Monaco. He is a devoted father to five children—Izela, Alijah, Hamiley, Aloni, and Gia—sharing co-parenting responsibilities with exes Laura Govan and Lindsay Faulk.

Reflecting on his past, Arenas says in the Untold: Shooting Guards Netflix doc, “As a parent, what I get to do now is instill everything I went through and say, ‘I fell into that hole, I did all these things, and I’ve learned from it so you can be better.’”

Javaris Crittenton: A Cautionary tale Turned Redemption Story

Javaris Crittenton’s journey took a much darker and more tragic turn. After the 2009 suspension, his NBA career never recovered. Cut by the Wizards and released after a short stint in China, Crittenton returned to the U.S. but became entangled in street violence. In 2011, he was arrested and later pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the shooting death of 22-year-old Jullian Jones—a mother of four—whom he hit while allegedly seeking revenge on someone who had robbed him. (via People)

Crittenton was sentenced to 23 years in prison but was released in April 2023 after serving just over 10 years. His early release, part of a plea deal arranged by his attorney and then-DA Paul Howard, sparked public outrage—particularly from lead detective Vince Velazquez, who noted that the victim’s family wasn’t consulted and questioned Howard’s connection to the case.

Now 37, Crittenton works with the Next Level Boys Academy and Empowerment Center, mentoring troubled youth and speaking out about the consequences of poor decisions. “Once upon a time I fumbled it all… came back and recovered everything and everybody that was meant for me. God is merciful and amazing. I’m thankful,” Crittenton wrote on Instagram. 

The Untold: Shooting Guards Netflix doc reveals that the two men—once embroiled in a near-tragic rivalry—have since reconciled. “He checks in on me, everything is genuine now,” Crittenton says of Arenas. “So, I’m thankful for the relationship that we have to this day.”

Untold: Shooting Guards peels back the layers behind the headlines, offering raw, emotional interviews and exploring how two promising careers diverged so drastically. For one, it led to personal reinvention. For the other, it was a devastating fall from grace—with a long road toward redemption.

Untold: Shooting Guards is now streaming on Netflix, the documentary serves as both a sports saga and a cautionary tale of ego, violence, and the power of second chances.