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Gilbert Arenas Breaks Silence On Posting Bail In Illegal Gambling Case After Ex-Teammate Assumes His Guilt

Gilbert Arenas clears the air on social media, just hours after his arraignment and $50,000 bail in a federal indictment on charges of running an illegal gambling business in Los Angeles.

Chaitanya Dadhwal
Jul 31, 2025
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Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Moments after pleading “not guilty” in a federal case against him and coming out on a $50,000 bail bond, Gilbert Arenas went on social media to break his silence on the shocking news of his arrest that broke the internet on July 30. 

Following his release, he went on X to post a video of himself running down some stairs while extending his arms in a sign of victory and said:

“Can’t hold me, baby! They can’t hold me! Hello!”

“I’m back on the streets. This ain’t got shyt to do with me, just rented the house. Wasn’t a part,” he wrote in the caption.

Im Back on the Streets 🗣️This aint got shyt to do with me ' just rented the house' Wasnt apart pic.twitter.com/ALjozzhzoY

— Gilbert Arenas (@NoChillGilZero) July 31, 2025

This news came just hours after Arenas was arrested alongside five other defendants, one of whom had alleged links to an Israeli transnational crime group. Arenas’ trial date has been set for September 23rd, and he is mainly facing three charges. If found guilty on all three charges, Arenas could be looking at over a decade in prison. 


Ex-Teammate Reacts To Gilbert Arenas’ Arrest

Before the court decides on his guilt, the public has already begun their trial of Arenas, as his rivals and peers have begun making comments on the situation. While it was not surprising that Kwame Brown, who was Arenas’ teammate-turned-rival, was celebrating his arrest. 

But it was surprising to see his close peer, Nick Young, who also appears regularly on Arenas’ show, seemingly assume his guilt even before the trial. A clip of the former Lakers player’s reaction to the incident went viral just a few hours before Arenas was released on bail. 

“Stupid m*****rf****r gone man, they got him!” repeated Young multiple times at the beginning of the clip in disappointment. While Young showed support but he assumed Arenas is guilty of whatever they accused him of.

“Don’t worry about the show or nothing. Don’t worry about Gil’s Arena, I got that now. We might as well change the show to Swaggy’s Arena in conjunction with Gilbert’s. We’re gonna put a little Gilbert sign on the side, but it’s Swaggy’s Arena until you come back home.”

“My brother is an idiot, y’all, we’re gonna change the show from Gil’s Arena to Swaggy’s Arena.”

Young reassures Arenas that he could be headed to a comfortable prison, but once again, he’s assuming that he’s guilty. 

“What they said he did, he did it,” said Young while laughing about it on the clip as if this were a joke. 

“Underdog, don’t trip, they got a TV in there, he could still make his picks from a cell,” said Young hilariously, trying to reassure the sponsors of the show that Arenas would not be fully unavailable in prison. He then went on to make his demands from the show already, assuming that he gets to make the personnel decision. 

“I got some demands. I probably don’t want Kenyon on there either, cause I’m tired of his s**t too. I’m tired of Ken f***ing with me, take his a** to jail too.”

Nick Young reacting to Gilbert Arenas getting arrested:

" My brother is an idiot yall, we gonna change the show from Gil's Arena to Swaggy's Arena"

"Whatever they say he did… he did that shit might as well tell like DLO"

"Take Kenyon Martin next"

😂😂 pic.twitter.com/LcW1bqusHg

— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) July 31, 2025

Arenas was a veteran on the Wizards when Young was drafted by them as a rookie. Arenas mentored him for most of the time before Young moved on to the Clippers and eventually even joined the Lakers.

Considering that the trial is set for late September, Gilbert may still make a few appearances on his show before potentially facing prison. His sponsors have a major decision to make at this point on what to do about the show that seems to have gained a significant audience over time. 

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ByChaitanya Dadhwal
Chaitanya Dadhwal is an NBA Analyst and Columnist at Fadeaway World from New Delhi, India. He fell in love with basketball in 2018 after seeing James Harden in his prime. He joined the sports journalism world in 2021, one year before finishing his law school in 2022. He attended Jindal Global Law School in Sonipat, India, where his favorite subject was also Sports Law.He transitioned from law to journalism after realizing his true passion for sports and basketball in particular. Even though his journalism is driven by his desire to understand both sides of an argument and give a neutral perspective, he openly admits he is biased towards the Houston Rockets and Arsenal. But that intersection of in-depth analysis and passion helps him simplify the fine print and complex language for his readers.His goal in life is to open his own sports management agency one day and represent athletes. He wants to ensure he can help bridge the gap in equal opportunity for athletes across various sports and different genders playing the same sport.
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