Gil's Arena GETS REAL On NBA Friendships

[@Lebronluver321]

Nah kenyon killed me at the start 😭😭 “and sometime same team” hes becoming my fav on the show

[@wpdmir2155]

😂😂

[@NoOne-special]

even the captions cant make heads or tails of what Kenyon be saying ..."wahchu talmkinboot"

[@ProfJonJon]

don’t forget lebron averaged 37 PPG against McCants

[@joelligeon4947]

On time

[@karon2034]

Don't forget how gay you are

[@Haddonfield63]

Don’t forget you never made it on your high school team

[@lyndonfair9850]

This guy😂

[@duck0023]

@@Haddonfield63 dont forget u got mccants meat in yo mouth

[@Sweetbuckaroo]

Kenyon Martin be talking like boomhauer from king of the hill😭😭

[@Mr40ozkilla81]

The man has a speech impediment

[@statusboom-x6348]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jerrymilling6020]

And you always knew what boomhauer was saying or trying to say

[@arealgoodguy]

Dangoman talkin bout high horse man. Yup.

[@brandong42091]

haha hell yea man dang ole boomhower man shit

[@DaJOATGOAT]

Gil was talking about Bron at the end... out of 400-500 players in league he got 273 handshakes and remembers them ALL 😂

[@smokeabaguhthat5443]

Disgusting bruh smh

[@tylersuggs11]

@@smokeabaguhthat5443not really and he wasn’t talking about Bron because Bron played with damn near everyone so of course he will have handshakes it’s these new guys doing it too

[@k3lv1np97]

You are all speaking from a player point of view but on the topic of a fan I get that you know better but you're saying the audiences opinion of entertainment doesn't matter.

[@montalirecords]

😂😂😂😂

[@DaJOATGOAT]

@@tylersuggs11 I was referencing to the part when he said a guy that can remember that many handshakes, remembers plays and all you already lost... that's LeBron... he's been known to tell guys where they are supposed to be at on the opposing team.

[@marcgil256]

Gil had it right in the beginning, the only real difference is social media nowadays. We have so much more access now. So we pretty much know who every player is cool with, who they grew up with, who they went on vacation with, who they working out with in the summer, etc. If social media existed back then we would've saw the same thing we're seeing now. Everybody been cool with each other. It's not a big deal. Guys are still balling hard out there. Ant talking crazy shit to KD on the court and giving him buckets, but post game he give him his flowers and show love. That's how it's supposed to be, and that's how it's always been, we just didn't see all the behind the scene stuff like we can nowadays.

[@mrblend]

not necessarily there were a lot of rivalries.... to the point they not cool in 2024. And teams had secret workouts, they did not share.

[@memcrew1]

@@mrblend2+ things can be true at the same time.

[@est.inthe80s]

Not necessarily back in the day a lot of guys didn’t wanna work out together because they didn’t want you to have an advantage against them Offensively or defensively

[@MrDuly93]

Bill Russel and Wilt were best friends, and always went harder when playing against each other. It’s always been like that but social media just made it way more public so many people think it’s being too friendly.

MJ wasn't "cool" with mistake niggas

[@deebo2329]

Y’al bugging. You always play against your friend harder. You more physical. Damn near almost fighting. You trying to kill your friend. And best friends after the game…

[@penkima4923]

This conversation isn't just about today's era. They weren't clothes lining friends in the 80's.

[@KDR95]

​@@penkima4923 They could be... At the time, we didn't have the same transparency that we do now.

[@penkima4923]

@@KDR95 No, they couldn't be. Friends don't clothes line friends. Transparency or not.

[@YvadneMurriel]

​@penkima4923 right, you play hard but you not try again hurt your boy.

[@christopherblake2588]

They shouldn’t have been trying to hurt players in the 80’s anyway. That was bush league, and hurting another player isn’t a skill, it’s actually the opposite!

[@dontaeshepard2199]

Bro how is any of this different from when Barkley, Jordan and other players use to play golf or gamble together all the time?

[@vincentjacobs6329]

The difference is, when they got on the court, you would swear they hated each other…That old school competitive nature, is a lot different than 2024. They are NOT fouling their “friends” hard af…Hell, these niggas huggin after games, exchanging jerseys….In the 80’s/90’s, Mf’s ain’t even speak on the court unless they were arguing; and be golfing buddies in civies. It’s different.

[@williamflanjack6438]

Cause even them playing golf and gambling was competitive

[@duck0023]

rashad mccants is the only nba player with CTE

[@gethebagchris]

Lmfaoaoaoaoaoa I swear🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@trackspeed1]

Ron Artest obliterated James Hardens skull, that elbow hit definitely gave Harden a future with CTE

[@XXX3134L]

HAHA

[@godantisocial]

😂😂😂

[@datsapaddlin]

@@trackspeed1 it would take more than that to have CTE

[@KwadwoOkantah]

The GOAT was friends with all the guys on the space Jam set and still killed them each night 72 - 10, plus 4th championship

[@natdizon2766]

of course mccants knows all about doing what it takes to win in the NBA. said no one ever.

[@stephenkirkwood3544]

Unlike you and me, he knows what it takes to win in college and make it to the NBA.

[@dukeblue3793]

You don’t know ball

[@lilcourtny08]

He made it there unlike you

[@jaysmith3257]

I can take it back old school. Magic and Isaiah were friends for a very long time until they met in the finals. Both teams had to question their commitment to winning over friendship, so both players did what they had to do to win.

[@704jizzle2]

They WERE BEST FRIENDS UNTIL ZEKE SAID MAGIC GOT THE SHIT FROM SLEEPING WITH MEN NOT THE FINALS MY GUY

[@jaysmith3257]

@@704jizzle2 that was after the finals. When Magic knock down Zeke driving in the lane, Zeke got up pissed off and wanted to fight Magic.

[@malikwilson7387]

​@@jaysmith3257it's funny when old dudes say the players back in the day didn't want to be each other's friends

[@jaysmith3257]

@@malikwilson7387 because players back cared about winning over being friends.

[@malikwilson7387]

@@jaysmith3257 not true Reggie Miller idolized Michael Jordan and Jordan almost teamed up with Patrick Ewing in 1995

[@moneytalker4246]

We learned at the park this ain't personal. Never in my life have I taken off on a friend family, nobody.. I'm on 10 100% of the time. My goal is to humiliate who ever in front of me. PERIOD!!!

[@Nyesafah]

17:54 they getting sick of Gil glazing bron 😂

[@NadezhdaAndreeva-nt5ox]

You always surprise us!

[@coreyrees840]

K Mart talks like he played a contact sport goddamn

[@stephenkirkwood3544]

There is plenty of contact in basketball. Most injuries happen due to contact.

[@KingWill32]

That's because he use to have a speech problem and he's trying not to stutter 😂 at one point he couldn't say two words without a stutter real talk..

[@annjacobs7764]

You are incredible, don't stop creating videos!

[@Larep11]

Bot

[@khleung1306]

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[@XxXFlyingArmBarXxX]

Damn Gil bought Bots 🤣

[@Doloblack]

Man it’s the RULES… They tryna to defend but boys Really Skilled and have the RULES on Their Side

[@tariqavilez2840]

Kmart was a beast button…

[@dorianlawson6094]

When Kenyon talks about his self when he was playing I just agree becuase I be like he not lying I thought dude was crazy !

[@richardwilliams6654]

He’s not lying, I’m old enough to have seen him play in College. He has always been tough and ready to scrap!!!

[@JP-jd8wr]

Exactly why AI and Russell Westbrook are my 2 favorite players ever. You can NEVER question their effort. Were they perfect players? No. But I'd say name me a perfect player? Not everyone will win. To me as long as the effort and competitiveness is never questioned I'd accept the outcome of the career.

[@swalex417]

McCants tried to diss LeBron, then Gil turned his whole point against him

[@mical2great]

The friendship pushed the games. Dudes would work out together off season if they hated each other. The DIFFERENCE is we see it now like cut it out. We hear the stories of dudes on vacation with guys from other teams .Shit online gaming changed it too

[@Jumpman-kb2py]

Think Giannis the only one that doesn’t hangout with his opponents. I think he said something about not wanting to train or workout with other opponents because he didn’t want any of them to get a edge on him. Bruh got the 80/90s mentality.

[@Itstimetoplaythegam]

@@Jumpman-kb2pywell it ain’t working for him he might as well work out with somebody else

[@aaronjones3303]

​@@Itstimetoplaythegam nahh not really cause if you look he really trying to become a shooter now even from three point line his game involving he start to have better handles than at first he doing okay training in his own lane

[@Itstimetoplaythegam]

@@aaronjones3303 Gianni’s ain’t changed at all idk what you watching

[@aaronjones3303]

@@Itstimetoplaythegam remember when he came he was a running horse and Shaq up under the rim will pass up a shot just to drive to the basket,now he more of a patient forward shoot a three with no problem,will pull up a jump shot if he see it..

[@ReachxGames]

I play so much harder against my friends. I try my best to embarrass them. I’m trying to get the win so I can trash talk all I want until we play again.

[@rampage2423]

Different situation. U ain’t playing for millions and u ain’t hindering them from reaching play offs etc. Literally not even what they talking bout

[@dennishicks8545]

Best show ever. Real talk fellas.

[@ShaunWick]

@19:28 Larry and Magic. End of that debate.

[@brandonjohnson4001]

"He ain't gone euro him" is hilarious, its a verb ima put in my virbiage for now on lol

[@ktrainsem]

Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Dante ...good example

[@IXIRob_MarleyIXI]

1:00 Rashad’s face 😂

[@FirstTakeShortss]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@DaLumpy1]

Lmao @ "sometime the same team" & "friendly fire"

[@TheDivesh24]

The example you should mention was Kobe at the all star games. He wanted everyone to know hes on top and was competitive throughout

[@KeshawnHarris-hv8qr]

I’m playing harder against my friends than anybody it’s not personal but when the ball go up it’s a line drawn in between the sand and u know if we ain’t on the same team you gone get it

[@bookennedy]

That "not like us" shirt hard!!!

[@blackieg7889]

Draymond said off the bacc I’m running through Klay’s chest 🤣

[@tavaruslockhart8145]

Bro the shit McCants is doing is getting old. I'm tired of it. He is going to kill his career the same way Skip killed his.

[@SCOOBYGD]

Skip had 30 plus years in the game.

[@704jizzle2]

Wtf r you? Just because u don't agree u think he supposed to stop and change his opinion? Man get out of here

[@stevenmark4407]

@@SCOOBYGDfr like bro was doing the same thing for 30 years

[@davidpeters3857]

Why are you watching,silly little boy

[@tylersuggs11]

Yea because he’s obviously doing it just to get his name there so I’m like I get it I just fast forward his part

[@stylore]

Dawg could you even imagine Mike, Charles and Pat all on the same team. That would have been NAAAAAAAAAASTY work.

[@jaywestx]

11:45 “Getting his ass cracked” is insane

[@greatone9102]

You’re time stamp is wrong

[@jaywestx]

@@greatone9102 11:34 , appreciate you

[@glocklesnar291]

Gilbert saying show me but prime example in my head is Bron and cp3 in that Houston and lakers scuffle. You got a team. You stick to that team in those moments. Buddy buddy shit showed clearly walking down the court making sure his friend is okay

[@christophertaylor1695]

Moving goal post , they talking play on the court not a scuffle

[@tavaruslockhart8145]

Kobe picked up lebron and Dwade for one fucking trip and people swear he a better competitor. The shit is dumb. Lebron averaged 29 on kobe.

[@SCOOBYGD]

Go off your feelings

[@HoopsRaccoon]

@@SCOOBYGDit’s not about feelings it’s about facts. Bron got his team to the finals at 22. He would’ve been great either or without Kobe, and also with or without the heat. Bron was destined for greatness since day 1.

[@AkhHaz]

Bro chill! Kobe is the ultimate competitor

[@swam2922]

When guarded by kobe 37% tf lol chill buckets came off pick and rolls and other defenders was not watching them games

[@khleung1306]

Your insecurity is the most obvious hint that you’re a lebron fan

[@StuntmanBeatz313]

29:53 ppl saw Steven Adams give up rebounds for him to collect.. that did happen

[@hardbodytraining100]

No he didn't. Russ jumps higher n beat him to it

[@darrensinclair1363]

I enjoyed watching this, contrary to the popular negative comments, I wish them the best

[@brandoncarter6652]

The problem is that players are in charge not the teams player are deciding who goes where not the teams.

[@Jazz313]

Fresh Judas😂🎉🎉😢keep up the good work

[@CB-hl5oz]

Nah what they talking about is across the league for instance starting guards being scared to guard and asking for assignment switches because they lack the heart and defense to want to play regardless of getting that ass busy. Worried more about how they look on tv than going out and tapping in whatever skillset they’re blessed with! 😮‍💨😮‍💨🫡🫡

[@GeneLasik]

Wish you mentioned Kobe & Pal. "first play of the game, im running through his chest"

[@SimonBrooks593]

Old heads just don’t know how to regulate like young dudes do. Evolution at its finest

[@hoodiewan1]

Love the way they gave Westbrook his flowers much respect, people was definitely trying to kill his legacy for the way he played even though he was just playing hard and wanted it more than everyone else.

[@iamstan_rimp]

I’ll believe Dray when he stomps LBJ chest 🤣

[@g.o.a.tsports2880]

McCants always being a groupie Kobe. Not everything about Kobe.

[@daboyy6537]

Kobe the goat, keep hating

[@everlastingomni1737]

@@daboyy6537MJ

[@eghoseisiramen1892]

@@daboyy6537sure Blud

[@mickeyraps]

*Gil the difference is these kids in the NBA known each other since 13* This kids will not run through someone's chest like Kobe did Gasol in the olympics. Very few in this Generation will do that.

[@AR09_79]

Dr. J used to invite opponents to his mansions or parties when they came to town. Then abuse them later.

[@wejusttalkingandeating]

Dudes up the block 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@harrietjohnson2443]

K.Mart..I'M WIT IT!! what else is there to say🤷🏼‍♀️

[@lahlah3602]

McCants n Kwame need a podcast together we the biggest LBJ haters

[@ramahlassiter1069]

It’s easier to go off on someone you are comfortable with it’s easy to cook your friends because it’s fun

[@tkbaku3036]

No disrespect, but Kenyon doesn’t really have the validation to discuss about offensive evolution. Mainly bc when he faced ball handlers like luka , shai, that’s why Gilbert always contends it . Scorers pace themselves. There’s a reason why top scorers don’t say this …

[@everlastingomni1737]

Do you and the internet have the validation over him? 👀

[@Zeke47]

@@everlastingomni1737hell yea he do. I do to. You do too…. Lmao i fw yall😂

[@everlastingomni1737]

@@Zeke47 😂😂

[@RuntheCompound]

This argument on intensity is not accurate. So when Kobe was scoring 50 every night does that mean the players of Gilbert's & Kenyon's era wasn't playing hard? Also, Bron played in that era he still not averaging significantly more than he did in both eras. Also, if they were too friendly, why don't they average 50 when playing against their friends. Why is it that they are scoring within their averages?

[@ranilcurry615]

Kobe did not score 50 every night . Luka DONCIC is scoring more than Kobe Bryant in a Season

[@ibrahimtall6209]

Facts and logic

[@RuntheCompound]

@@ranilcurry615 Kobe had a stretch where he was averaging damnnear 50 points per game. Not for the season. Just a stretch.

[@jamescrawford8344]

" and sometimes the same team" 🤣🤣🤣

[@marcuswright2407]

I agree with McCants takes

[@perennialviralbasketball24]

LeBron and Wade type ish..Gil..dont throw PG and Kawhi under that bus that Bron driving

[@daseansuper]

McCants could’ve been a great player. I think if he played at the college level more explosively, that momentum could’ve carry over to the league. I always felt like something was bothering him internally

[@Wavvy027]

ALL LOVE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS✝️❤️❤️

[@Yung_lexxo]

That one dude hate so much it’s “Nasty work”

[@SeeJayTML]

For real I need too know wat LeBron did too him

[@treyberry1026]

Gil look like he a flashback at the end when he started talking about Chuck

[@Lefthook-poweroff]

McCants not lying lol he not gon choke bron or Klay like he did Rudy

[@goofpaxk2oo1]

kenyan sayin offline kept throwing me off bro meant online😂😂

[@officialclizzleof420]

This whole topic went over mccant head 😂😂

[@trevorsamuels357]

Draymond wouldn’t dare be physical back in the Pat Riley Knicks, Detroit Badboys, era. I would love to see him try.

[@EricJackson-c4s]

MCCANT RIGHT HE PICK N CHOOSE

[@reesejackson2601]

This makes no sense because for sure I know when I played against my friend I definitely wanted to win even more … and I think they got it mixed up from being friends and not liking each other. Of course if you don’t like somebody, you’re going to go at them a different way than when you do, but for sure you want to win against your friend braggin rights

[@Mdautkreix]

16:25 reminds me of the D-Lo & KAT experiment

[@sfrvnko7818]

Rashad right again

[@keybutler5508]

That pic say ain't no party like a Diddy party 😂😂😅😅😢😢

[@Supreme36074]

The fact that we see it makes us think it’s somehow less than intense. In reality in past eras they worked out together in the off season & partied too, that itself is the bs narrative that starts it.

[@dagheight501]

Don’t blame the young generation in any sport. The rules change and players safety are increased. It’s the leagues doing, not the players

[@SuperMean-z1n]

What do they mean by not killing each other? You can see in championships by year. It`s already 7 years since a team won a back-to-back championship. It means a team now a days is way more competitive.

[@drechillin2154]

No just means the league change the rules

[@zoomann1508]

Aint no party like a diddy party!!

[@Bjorn817]

I wanna see draymond green put Klay in a headlock like Gobert

[@beazy3364]

K Mart the homie that scares the women away at the function.

[@StuntmanBeatz313]

20:16 when we had prime Wade, Bosh, Lebron & Melo all in one conference along with a young D. Rose & PG all on DIFFERENT TEAMS, we got the top 3 talents in the conference teaming up & overmatching their conference competition… we COULDVE had 6 legit contenders in one conference but we got the Heatles 😐

[@GIO77ification]

Still one of the best rosters.

[@StuntmanBeatz313]

@@GIO77ification the Heatles consisted of 2 of the top 3 players in their prime on the same roster with another top 15 player in his prime.. the Knicks, Pacers & Bulls did not have enough to compete with that.. they should’ve have won at least 3

[@TW__________]

@@StuntmanBeatz313 Chris Bosh was not a top 15 player in the nba before the heat or during. The top 15 nba players are all nba players. He was not that.

[@StuntmanBeatz313]

@@TW__________ true, team record was mid.. but out of those 3, Bosh was the only player to lead his positional group in scoring the previous year.. he was listed as Center.. he would’ve been number 2 at PF.. no matter where yo rank him, 24 & 11 along with 2 prime wing players averaging 29 & 26 is a SUPERTEAM.. that’s 79 points of combined offense when league average was 100..

[@TW__________]

@@StuntmanBeatz313 I see what you’re saying far as his stats. But those are what hoopers call, empty calorie stats. Like how Brad Beal was averaging 30 for 3 years straight but those buckets led to shit . I get it . But at no point in time if you are old enough to remember nobody and they mama thought Chris Bosh was better than pau Gasol, Zac Randolph, dirk, Timmy, kg, Amare STATemire, Carlos boozer, yao Ming or Dwight Howard, AT NO POINT did anybody say Bosh was better than these guys. man I could really go on frfr. Let’s be real here mane .

[@Jimmie-vg7qw]

D. Rose destroyed that 3 headed monster

[@jiovanysoltero923]

McCants eats corn the Long way

[@davidpeters3857]

You sound hard ,silly little jealous yank

[@ibrahimtall6209]

😂😂😂😂 🌽🤓

[@bird3atl]

Ima let u cook, u gonna let me cook, n we both gonna get the bag.... thats they mind set basically.

[@j-meida3634]

1:30 lmao king of the hill a** ninja

[@Dman4901]

That photo is a pause 😂

[@Derrickchauvinsknee]

Bronny james has a bright future in the wnba. Him and wades son gonna dominate the W

[@iamheheisi4450]

Kenyon could easily replace Boomhower on king of the hill

[@Onbiznez]

I always felt like saying they too friendly cause they don’t want the young rich black men to be cool and build off the court

[@shanestanton1672]

KD included he was smiling on the court after being swept by ant ed

[@nathanstrief5910]

@GilsArena Yo yo what time is the watch party supposed to start again 1:00 pm western time right? I kept checking all day yesterday to make sure I didn’t miss it cause those tailgates are pretty fire

[@themaadtitan9940]

What is Mccants talking playoffs for?😂😂😂

[@WawaMarvel]

Nope! Carmelo wouldn’t drive on lebron! He would just face up a jumper. But when battier on him, he drives . Lebron would attack melo. I argued this heavy back then and ppl would say it’s smart on melo. Smart how?? He’s missing!!! Melo refused to give lebron his arsenal.

[@dionpace22]

That's a lie. Carmelo has driven by lebron plenty of times. There's a highlight of Melo hitting lebron with a spin move and everything

[@SCOOBYGD]

​@@dionpace22 These dudes are burnt out.

[@grvmbinoscott7163]

Nah Lebron barely guarded Melo it was always the other forward like Shane Battier guarding Melo.

[@Itstimetoplaythegam]

@@grvmbinoscott7163that’s common sense why tf would I guard Melo knowing I can’t and he gon serve me . Let somebody else guard em and yall help he is Lebron and have to be Lebron on offense too

[@LowercaseKev]

Who would have guessed it, LeBron would be the first or second thing out of RM here and nothing about Klay. I’m more surprised he mentioned Euro league first here 😂

[@Norbworthy]

It’s opposite, I always had extra motivation going against someone I knew well

[@MrBaj09]

Also the commissioners were different

[@srgbsg7376]

Kobe was hated & his peers wanted to compete against, not play with in. So when u see them give kobe his respect they aint faking it. They held it back for years. Is the real goat of his generation

[@StuntmanBeatz313]

29:27 The same shit you say Jokic do & he winning championships with no all stars

[@ibrahimtall6209]

McCants have a point tho…

[@dorianlawson6094]

Melo and Bron used to go at it!

[@Kobe8DaGreat24]

Look up Dexter Pittman and Lance Stevenson on here thats going at your neck 😂

[@Swizzstick671]

He says show me in the league where ppl being friendly then uses butler as an example lmao you know he plays old school so it's def not happening with him but it does with bron.

[@20willsdude]

who is Bron letting just score because he's "being friendly"