Gil's Arena

Stephen A Smith Makes A SURPRISE Return To Gil's Arena as the host of ESPN's First Take & King of Sports Media shocks Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew with a surprise appearance during their summer hiatus. Stephen A gets real on his relationship with LeBron James following their hostile feud sparked by SAS's Gil's Arena Debut and explains why he will never speak to the Los Angeles Lakers' sup...

Gil's Arena GOES WILD Over The Best Moments Of Season 3 as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew celebrate the final episode of Gil's Arena Season 3 by looking back on some the best moments, most hostile debates and greatest guest appearances of the season. Watch along as Gil & The Crew relive the most viral pieces of content that came out of the arena this season before moving over to break down...

Gil's Arena ERUPTS Over Their Top 10 Hoopers Of Each Decade as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew give their lists of their top 10 players from the 2000s & 2010s and spark countless hostile debates over where they rank players like Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, LeBron James and so many more. After that, they react to Andy Roddick responding to Gil's comments that tennis players...

Bronny James COOKING In Summer League FIRES UP Gil's Arena as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew react to Bronny's best game of the Summer and break down how the 55th overall pick is finally starting to look like an NBA Pro. They dissect why the young King looks more comfortable on the court and debate if the 20 year old deserves an opportunity to be part of the Los Angeles Lakers rotation this...

Gil's Arena Get HOSTILE Over Bleacher Report's Top 100 All Time Hoopers as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew react to Bleacher Report updating their list of the Best 100 players in NBA History and discuss what their ranking of Kobe Bryant at 11 below guys like Steph Curry & Larry Bird says about Gil's take that Kobe is an overrated sidekick. Next, they break down the opening games of NBA Summe...

Gil's Arena Previews Cooper Flagg's ELECTRIC NBA Debut as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arenas Crew preview Cooper Flagg's first NBA action as the #1 overall pick suits up for the Dallas Mavericks in NBA Summer league and debate if the most expensive Summer League game ever between Flagg and Bronny James will live up to the hype. Next, they react to Devin Booker becoming the highest paid player in th...

Gil's Arena Reacts To The OKC Thunder LOCKING UP Their Dynasty as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew react to The OKC Thunder signing Chet Holmgren to a monster rookie contract extension to lock up their Big 3 of Holmgren, Shai Gilgeous Alexander & Jalen Williams and debate what impact this will have on the reigning NBA Champions in both the long and short term. They also react to the NBA honor...

Gil's Arena SLAMS The Golden State Warriors For Still MESSING With Jonathan Kuminga as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew react to Steve Kerr publicly saying that their young superstar doesn't fit on the court with Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler despite the team holding him from exploring NBA Free Agency. The debate if the Warriors need to allow him to get a fresh start this summe...

Bronny James' Summer League Breakout FIRES UP Gil's Arena as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew react to Bronny James lighting up his first Summer League game with a 10 point showing & emphatic dunk over the Miami Heat and debate if the heir to King James' throne will crack the Los Angeles Lakers' rotation this season. They also discuss how LeBron James' uncertain future with the Lakers will im...

Gil's Arena Reacts To Damian Lillard CUT By The Milwaukee Bucks as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew react to the Milwaukee Bucks making a move to sign Myles Turner and release future Hall of Famer Damian Lillard in the process. They break down what this move means for the Bucks who are looking to rebuild a championship contender around Giannis Antetokounmpo and debate if releasing Dame will b...

LeBron James' Future With The Los Angeles Lakers FIRES UP Gil's Arena as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew react to LeBron James re-signing with the Los Angeles Lakers for one more season and break down what LeBron & Rich Paul were really saying with their comments on this decision. They debate if LeBron will stay in LA despite the team's failure to improve around him and dive into the rumors...

Gil's Arena Reacts To The 1st Round Of The NBA Draft as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew break down the storylines of the opening night of the NBA Draft and tell their stories of how it felt to hear their name called and enter the NBA. They kick things off with the #1 overall pick Cooper Flagg who landed with the Dallas Mavericks and discuss how the NBA's next rookie phenom will impact the te...

Gil's Arena Previews The 1st Round of The NBA Draft as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew break down a HUGE night for the NBA as they welcome in the next class of future superstars. They highlight the biggest star of the night in Cooper Flagg as the Duke phenom looks to join the Dallas Mavericks as the #1 pick and react to NBA legends like Allen Iverson and Kendrick Perkins calling him a genera...

Gil's Arena Reacts To The 1st BIG MOVE Of The NBA Offseason as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew react to the Boston Celtics tearing down their championship core and sending Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trailblazers in exchange for Anfernee Simons and 2nd Round Picks. They break down what this trade means for Boston as they know have to navigate next season without 2 key pieces on their roster...

Gil's Arena Reacts To An INSANE Final Day Of The NBA Season as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew return to Gil's Arena and react to one of the crazy ending of the 2024-25 NBA Season. They kick off the show by breaking down Game 7 of The NBA Finals where the OKC Thunder proved why they were the best team in the NBA all season and sealed their legacies with an NBA Championship over the Indiana P...

Gil's Arena Reacts To The Los Angeles Lakers' RECORD BREAKING Sale as the Gil's Arena Crew reacts to the Lakers getting sold for a record breaking $10 BILLION and break down what this means for LeBron James, Luka Doncic & The Legacy of one of the NBA's Most Storied franchises. Next, they break down the state of The Philadelphia 76ers as the team announced they plan on running it back with their co...

Gil's Arena Reacts To Stephen A Smith BLASTING Giannis Antetokounmpo & Ja Morant as the Gil's Arena Crew react to Stephen A Smith's viral takes surrounding the 2 NBA Superstar, where the ESPN media mogul labeled the Greek Freak as an underachiever if he doesn't win another NBA Championship and told Ja Morant to force his way off the Memphis Grizzlies before the team caves itself in. They debate is...

Baron Davis Breaks Down NBA Finals Game 5 With Gil's Arena as the legendary California hooper joins the Gil's Arena Crew to break down the OKC Thunder's huge win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals and react to the Thunder's dynamic duo lifting their team to within one win of the NBA Championship. They debate if this career altering performance solidified Shai Gilgeous Alexander &...

Gil's Arena Reacts To HUGE Trades Shaking Up The NBA as Gilbert Arenas, Norris Cole & The Gil's Arena Crew react to the Memphis Grizzlies big decision to trade Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic for a haul of 1st round picks and debate if this move was a fleece for the Grizzlies as they now grapple with the idea of trading Ja Morant & Jaren Jackson Jr. or a win for Orlando who now gets to pair Paol...

Lou Williams Breaks Down The Indiana Pacers' HUGE Win With Gil's Arena as the legendary hooper joins Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew inside the Arena to react to the Indiana Pacers big win over the OKC Thunder to take a 2-1 Series lead in the NBA Finals. They analyze what the Pacers did to take control over the NBA Finals and highlight how Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam, and Benn Mathurin...

Gil's Arena Reacts To Kevin Durant TWEETING Out His Future as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew react to Kevin Durant sparking trade rumors after a viral night on Twitter brought out reports that KD is on his way out of Phoenix in the coming weeks with teams like the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets and New York Knicks emerging as the favorites to land the legendary NBA Superstar. The Gil's...

Gil's Arena Names The X-Factors DECIDING The NBA Finals as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew debate which player outside of Shai Gilgeous Alexander & Tyrese Haliburton is having the biggest impact on the NBA Finals between the OKC Thunder and Indiana Pacers. They highlight how crucial Alex Caruso has been to the Thunder on both sides of the ball this season and break down how Pascal Siakam nee...

Gil's Arena Breaks Down Games 1 & 2 Of The NBA Finals as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew return to the Arena & recap an exciting weekend of NBA Finals action. They kick things off by celebrating Tyrese Haliburton's insane buzzer beater in Game 1 that sparked a viral moment with Gil switching teams mid-shot and debate if the Indiana Pacers deserved to win that game after the Thunder choked aw...

Gilbert Arenas DOUBLES DOWN ON His Hostile Karl Anthony Towns Take as Gil & The Gil's Arena Crew react to the discourse rocking the internet surrounding Gil's viral take on Karl Anthony Towns' defense and clarify what he meant while roasting the Big Bodega. They also react to Adam Silver confirming the NBA's decision to change the All Star Game to a USA vs the World format and debate once again if...

Gil’s Arena Predicts the NBA’s NEXT All-Time Greats as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew react to recent comments from the Minnesota Timberwolves stating that they believe their franchise player Anthony Edwards will be an all time great in the NBA and debate which current superstars like Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton will join him as the next class of NBA legends....