One of the most controversial stars of the NBA of the last two decades states that it is in conversations with NBC to join its professional basketball coverage from next season.
NBC is one of the two 'new' stations for the NBA, with the league choosing them and Amazon to replace TNT from the 2025-26 season. ESPN still has its rights over the League.
Now, NBC, who previously had the rights of the NBA of 1954-1962 and 1990-2002, is in the process of building its talent list. A great name in NBA Middle has been linked to them.
The former star and podcasts of Washington Wizards Gilbert Arenas said she met with the station to discuss a role.
Dailymail.com has communicated with NBC Sports to confirm that these meetings took place and to ask if the sands are still being considered a job.
“I had a meeting with NBC,” Arenas said in a live broadcast earlier. 'They are still auditioning and interviewing other guests who could be part of the program.
Gilbert Arenas says he has met with NBC to discuss the network for NBA coverage
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“So I had my meeting, and the perspective they are coming is crazy,” he said.
Arenas continued: 'It's crazy crazy that people love me, and I am very grateful for the opportunities I put again in a desired position.
'Even if I can't get the work, the fact that I am even in the race, someone took me to the point where they are sitting having meetings of 8 o'clock. I am really grateful for that.
After the news came to social networks, NBA fans were not happy with NBC considering someone so controversial.
'These networks will never learn. He sees enemies more than hate, '' wrote a fan in X, previously Twitter.
A fan said: “Rip to any hope that NBA in NBC was less horrible than Espn/Tnt Gil is as if Kendrick Perkins would take crazy pills and then give his worst time of all time.”
'This would be catastrophicly bad. NBA Media will be terrible forever, 'said another user.
A media member of the NBA said: “NBC would immediately have the worst transmission team of the league.”
NBA fans were vowels in their opposition to the idea of hiring sands by NBC
Arenas has generated controversy both in his career and NBA player and in his career outside the court.
In particular, Arenas was suspended by a total of 50 games in the 2009-10 season for bringing a firearm to the Wizards wizard and attracting it to his teammate Javaris Crittendon in a discussion about game debts.
Police investigated the incident and accused Arenas of carrying a gun without a license. He was sentenced to two years of probation and 30 days in a house halfway.
Outside the court, Arenas has made a series of controversial racial statements about European players entering the NBA and on the international stars of Africa.
Following the Golden State Warriors star, Draymond Green, hitting the then center of Phoenix Suns, Jusuf Nurkic in December 2023, Arenas seemed to praise him.
“I know what Dray does,” Arenas said with a smile. 'You are taking these euros one at a time. The media are trying to push us to these euros and are drowning and hitting them. I understand it, baby. Do your thing.
“He obtained about six, seven more,” Arenas added.
Arenas shared the clip of the program in X, subtitled: 'Dray see these euros Takin the league of our people and fighting', with emojis that cry.
While he was with the Wizards, Arena was suspended 50 games for drawing a firearm on his teammate in the locker room. Then it also served two years of probation.
Outside the court, Arenas has made many controversial and 'xenophobic' statements in the media
Then, last summer, before the Paris Olympic Games, the Arenas belittled the South Sudan National Team, who almost achieved a great surprise from the United States.
'We almost lost to the tribe there. This is crazy, (Joel) Embiid there, throwing the game for his cousins and his shit, '' Arenas said after the loss. He also imitated a dart and took an opportunity for the quality of life in South Sudan saying that “they get their US shoes” and that “they do not even have basketball tires … they shoot in peach baskets on land. '
Arenas apologized for his comments, but he did it in a revealed way when the former NBA star, Luol Deng, called him.
“@Luoldeng9 I respected you as a player and I will do it as a coach (forgiveness for my disrespectful comments),” Arenas said before adding: “Good luck but not enough luck to win the” Silver “gold is all USed.”
Recently, NBC confirmed that they would add Miller as the main transmissions analyst. The network has also added to Jamal Crawford.