Gil's Arena GETS REAL On The TOUGHEST Parts Of NBA Life

Gil's Arena GETS REAL On The TOUGHEST Parts Of NBA Life as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew react to another one of Swaggy P's savage tweets, this time breaking down the most difficult parts of making it to the NBA. They tell stories from their days in the league and break down how factors like women, friends & family, business, and new lifestyles proved that not all glitter is gold once you achieve your dreams.
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[@haciendaddy]

Kenyon casually saying WNBA salary is trash LMAO.

[@joeymanny]

its true, wnba still not profitable

[@hosienation3.0]

He’s right. Lexi shouldn’t even be on the panel this one. He told her as nicely as he could to hush.

[@montalirecords]

😂😂😂

[@Johnny.Natural]

WNBA is not a sport people, it's charity for the NBA brand

[@whayes8084]

@@hosienation3.0Plus she grew up rich. Her peer group was entirely different.

[@whayes8084]

Lexie grew up rich with a NBA playing father. Her peer group was entirely different. Of course, you don’t have people asking you for money. These dudes came from the mud.

[@dboy864]

Nigga do you know who her father was 😂 go back and check his salary

[@fritzsonsainthilaire6153]

She doesn’t get paid enough for anyone around her to think she “ Neighborhood Hero”

[@stefmarqis9937]

Whos her dad?

[@isaveh0es392]

@@stefmarqis9937Dee brown

[@PushinP911]

Dee brown

[@BlazedUp-m9w]

That boy mccants got that shit on today ❗️❗️that’s that 90s r&b star outfit

[@blank8376]

He look like he ready for a Joe music video

[@Jaydef-oh2vc]

Hell yeah

[@KBBates-b7p]

Stop it!!

[@myagiichiro]

I can agree today 😂

[@MrTipsyCarter]

Lol real shit!

[@Ben2bwild]

McCants ready for the Joe "I wanna Know" video lol

[@alphadiallo1655]

🤣🤣

[@meenballa999]

hahahahahahahahahahahah

[@Being_remarkable14]

😂😂

[@TheBlackSands]

K mart keeping it real

[@H8Hardy]

Bro literally said if my friend working and not up under me 24/7 he not my homie 😂😂😂

[@UltracoreUltraUranium]

‘Do the homie?’ -Boondocks

[@westcost15]

Lol

[@ricardonaturalmusic]

😂

[@Zebrasaka]

He spitting tho. When u busy and yo homie busy yall gon grow apart no matter how close u are you

[@SLSMe]

I got the point he was tryna make

[@SapienGalore]

STOP TALKING OVER EACH OTHER!!

[@king-ghost1027]

Lmaooo right,, they do that shit on every show,, once one get loud , everybody else gets louder,,, childish

[@strictlyhardrap1688]

They all want to explain how much they hate helping the people that raised them

[@SapienGalore]

@@king-ghost1027 bro its get so annoying and devalues the production - I be wandering the fuck them producers be doing during them segments

[@mikelambo7133]

Low key gettin out of hand great show they gotta chill with that

[@dbstewart86]

They really need to work on that. Hard to take away a lot from conversations like that, they do need a moderator to tighten that up a bit.

[@AlSween]

I hung around rich people and I feel like I shouldn't even ask for a candy bar at the gas station.

[@logicalmalethink4925]

Hopefully you got some knowledge

[@gianniphipps180]

😂

[@tbjb009]

Having money doesn't automatically make you a leader. You just now become an important resource for the people around you. A true leader will have people want to follow you whether you have money or not....its built off your character and the respect your people have for you.

[@younglove3362]

Sound like a donkey 🫏 because you're talking out your ass. 🙄

[@Supreme36074]

I think one of them said “financial” leader which would be more appropriate. They are leaders of the family the build from then on which is anyone. Their biggest issue is being that young with all the money & having the maturity to deal with it correctly. Even on the coach , Kenyon played the longest & I’m sure is the most stable financially with Gil being there because of his huge deals. Goes without saying they were responsible with theirs more so than the other guys who had shorter careers .

[@drudane82]

A leader becomes a leader for many reasons. Maybe they are the toughest on the block, the smartest, the most motivational or inspirational. To me these are all forms of currencies that can easily make you a leader. It just depends on that person whether they are a good one or not. For better or worse, in lower income areas, the person with the money will become a leader.

[@caldwmc]

Agreed. Whatever brandon Jennings family and friends did to him financially he is still angry like it happened an hour ago

[@younglove3362]

@drudane82 Anyone can be a leader, rich or poor, tough or weak, old or young. Some leaders are better than others and some are poor. Leaders know how to find the strengths and weaknesses of the people they're leading and utilize them. They know how to make the right calls in sticky situations. They know how to build up the person they're leading, even put them down if necessary. It has nothing to do with having the most money, being alpha, or any of that other bs. A bad leader will cause chaos and lead them into ruin. A dictator demands 🫴 and doesn't lead or leads by force. It is not that hard people. When did we not understand what a Leaders qualities are are start assuming bs?

[@kingjaff9066]

Damn Lexi a cutie 💯

[@paul-pq4xp]

Catch her on a no makeup dat

[@coolio3321]

@@paul-pq4xpur mad she would never look at you

[@kingjaff9066]

@@paul-pq4xp u think so lol she aight tho I mean she ain’t crazy but she a lil cutie

[@luthandogcugcwa4892]

Her skin, man😮‍💨

[@WawaMarvel]

@@coolio3321that’s the lamest response. How you know who she would look at??? That’s so bizarre. Why would he be mad and he likely never met her. Very weird comment

[@NOELZ45]

Let not forget kenyon martin had the baddest chic in the earlier 2000's Mami rapper Trina😊😊

[@neutralgenius25]

She was aite. Still a rapper.

[@OMalleyfromtheYune]

Self proclaimed the baddest and simps followed. She was a pass around.

[@DreEls]

@@OMalleyfromtheYunedid you smash? 🤣 I love how yall like tearing down black women because they’ve had public relationships. Young ahh

[@kevinmartin4316]

@@OMalleyfromtheYuneI have a friend or three that ah….. 😂

[@newelldavis1858]

She was bad ..and a pass around ..he was sprung and had her lips tattooed on his neck 😂😂

[@rae_smoove4602]

As soon as u don’t give to family and friends they’ll be the first ones to damage ur character

[@brendenhassler4613]

I'm from Detroit; and although I've never commanded an N.B.A. salary; once I started doing well I put all my friends in place to win! If you struggled with me, then you ball with me!

[@SLSMe]

Shad and KMart understand that

[@ebp4040]

But you were an example and showed them how to win on their own. You didn’t just give em all handouts. It’s the “teach a man to fish and you feed him for life” concept

[@brendenhassler4613]

@@ebp4040 Well said.

[@UrbaneVisions]

One thing that stands out in this conversation is that it's important to understand when you're the leader versus when you're being leeched on and surrounded by opportunists. A true leader can galvanize and influence those around them outside of just being a bank to them. Ppl doing what you do or going where go or being ok with your decisions just means they're staying in line because they don't want to be cut off. It's not about leadership, it's about survival. I'm not saying every situation is like this, but many of the scenarios they're referring to in this video is

[@Eric-dj1ko]

all bron childhood homies are financially good , apart from rich and mav, others are business owners and coaches

[@gianniphipps180]

Wait what!? His friends coming up were rich or what? Enlighten me lol

[@Jackcortez6]

Most people who make it professional at that level , been the leader of their friend group since high school or middle school

[@Shockey629]

The more Mccants talk the more I see why he ain’t last in the league

[@strictlyhardrap1688]

Air head

[@DNitty]

Bro said politics is what got him robbed his rookie year 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@milemike8201]

How many years u play?

[@michaelpaullang4401]

@@DNittypolitics definitely played a part but he definitely help haha

[@haveatit5859]

​@@milemike8201doesn't matter you are small minded smh he's the lowest on the panel and can be replaced without a beat missed

[@Yung5200]

Brandon's face @6:10 😂😂😂😂

[@therealspikeflee]

Mav Carter and Rich Paul debunked that “my homie gotta always be with me” mentality, they could in fact build their resume and still be around you

[@kingfarod5294]

They didn't debunk it, they are outliers, they were around to play a role and their role consist of them creating for LeBron's brand. They are speaking on those who are equipped in that manner. Lebron is an outlier, so that's expected of his friends.

[@larryjohnson7545]

And having Lebron name to throw around and be affiliated with dont hurt either

[@JayG-u5d]

@@larryjohnson7545 Yes, it didn't hurt. But they still had to do something with the opportunity

[@tweetypiebaby]

20:18 SWAGGY NEXT TO HIS MAN LISTENING TO EVERY WORD 😂😂😂😂😂

[@JDOUG757]

You Stoopid🤣🤣🤣

[@MrJ908]

If you are a real leader people will follow you wether you have money or not - if you only getting followed because you have money you’re just the bank

[@joeymanny]

or kingpin

[@tbjb009]

100% facts

[@blank8376]

And people follow the money..making whoever who has it.. the leader. You lost

[@joeymanny]

@@blank8376 because people need money to survive

[@rayshaunedwards6572]

That’s not true 😂 Part of being a leader is understanding you have value and people gonna use it. But being a real friend you shouldn’t abuse it. It’s a well known phrase “ Use me don’t abuse me “ you can’t be a leader and not be used.

[@kareempusey5032]

Nah sometimes....... rarely..... shard will say some shyt lol and "a person cant hold you down, unless they down with you" is an absolute bar

[@adventurecatalog]

Man... we needed a #PodCast like this... Thanks man.

[@karl2582]

This is why Lebron is the GOAT off the court. Man created a system that his friends benefited from. Based on meritocracy not giving out handouts like A.I

[@womar8]

And the realest thing is that he put them on salary until he found something for each of them. But you also got to give his boys a lot of credit for building their things separate from bron

[@marquesyoung9803]

Hell no he not da 🐐 @karl2582

[@spiritanimaldaniels]

27:40 🤜 🤛 Lexie Brown acquired a Bachelorette of Science in Sociology from Duke University and a Master of Management in Foundations of Business from the Duke Fuqua School of Business!!! 29:03 real life is NETWORKING and APPLICATION . When she is around anyone she isn’t reading. She is theorizing and diagnosing

[@SLSMe]

And when she left that campus she seemed lost in most of these convos bc LIFE is the best education

[@spiritanimaldaniels]

TY for taking the time to read my comment. IRL her father was pop culture in the NBA. Most of these conversations are strictly content. Saying outrageous things for virality.

[@PrestonDennis-v6o]

Lexi is so pretty yet so slow

[@michaelpaullang4401]

One she women lives a whole different perspective on life and 2 think she grew up with a nba day so she probably ain’t seen the same struggle these same guys seen on why they want to help people but they eventually have to say no

[@AndreTheGiant85]

​@@michaelpaullang4401 Her father is Dee Brown he played in the league back in the 90s.

[@logicalmalethink4925]

She’s a woman

[@jaywally6322]

"Ayo where the operating room at!!" 😂😂😂

[@joeymanny]

If you earn more than 3 mil per year, and you still have problem after playing 4 years or more, then the problem is you regardless what industry you are in

[@younglove3362]

You sound like a broke person talking from the outside. Ever heard the saying "mire money more problems?"

[@logicalmalethink4925]

Not true

[@joeymanny]

@@logicalmalethink4925 only stupid cant survive after earning paydays for 4 years or more

[@younglove3362]

@@joeymanny more money more problems. You're accustomed to being broke.

[@awesomeorrin]

Love when they have these convos

[@jaydavinci9360]

Mav a childhood friend and rich Paul and his head security for LeBron. He is different his childhood friends aren’t thirsty and all wanted to make it out the hood regardless of if LeBron gave them stuff. It’s just when he did reach back and help his friends they took the blessing and ran with it. That’s the difference in his friends and others. Gotta build with ppl who see the vision and wanna help you not leech and bring you down.

[@charlesjohnson4874]

He also made sure they got their own education for their respective paths. He helped them do that which shows he’s a real one for them.

[@HoopsFYI]

Most of these athletes are not leaders, like they claim they be. They just make more money. The people you see around them are people that have "time on their hand". The friends with their own life, tend to their own life. Lebron is one of the few athletes to build a group of power friends among people from his hometown.

[@malikandrews2413]

He who makes the money, makes the rules. They become the de facto leader, it’s quite simple.

[@otisjenkinsjr.3556]

​@@malikandrews2413not for those who can't be bought. I know a guy who played 9 years in the NFL and played his bread right. He was at no point the leader of his friend group. Money doesn't impress everybody.

[@Ben2bwild]

​@malikandrews2413 yeah if you're hanging with bums. If they had friends with careers, they wouldn't be seen as leaders automatically. Most athletes make way more than any doctor or politician. But if they were in a room together with any of those type of people, the athletes would never be seen as "leaders."

[@slimreaperib]

Yall 🥷🏿s shop more than I do - Lexie 😂😂 25:20

[@JEREMYFARRIS-k2l]

This is a great topic man fr love this show shot out to all my underdogs woo woooo 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@Rqs79]

Its not Leadership, Kenyon and Rashad.. You're the guys with all the money. That's why they follow you. Having the most money doesn't make you a leader. People want to you to spend money on them. Sidenote: Josiah needs to moderate the conversations better because its too many people talking over each other and cutting off someone's opinions to dominate a conversation.

[@onthe80omw]

always a good entertaining segment when gil isnt giving ad reads for lebron

[@Maybehiram]

I will take this my grave, Leadership is not something you can purchase. Is characteristic. It’s who you are as a person. Your morals, code, etc is the separation 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@devontayandrews6132]

@6:50-8:00 pay attention to gils face/reactions 🤣 that man is fried lol he barley said a word this whole episode

[@hellboy30098]

Mccants be that kid in the Socratic seminar that just disagree for the sake of disagreeing

[@braddevinchinzo7020]

Tbh mccants really telling it how it is. Them suburban millionaires wouldn’t understand that’s why they was acting clueless.

[@king-ghost1027]

Rashad is the best person on the show,, that's why I always say he makes the show more entertaining

[@SLSMe]

Yo straight up. I feel like sometimes people become millionaires and resent the ones who didn’t make it.

[@justchillinhowichill]

K Mart can never make a point without trying to little bro someone 😭

[@Supreme36074]

He’s needed. At times they say some goofy shit.

[@justchillinhowichill]

It just comes off as demeaning and domineering. Like why do you need to son me to get your shit off 😭

[@king-ghost1027]

They need to take him off the show,, he's useless fr fr

[@meenballa999]

You new gen kids are so sensitive, get some thick skin, get some confidence

[@Rent_Will]

Yo they gotta mediate better. I’m trying to hear what one person is saying and other people scream over them. This is a good topic

[@canetmann]

U not blk lol u just gotta learn & upgrade ya ears no disrespect

[@xcreenplay7264]

Facts that's Josiah job 😂

[@stephjackson8757]

Would you be happier if they got Molly from FT 😂

[@oshayTHAkid]

That’s how men talk

[@zelboya88]

It’s more authentic this way

[@twyanewade7759]

He just casually said yall broke asf compared to us 😂😂😂

[@mrudhul696]

80% of the WNBA hoopers are also dealing with Women..😅😅

[@Supreme36074]

Probably about 70% to 75% nowadays. I’m 49, the fact that there are several physically attractive players who embrace their femininity or this many is amazing in its own right. Skylar Diggins Smith, Kelsey Plum , Angel Reese, the rookie out in LA with the Sparks, Lexie here. Several others. They may not be your type of whatever but the fact they’re attractive to alot of people is undeniable.

[@mrudhul696]

@@Supreme36074 I'm not talking about people being attracted to them.im talking about them attracted to other "they/thems" 😂

[@Dubz_moneymane]

Lmfao Kenyon 💀💀💀💀damn why you had to say that😂

[@robbrad4532]

Brandon Jennings facial expressions tells more than his actual words. he looks at McCants like he is a fool.

[@DV-ou1yu]

$3k worth of clothes on? Man, that's a paycheck before taxes for some...jesus lmao

[@DreChilly]

In Charles Oakley book (great read btw) he talked about his friendship with Jordan and how they hang out simpy as friends he eluded to the fact that having his own money helped their friendship because he didnt really need Jordan persay interesting dynamic when it comes to these topics.

[@SLSMe]

He also kisses Jordan’s azz so that helps

[@KJ-gr6ho]

9:13 Nick told Gil you didn’t have friends growing Dued wild😂😂

[@mical2great]

They tryna clown but gil is right. If diana T was to get a job in whatever she graduated in she would 100% be told to go back to school😂😂

[@jgyrwa]

I believe this is one of those topics, where both things can be true at the same time.

[@ryanaskew4292]

Ayo...Shad got that drip on today...damn near need that in white and one in black😂😂😂

[@wesdwyer2801]

you can be a leader regardless of the reason even if you choose to not lead but how others look at you is what also makes you the leader alongside the bank account

[@Phase1-2]

If we shared when I didn’t have it. We shared when I get it.

[@SLSMe]

💯 Selfish mfs don’t get that

[@moneymainej]

Making it to your Hotel suite without ah side piece entering while you on phone with your wife during a away game. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kevman613]

mccants casually trynna relate to everyone else salary lol

[@Mike-c5i]

LeBron solved the PROBLEM!

[@Kicks_n_comics]

Don’t let McCants see this lol

[@slimreaperib]

Yall 🥷🏿s shop more than me - Lexie 😂😂

[@tcusic01]

Kind of lost respect for Brandon Jennings I'm more than glad to take care of my people. I'm from East Baltimore we big on taking care of people up or down.

[@paapaauark4455]

The show is annoying when they all start talking over each other

[@GeneralTMG]

Kenyon stared Lexie in her face and called her broke I’m fucking dead 😂😂

[@RoeBenJudah]

If I had a partner who had the loot as an NBA or NFL player or any rich person… if given the opportunity I would have a business plan for a FM or AM radio station, buy some houses, few tractor trailer trucks or even a MCDonalds or Burger King franchise. I wouldn’t take that for granted and make it work … and then make sure they got their money back and they keep eating after they are retired! I’m still looking for that today!

[@nessdagoat]

After seeing that Nick needs to add Grammer to the list too 😂😅

[@sonny8988]

Grammar

[@jamochachoa7186]

Ironic

[@SavvyKTwo]

The jokes write themselves

[@MeekMallz]

“A degree never expires” 😭😭😭

[@arealgoodguy]

The hardest part for Nick is Gil showing up to his house to beat up his kids.

[@taemann803]

Being a real Dad would have to be the toughest for them💯

[@ajizzle158]

Nick got me mad how he kept his arm around Gil 😂😂

[@JustAnother99plus1]

😂 23:37 but they always circle back

[@DezaronYisrael]

Morale of the story: The toughest part is saying NO!

[@DreEls]

It’s 20 years of work experience 😂

[@LCM56]

Gil, Please help Nick with his reading, spelling and comprehension.

[@derrickhart6755]

Kenyan referencing 'Broski' is Legendary😅

[@terrencewilliams8739]

I'm a custodian and my 13th year old granddaughter ask me for 300 so she can go to a Rob Wave concert here in DC smh

[@chrishester694]

☠️☠️☠️☠️😂😂😂😂

[@Noneoftheabuv]

Imagine working on your skill and becoming one of the best at it before the age of 22. By 21 you're an elite professional and someone come in your life and tell you that you're not a leader just because of something they were thinking about sitting on the couch.... Imagine that..

[@ross7423]

The problem is NBA players and athletes in general think once they get some money, they're suddenly a better person or theyre better than others. Money just makes you more of what you are. These problems would already showed themselves when they were poor or before they made it pro

[@killing5pr3]

gil thinking degrees expired is funny lol

[@ladavionjohnson]

One thing you can’t take away from mccants is how he stands on what he believes you

[@elig4056]

You create a job for the homie , 1 is to make your life easier to make you able to make more bread in return , 2 is they run a valuable part of a company of yours you help to create with them. If neither of these are good for the homie than the homie ain’t the homie and never was.

[@YARDI387]

Lexi need a segment...Dem ninjas never listening to her lol 😂

[@Nbkdada]

It’s called being fortunate enough to help others

[@joeylovett_]

2 men saying "why i gotta be the leader" is actually insane.

[@tskoog2824]

McAints explains why he spent all of his money and was broke. “The homie can’t have a job cause he won’t be the homie no more.”

[@travcrute5288]

Anybody know where I can get that carrhart jacket that swaggy P has on ?

[@commonsense-gz3le]

lexi trynna get in😂😂 still da best on da show tho

[@Dudesaidthat]

Rashad had been giving some good takes lately but he bricked the hell out of this one

[@KingMcGruder11]

Lexie talked about the real pro athlete life! For all the guys as well that don’t make it to the nba or top league overseas for decades. What her and Gil were talkin about is the risk factor you run

[@JustScrollingandTrolling]

K Martin just shut Lexi up so quick 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@newelldavis1858]

ahh no he didn’t ..his experience is totally different that’s all ..she doesn’t make enough money to support an entourage

[@randononsense6369]

Lexi don’t know shit about this bc she barely make enough to take care of herself let alone the homies lol😂😂

[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

How about this, put away $5 million dollars every year of your career so that you will have equity over time and go to the owner and ask him about the best businesses to invest in like Magic Johnson did with Dr.Buss.

[@UptownV-hp3uf]

🎯🎯

[@NOELZ45]

What the hardest part brah being rich let me kno i live in a secuon 8 apartment a struggling cna 46 male blk no excuse i go handle my business 😮😮

[@jeromejackson4210]

you may not become a leader because of the money but you do become an opportunity creator. Instead of giving how bout putting your people in position to earn and or grow a business or something of that nature.

[@unfiltered_reaction952]

Bj, the person that didn't need to make it this guy's hates his success but wants the notoriety for what he's done. Dude said once, he hates that his mom asked him for something, right after saying my mom used to have to make ends meet to get him to all the Aau's and bb camps😢.

[@invincible0463]

Tbf he also said his mum was signing contracts for him that gave her a % of all his shit without him knowing... I would take care of my mum regardless but I feel if you're a good parent and raised your kids right they would naturally want to make sure you're good so you don't need to do sneaky shit like that

[@brandongray2567]

People who have the most money usually are the most influential that really shouldn’t be up for debate.

[@chitownmo]

Who to trust. Money management. Preparation for career ends/Options after.

[@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m]

Exactly don’t buy expensive shit if you don’t need it. Spend your money on shit that will benefit you long term like personal trainers, strength and conditioning coach, a personal chef, nutritionist, a clothes stylist if you don’t know how to dress yourself.

[@c7lee]

These guys have never heard the saying: give a Man a fish, feed him for a day, teach him how to fish, feed him for a lifetime.

[@quintushoward9968]

Where Michael Jaques at K-Mart? U 2 was Hell 2 Defend in the paint.

[@SLSMe]

People knock on Shad but all he’s saying is that once the weight of security is put on your shoulders, you have to be ready for a leadership role. Outside of that FA issue, I haven’t heard of him having money issues.

[@howardmighty6764]

They should bring Bronny on to talk about how difficult he had it growing up.

[@Lamborghinikid23]

McCants never pulled in bread like that 🤣 this man talking like he had a max deal.

[@roksoulo]

Listen to Dave East song "Corey" sums this whole thing up

[@eodmadeit]

It’s not about who has the most money that makes you a leader. It’s Your Heart. MANSA MUSA was a Real Leader. 400 billion in Gold. He Blessed A lot of People with that Gold, Because He, like them, Knew What it felt like to Have Nothing, and So When He Rose to Power, He Blessed Every Piece of Land He Set Foot On. That’s what makes you a Leader. Your Heart.