Do players on more liked teams get less severe punishments?

Recently All-star basketball player Gilbert Arena's was arrested on illegal possession of guns in his locker room. The controversy was based around if his locker room was a place of business. If it was then he would face only $4000 of charges and/or 4 years in prison. If the locker room was not considered a place of business then the charges could be escalated to $20,000 and/or 20 years in prison. Since he is a basketball player his locker room could be considered a business place, but also so could the court. So which one is it? the locker room or the basketball court? The sentence will come in on March 26th, but he did plead guilty for the gun charge. He even wrote a very nice apology and then on the same day, he jokes around with his teammates pretending to shoot them with his guns. For now he has been suspended from the NBA until we wait on his sentence. He signed a $111 million contract with the Washington Wizards and now that huge sum of money could very well be in jeopardy. The Wizards are not a well liked team and have a record of 21-38 and stand last in the Southeast division. However a few months back Delonte West of the Cleveland Cavaliers was pulled over for speeding on his motorcycle. He was then found carrying two hand guns and a shotgun, all of which were fully loaded. He faced 3 years in prison and/or $2500 of charges. This clearly was not a place of business and he did not have a gun license for any of them. Did i mention they were fully LOADED? Delonte returned to the NBA after a couple game suspension and a $2500 charge. Now how come Delonte gets a 3-5 game suspension and Gilbert has a chance to never play in the NBA again? I mean Delonte's guns were full loaded and clearly not in the business place and Gilberts were not loaded and questionably in the business place. Usually when people carry loaded guns they are intended for usage. Also why was he carrying that much firepower in the first place? seems like he intended on using it. This wasnt a revolver under his seat for protection this was two loaded pistols and a loaded Remington 870 shotgun. Now Delonte West plays for the Cavs which have a record of 49-15 and are number one in the Nba right now. Delonte is a key part for their team being a starting guard. Why does Delonte get a lesser sentence for a bigger crime then Gilbert Arenas? I think that players on more liked teams get a smaller punishment because people want to seem them play. The Cavaliers are headed to win a NBA title and they clearly show their dominance, while the Washington Wizards are struggling to win against mediocre teams have lost Gilbert and now Antwan Jamison due to him being traded to the Cavs. So the question is why did Delonte return to play for his team and Gilbert was suspended until his sentence arrives. Because for me it seems like Gilbert had the guns for his protection and Delonte had them for god knows what.