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Basketball: Bryant, Arenas earn NBA monthly honors

AFP,  January, 2007  

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NEW YORK (AFP) — Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas, who posted games of 60 and 54 points in December, was named the National Basketball Association's Eastern Conference player of the month. Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant earned the Western Conference award. For Arenas, it was the first player of the month award of his career.

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He became just the third player in club history to win the award. Juwan Howard won in April 1996 and Jeff Ruland won in March and December 1983. "I appreciate the honor from the NBA," said Arenas, who won a pair of Player of the Week awards in the month. "December was an outstanding month for our team. We played extremely well and won some big road games. We were able to move into first place and create some excitement and momentum heading into the New Year." Arenas helped the Wizards to a 12-4 ...