Gilbert’s firework fail as he’s pulled by cops

According to TMZ.com, former NBA guard Gilbert Arenas was pulled over by LAPD on Wednesday night after he was clocked speeding.

Seems that Gilbert may have been in a rush to an end of season NBA party with the amount of Catherine Wheels and Roman Candles in the back of his truck. Or perhaps he was hoping on stocking up ahead of the Fourth of July celebrations? Either way, from the video that was also captured, it looks like the player, who switched to play in China for the 2012-13 season, was going nowhere fast.

Law enforcement sources tell us Arenas was pulled over by California Highway Patrol around 2:30 AM in Los Angeles for speeding in a Ford pickup — but officers immediately saw that the truck was filled with fireworks … sitting in plain sight in the bed and cab of the truck.

We’re told Arenas was arrested and will be booked for possession of illegal fireworks, and cited for speeding — he was allegedly doing 80 mph — and driving without a license.

It’s unclear exactly how much fireworks were in the truck, but it was enough that LAPD bomb squad was called to handle the illegal booty.

Bet he wishes he could have ‘rocketed’ out of there in a hurry…