Gilbert Arenas

Gilbert Arenas: Biography in Details

Who is Gilbert Arenas?

Gilbert Arenas is a former professional basketball player from America. Previously, Gilbert Arenas played for Golden State Warriors, Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic, and Memphis Grizzlies. Furthermore, he is also a three-time NBA All-Star and a three-time member of the All-NBA Teams.

Besides this, he also got the award 0f the NBA’s Most Improved Player in the 2002–03 season. Currently, Gilbert runs a daily sports show on Complex News’s YouTube Channel with Mia Khalifa.

Gilbert Arenas: Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Gilbert was born on January 6, 1982, in Tampa, Florida, United States. Talking about his nationality, he is American and his ethnicity is African-American. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles.

From the beginning of his childhood, he had a keen interest in basketball and also began to train from a very early age. Moving towards his education, he attended Ulysses S. Grant High School. Later, he played basketball at the University of Arizona.

Is Gilbert Arenas active on social media?

Gilbert is not so active on social media such as Twitter and Facebook. Although, he holds an Instagram account in which he has more than 894k followers.

Gilbert Arenas: Career, Net Worth, and Awards

Gilbert began his basketball career at his college. Initially, he played basketball at the University of Arizona. However, he started to pursue his professional basketball career in 2001 when he first entered in 31st overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft as a Golden State Warrior player. During his career, he played 30 games and averaged 10.9 points per game. Moreover, he also won the NBA Most Improved Player Award as well as the Most Valuable Player of the Rookie-Sophomore game during the NBA All-Star Weekend.

After playing the 2002-03 season at Golden State Warrior, he signed for Washington Wizards in a six-year contract worth $60 million. In the 2005-06 NBA season, he averaged 29.3 points, two steals, and 6.1 assists per game. Back in 2006, he scored a career-high 60 points, adding 8 rebounds and 8 assists against Los Angeles Lakers. This was also a Wizards’ player for most points scored in a game by an individual. Furthermore, he signed a new deal worth $111 million for another six years with the Wizards. Although in the next two seasons, he couldn’t play so well and ended with an average of 17.3 points per game and a bad 6–18 record in the 2010-11 season.

After leaving Wizard, Gilbert moved to the Orlando Magic for Rashard Lewis. Just after a season, he moved to Memphis Grizzlies on March 20, 2012. Back on November 19, 2012, this veteran basketball player signed with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association. In addition, he averaged 20.7 points per game, 7.3 rebounds per game, and 3.0 assists per game in his first season. Currently, he runs a daily sports show on Complex News’s YouTube Channel with Mia Khalifa.

Being a former basketball player, he pockets a healthy amount of money from his profession. Currently, he has a net worth of $40 million as of 2023.

So far, Gilbert has won the award 0f the NBA’s Most Improved Player in the 2002–03 season. Apart from that, he is also a three-time NBA All-Star and a three-time member of the All-NBA Teams.

Gilbert Arenas: Rumors and Controversy

Once, Gilbert was dragged into a controversy as he said, Laura Govan was a ho and a liar. Furthermore, he also said, “handle your situation without using me as your scapegoat.” Back in 2017, there was also a rumor that he and Mia Khalifa are going to host and show, and currently they are hosting a daily sports show on Complex News’s YouTube Channel.

How tall is Gilbert Arenas?

Gilbert has a towering height of 6 ft 3 inches and weighs 90 kg. Furthermore, he has black eyes and black hair. Besides this, there is not any information regarding his other body measurements.

References: (https://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/athletes/nba/gilbert-arenas-net-worth/)

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