The reaction to Washington Wizards Javaris Crittenton and Gilbert Arenas' involvement with guns in their locker room at the Verizon Center has been shock, surprise, amazement and an unending curiosity.

Those were the feelings expressed before and after the Phoenix Suns' 113-109 victory over the Sacramento Kings at Arco Arena Tuesday night, before an announced crowd of 13,630. Many of the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns want to hear what really occurred on Dec. 21, when Arenas says he showed Crittenton three guns as "a joke" in response to a beef the pair had two nights earlier on and following a card game on a flight to Washington from Phoenix.

Arenas has admitted having guns in the arena and faces penalties from the District of Columbia, federal authorities and the NBA. He has been quoted as saying he never pulled a gun on Crittenton.

Arenas also has admitted his reaction after the situation became public was not nearly as serious as it should have been.Crittenton has not spoken on his role in the situation but his agent, Mark Bartelstein, said the facts will show his client did nothing wrong. Meanwhile, the NBA awaits an accurate portrayal of what went down in that locker room. Players and coaches want to know how and when Arenas will be disciplined. Kings rookie Jon Brockman said he never imagined this would be an issue when he dreamed of playing in the NBA.

"I wouldn't say I was shocked when I first heard about it because there are so many people playing in the league," he said. "I just hope this isn't the first thing people think of when they look at the NBA."

Phoenix veteran Grant Hill has pretty much seen and done everything after 14 years in the NBA - but not this.

"Wow!" said Hill, who was raised in a Washington, D.C. suburb. "I'm somewhat disbelieving....I read the New York Post three straight days and it seemed like they had different accounts every day. I know Gilbert and I know he's not a bad person. Hopefully, lessons are learned by us as players and as a league. The league is made up of many intelligent professionals, but I think we all have to realize there are rules that must be obeyed and just because we are athletes, we are not above the law.

"Players also have to realize different states have different rules. Maybe now that something like this has happened to one of our own, it has become more personal. I know I'm interested to see how it all unfolds." Kings player personnel director and television analyst Jerry Reynolds said he was surprised. "It's a bad deal for the league," he said, "because our society is quick to judge many on the actions of a few. However, we have a league made up of a lot of good guys, character guys. Gilbert at one time said it was a joke, but this is no joke. That's something the league, the players association and now even Gilbert has admitted. We just can't have guys bringing guns into the work place."

Reynolds said he'd heard stories about players carrying guns.

"Bill Russell (former Kings President) said when he was with Seattle (the late) John Brisker got mad at somebody and said he had a gun," Reynolds said with a giggle. "Russell said he told Brisker, 'You do know they sell those, don't you?'" Kings President Geoff Petrie said the team periodically has law enforcement speak to the players regarding gun usage and possession.

"We know guys have the right to have arms," Petrie said. "We have Sacramento County sheriffs come in and talk. We do some promotional stuff with them. We had one talk, I believe two or three weeks ago. We'll probably do it again sometime soon as a refresher." NBA vice president of player development and former Kings guard Rory Sparrow is in town to speak to the players on a regularly scheduled briefing.

"The facts still have not come out," Sparrow said. "We do know there has been some bad judgment. And I don't think the players probably understood and the ramifications of their actions.

Said Sparrow, "I hope everyone learns there is no place for guns. I mean, we get called for fouls if we touch somebody.

"There are no gangsters in the NBA."