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Gilbert Arenas: Kobe Bryant was a great defender
Gilbert Arenas: So, Jeff Teague, yeah, you might got the best of Kobe Bryant that night or the every night you played him. But he's coming you to slow you down. Like, so to Teague, it's his field. So, in Teague's mind, he wasn't like that on the defensive end. But when you're talking about he's getting awards off of 82 games. We don't know what he's doing in 82 games, right? He's playing against other players, shutting them down, doing what he's doing. We only have an experience from two times a year, right? So from what I’ve seen him do to the two guards on our team, yeah, he was like that. Yeah. He was shutting players down. Teague, if he’s on you, that means Joe Johnson is neutralized. For him to get on you, he's neutralized. He did the job, now he's on you. Same thing with me. Larry Hughes is here but if he sees me getting off he’s going to step on me then if Larry's getting off he going to go to Larry so if Antawn Jamison’s getting off I got Antawn in the post, right? So he had multiple jobs, so as a defender himself, he was a great defender.
Skip Bayless is joining Gilbert Arenas for a new football show, Bayless told The Athletic. “I’m not exaggerating to you,” Bayless said over the phone. “I’m telling you, the God’s truth, I’m more on fire for this than I have ever been.” The show will be produced and owned by Underdog, who host Arenas’ current basketball program, Gil’s Arena, that has gained popularity in the digital world. “The Arena: Gridiron” will feature Bayless, former NFL cornerback Aqib Talib and former NFL coach Jay Gruden.
On July 30, Arenas was charged with one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business and one count of making false statements to federal investigators. He pleaded not guilty and was released on $50,000 bond. “They have no concerns,” Bayless said. “I’ve talked to Gil. He has no concerns. I mean, he’s obviously concerned, but he believes he did nothing at all wrong, except rent out his space, and I believe in him.”
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, who faces federal gambling charges, may have inadvertently foreshadowed his current legal predicament more than a decade ago. In August 2014, Arenas applied for a trademark to the phrase “Most Wanted” as part of a logo for a marijuana business. According to the application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Arenas’ proposed mark replaced the “a” in the word “wanted” with an image of a marijuana leaf.
Gilbert Arenas: Jordan-loving media started the campaign of 'Kobe Sidekick'
Gilbert Arenas: “Those people that were NBA Jordan lovers — the NBC, all of them — they were not listening to no Kobe-is-the-next-Michael-Jordan while Michael Jordan was playing basketball. They didn’t want to hear none of that shit. And that's who started the campaign of 'Kobe Sidekick.' This is Shaq’s team. That’s who separated. They did it in real time because Michael Jordan was there. It wasn’t going to allow you to say this guy won three and he’s about to win four. Remember, he’s 22 at the time with three rings. They’re just like — he’s hitting his peak while Shaq is in his peak still. So these two are sitting there at 1A and 1A.5, whoever you want to get it. And it was about to go four, five, and six."
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Gilbert Arenas: “And that's when the Jordan-loving media decided to start using those narratives in real time. No one before that was ever heard of as a member of a two-option ring. That wasn't a thing. It wasn't a thing. Like Magic Johnson, Johnson used to talk about I got five gold rings. I got three silvers. You're not going to take this credit for me getting to the finals and losing. You're not on the same planet as me. You didn't even make it to the finals. You're laughing at number two. It wasn't a thing. That wasn't a thing until LeBron James started winning. Then that became, "Oh, losers. Oh, you're going all the way to the chip and losing." Hey, so they changed the narrative for both of them. There was never a ring culture till 98, right? never knew ring culture until 1998. Hence why the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fans don't understand how he was never in this conversation.”
Gilbert Arenas: "I mean, every time a [__] tries to ask for $100 million, man... they on it. I swear." "Listen, I swear to God. Listen, I swear. I—I was asking—lemme see what I said. Hold on." "That text said: 'Yeah, you know, I'm looking for... Hey, next summer I'm looking for $30 million a year.'" "Ten hours later, we got a warrant for your arrest."
Gilbert Arenas on Kwame Brown: "This [] probably didn’t sleep. This [] did three—he did three videos. Those three videos did more—combined—than all the videos he’s done in 2025." "I’mma just be honest with you—this [__]’s videos on me did more than all the rest of his videos combined. That’s crazy." "Like, he should be thanking me. He gonna get a nice little $300–$400 check from YouTube, you feel me?" "He gonna get a nice little YouTube check, boy. Them numbers, boy. I know he be sitting on the internet just waiting for [__] to get in trouble."
Gilbert Arenas: 'Ain't nothing wrong with snitching'
Gilbert Arenas: "Hey, listen—ain’t nothing wrong with snitching, man. It ain’t nothing wrong with just telling, man. Ain’t nothing wrong with telling, man." "Especially when you got a fine-ass girl at home.
Gilbert Arenas: Even though—listen—if I go down, I’m going to turn it into Swaggy Arena, right? I’m going to turn it into Swaggy Arena, and they gonna just—they gonna keep doing the show. Nothing changes." "Nothing. Nothing changes. The—the—the show continues. I just call in from time to time. I just make me a little cameo."
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Kwame Brown on Gilbert Arenas: I told him he's a dummy and he will self sabotage everything
Kwame Brown on Gilbert Arenas: "Why the [ __ ] would he do that with all that money he making? That was the only reason why I popped up on here, man. I had to ask you that one, dog." "Cuz he don't know how to do no goddamn business. That's the problem. I don't get it, man. I hope he beat the charge, cuz that's stupid. He got a son that's goddamn hooping." "Why in the hell would you be trying—like how much money is enough is what I'm trying to figure out? My question is, why would you do this after—like your podcast is really popping off, don't get me wrong—but now you about to lose a lot of endorsements and sponsorships just off of that bad publicity. I told that boy he's a dummy and he self-sabotage everything. It don't matter how good he have it—he going to do something stupid."
However, during a court appearance, Arenas pleaded not guilty and was released pending trial after paying a $50,000 (£38,000) bond. The former Wizards star then swiftly took to social media to address fans and followers for the first time, as he triumphantly claimed: 'They can't hold me'. A video posted by Arenas showed him leaving the police department and joyfully walking down a set of stairs, while a woman behind the camera shouted: 'Free!' The caption to the post, on Arenas' Instagram, read: 'Im Back on the Block like its HOT. This aint got s*** to do with me 'just rented the house'
The other five people charged are as follows: Israeli suspected organized crime figure Yevgeni Gershman, 49, Evgenni Tourevski, 48, Allan Austria, 52, Yarin Cohen, 27, and Ievgen Krachun, 43. Along with Arenas, those five were detained without incident by LAPD, Homeland Security, and the IRS. If convicted, the defendants face a statutory maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for each count. Arenas was arraigned on Wednesday afternoon after appearing in a Los Angeles court for the first time. Trial is scheduled for September 23.
A game at the house in July 2022 allegedly drew 26 players and more than a dozen staff, according to the indictment. Chefs, valets and armed security guards were allegedly hired to staff the illegal poker games. According to the indictment, Arenas sought to get back funds that had been seized from his master bedroom by Homeland Security Investigations on July 20, 2022. Authorities allege that Arenas falsely stated that he wasn’t involved in anything happening at the party.
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