Caron Butler writes an account in his new book about the gun incident involving Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton in December of 2009.

Arenas lost $1,100 to Crittenton in a card game on a flight back to Washington, but tried to get out of paying him. Arenas had an $111 million contract at the time.

“I ain’t putting [expletive] back,” Arenas said to Crittenton. “Get it the way Tyson got the title. Might or fight or whatever you got to do to get your money back. Otherwise, you ain’t gettin’ it.”

Arenas and Crittenton continued to argue even after the flight landed.

“I’ll see your [expletive] at practice and you know what I do,” Arenas said.

“What the [expletive] you mean, you know what I do?” replied Crittenton.

“I play with guns.”

“Well I play with guns, too.”

Before practice the next day, Arenas confronted Crittenton.

“Hey, MF, come pick one,” Arenas told Crittenton while pointing to the weapons on the chair of his locker. “I’m going to shoot your [expletive] with one of these.”

“Oh no, you don’t need to shoot me with one of those,” said Crittenton, turning around slowly like a gunslinger in the Old West. “I’ve got one right here.”

Butler was able to get Crittenton to stop pointing the gun at Arenas and diffuse the situation.

Arenas' suspension cost him $7.5 million in salary.