Photos From Gilbert’s Latest Commercial Shoot

Posted by JakeTheSnake on August 17th, 2008

Gilbert commercial shoot

It’s the off-season, which means that now is the time for endorsers to get together with their respective companies to film commercials and other promos for the upcoming season.  At the Wizards’ website, you can see some photos from Gilbert’s latest commercial shoot with Adidas for their Basketball is a Brotherhood campaign.  Also, if you look closely you just might see a little bit of one of Gilbert’s teammates without his trademark beard.

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Fun Facts About Bullhead Sharks

Posted by JakeTheSnake on August 13th, 2008
With the news that Gilbert is going to have some bullhead sharks as a part of his mega pool complex, I started to wonder what Gilbert is going to have to deal with once the ferocious fish are in place.  With that in mind, here are some things you may or may not have known about bullhead sharks.

  • Bullhead sharks range from 22 to 66 inches, so no one will have to live in fear of being completely devoured at Gilbert’s house, unless he invites Jerome James over, then all bets are off.
  • California bullhead sharks are described as “nocturnal, sluggish, and mostly solitary, preferring the protection of caves and shelters during the day.”  Might as well just call them Peter John Ramos sharks.
  • Bullhead sharks belong to the Heterodontiformes order.
  • Wildlife Online had this to say to anyone still living in fear that one of these sharks will attack somebody: “One should also consider that we currently know of about 483 species of shark, the vast majority of which grow to less than 2m (6ft) and are consequently not considered to be a threat to humans – a good example are the bullhead sharks (such as the Crested Bullhead, Heterodontus galeatus, pictured left).   There is no getting around the fact that sharks — and many other animals — attack humans but it is an understanding of the reasons behind these attacks and education that provide the greatest promise for being able to move forward.   Ultimately, without education we cannot hope to arrive at a situation where people understand the importance of sharks in the oceans and understand how to lower the risks of having a negative encounter with them.   There is seldom a better weapon than knowledge!”  Plus, if worse comes to worse, Gilbert always has this in his back pocket.  Not that I would advocate it, but it’s an option.
  • According to this (you have to scroll down quite a bit) bullhead sharks live predominantly in the Pacific and Indian Ocean, so it will take some time for them to get adjusted to the Eastern Time Zone.  I still have to do the math, but I’m thinking that it’ll be a lot harder for them to stay up to watch Michael Phelps.

In summary, there’s not a whole lot to worry about with Gilbert’s shark tank.  Sure, it’s a little more ambitious than your average fish bowl, but it’s nothing that should have us afraid that Gilbert will go down with a shark-related injury.  But, you already knew that, since shark attacks aren’t real anyways.

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Correction: They Really Love Him in China

Posted by JakeTheSnake on August 13th, 2008

Not only is Gilbert a big jersey seller in China, but he’s also a popular cover boy on Chinese magazines.  Let’s just hope he doesn’t reach Dwyane Wade levels in terms of Chinese marketability, lest we find Gilbert inadverently on the cover of something he might not want to be on.

I’m not sure what Gilbert’s next step is in terms of marketability both here and abroad, but let’s hope it involves changing his name.  I think these jerseys would be a huge hit:

Agent 0 Jersey

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They Love Him in China!

Posted by JakeTheSnake on August 11th, 2008

Gilbert with trophy

(via the Wizznutzz)

If nothing else, the fan interaction that Gilbert would’ve had with the Chinese people should’ve been enough to get him a roster spot on the Olympic team.  His shoes a big hit over there and there are plenty of fans that like to wear his jersey as well.  Darren Rovell reports that Gilbert has the sixth best selling jersey in China, putting him ahead of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard, and some guy by the name Yao Ming.

I know there’s been a lot of talk lately about how Josh Childress started the movement of players going to Europe.  If Gilbert can stay as popular as he is now, he might be the first player to jump ship to Asia.  After he’s through with his contract of couse.

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Gilbert All Over YouTube

Posted by JakeTheSnake on August 9th, 2008

Over the last week, there’s been a lot of Gilbert Arenas-related videos to surface on the web.  Here’s some of what’s been showing up recently.

Wizards Magazine has this report from Gilbert’s press conference to announce his new contract:

Here are some highlights from Gilbert’s Game 1 performance against the Cavs in the playoffs, including his sick 3-pointer at the end of the first quarter:

Since the Olympics are upon us, here’s a video from 2006 of Gilbert and some of the other players from USA basketball hassling Chris Paul who was a newcomer on the national team:

Finally, here’s a couple of new highlight reels of Gilbert.  The language is NSFW, so adjust your speakers accordingly:

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