Casey Anthony reacts to being found not guilty on murder charges at the Orange County Courthouse Orlando, Fla. on July 5, 2011. At left is her attorney Jose Baez. On the right is attorney Dorothy Clay Sims. (Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel)
Forget about NBA and NFL lockouts, the only court case athletes seemed to be interested in following July 5 was the infamous Casey Anthony trial verdict.
A jury found Orlando resident Casey Anthony not guilty of murdering her late two-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony. The controversial decision didn’t sit well with several in the sports world who offered up their thoughts and opinions on twitter.
Perhaps, two of the more interesting perspectives came from former Orlando Magic guard Gilbert Arenas and UCF guard Jeff Jordan.
@agentzeroshow – To be honest who won??..there’s still a dead child!!!
@Heirjordan13 (Jeff Jordan) – “Had she gotten the death penalty, anybody that got accused of murder with no evidence could get it… #innocentuntilprovenguilty.”
It’s a sad thought, but why do I feel like the next moves for Casey Anthony include a seven-figure dollar book deal, movie and reality show?
Other thoughts and opinions from sports figures in the twitter world…
@kevinsmith34 (Kevin Smith) – Wow My prayers go out to everybody involved in the trial especially the family who lost a baby gurl#Sad
@mrvincecarter15 – Casey might want to move out of Florida like ASAP!!
@Matt_Barnes22 – WoW!!!!! #CaseyAnthony
@QBKILLA (Warren Sapp) – Not What??? State Of Florida We Better Than That!!! #I‘mMoving
@KimKardashian – WHAT!!!!???!!!! CASEY ANTHONY FOUND NOT GUILTY!!!! I am speechless!!!
@Roycelr (Royce Reed) -Omg this [expletive] is going home!!!! Hell no! Wtf! She better move to her own island!
@ochocinco – Dear @CNN am I hearing things correctly but I believe i heard the words #NotGuilty uttered numerous times.I could be mistaken just asking? I’ve no idea how the judicial system works my input and opinion means nothing but I’ll simply sum this case up as WOW!!!!!!