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.

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Jason Richardson: One game, he was playing like trash in the first half—might’ve had one point. At halftime, the buzzer sounds, and Gilbert sprints straight to the locker room. We get in there a few minutes later, and Coach starts drawing up plays. "Gilbert, when you see this, you gotta turn this way and pass the ball." No answer. "Gilbert?" Coach turns, and Gilbert is in the shower—full uniform on. Jersey, shorts, shoes, everything—under the shower. Coach just stares at him like, What the hell? Gil walks out, dripping wet, puts on dry sneakers, and says, "I had to wash that off." He goes back on the court and drops 29 in the second half. This dude literally washed off a bad game. -via YouTube / 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

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