Gilbert Arenas: There’s only a few people in the GOAT debate. You’ve got to understand what a debate is. If there’s a number one, whoever number two is, unless he’s an active player, he’s not part of the GOAT debate because he has nothing else to gain. So if he didn’t overtake the person then he’s out actually out of the conversation. So there’s only a few people that’s still in the running for a debate: It’ll be LeBron James, it’ll be Stephen Curry, it’ll be Kevin Durant, it’ll be Giannis Antetokounmpo, it’ll be Nikola Jokic, right? They’re active. So because they’re active they’re still chasing something. Once you retire, if you didn’t do what you were supposed to, you can be part of a debate no more.
Source: YouTube
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In a YouTube livestream on his personal channel this week, Underdog Fantasy host Gilbert Arenas revealed he is in talks with the network to join on as an analyst. Arenas also discussed some of the details of his meetings with NBC’s production team and their desire to zag away from the current tone of NBA coverage, particularly from TNT’s Inside the NBA. -via Awful Announcing / February 20, 2025
Jason Richardson: They used to make Gilbert bring a USA Today newspaper and Krispy Kreme donuts to every shootaround. He’d always tell me, “J-Rich, I’m a second-round pick. I don’t have money for this. I can’t afford it every day. I’m not doing this [expletive] no more. [Expletive] them—I ain’t bringing no donuts.” Chris Mills wasn’t having it. He said, “Gilbert, if you don’t bring them donuts, I’m gonna [expletive] you up.” And Chris was serious. So, the next day, Gilbert walks in smiling. He puts the donuts down, walks straight up to my chair, and says, “Hey, J-Rich, don’t eat the donuts. I licked every last one of them.” I said, “What?” He grinned. “I made them extra glazy. I licked every last one.” -via YouTube / February 20, 2025
Jason Richardson: The next day, after practice, the vets leave the court real fast. I’m thinking, “What’s going on?” A few minutes later, they come back, grab Gilbert, and tape him up like a mummy with athletic wrap. Then, they carry him off the court. In the locker room, we had this big blue laundry cart—about four feet high, used to collect all the dirty uniforms. They filled it up with ice water to the top. And guess what? They dumped Gilbert in there. At first, it was just a prank. But they forgot he was wrapped up. Dude was almost drowning. That’s when everybody started yelling, “Yo, he’s really drowning!” They had to tip the cart over to get him out. -via YouTube / February 20, 2025