One would be hard-pressed to find many supporters of Draymond Green’s actions earlier this week – but there is an ex-NBA star who seemingly does. Green is serving an indefinite suspension after striking Jusuf Nurkic on Tuesday, putting him on the floor. However, Gilbert Arenas, perhaps jokingly, praised Green. “I
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When Coco Gauff and Zendaya Need Tennis Tips, They Ask Brad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert — tennis junkie, junkballer, commentator, coach of legends — had roughly seven minutes to trade his coaching hat for a microphone, to shift from helping Coco Gauff manage her third-round match Friday night to interviewing Novak Djokovic in the tunnel before his. That match, by the way, ended
Gilbert Arenas unleashes on former player who said his Lebanese team could beat defending champion Nuggets
Noah Lyles’ recent criticism of NBA players calling themselves “world champions” has gotten heat from current and former basketball players. But no one’s reaction was as spicy as Gilbert Arenas’. In a recent episode of his “Gil’s Arena” podcast, Arenas, Rashad McCants and other former NBA stars were discussing Lyles’
Ex-NBA star Gilbert Arenas dismisses possibility of transgender woman playing in WNBA
Transgender women in female sports have become a flashpoint across the United States over the last 18 months after Lia Thomas became the first transgender woman to win an NCAA championship in swimming. Even as the notion of transgender participation gets injected into the political stream, former NBA star Gilbert
Ex-NBA star Gilbert Arenas takes shot at LGBT community: 'Most unfair group walking the planet right now'
Gilbert Arenas, a former NBA point guard and three-time All-Star with the Washington Wizards, described the LGBT community as the “most unfair group walking the planet right now” in a recent interview. Arenas sat down with Vlad TV for a wide-ranging interview published Monday and talked about weaponizing words, cancel
Elizabeth Gilbert halts release of a new book after outcry over its Russian setting
Elizabeth Gilbert is delaying publication of The Snow Forest, a novel set in Russia, after receiving an outpouring of “anger, sorrow, disappointment and pain” from Ukrainian readers who object to releasing any work about Russia. Here, in this photo from September 2010, Gilbert arrives at the European premiere of the
Elizabeth Gilbert, Author of ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ Pulls New Book Set In Russia
The best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert said Monday that she had indefinitely delayed the publication of her upcoming book after she was criticized online for writing a novel set in Russia. The move comes as publishers and institutions struggle with how to handle Russian art and literature as the war in
What Gilbert Arenas Wants Ja Morant to Know
Gilbert Arenas figured it was an old video. There was no way, he thought, Ja Morant could have done the same thing so soon after his mea culpa. Not with all that was at stake. “Once I realized it was a new one, there was nothing else to say,” Arenas,
Nick Gilbert, son of Cavaliers team owner Dan Gilbert, dead at 26
Nick Gilbert, the son of Cleveland Cavaliers team owner Dan Gilbert who became the organization’s good luck charm at NBA Draft lotteries, has died. He was 26. Gilbert was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis (NF1) as a toddler. The disease is a genetic condition that causes non-cancerous tumors to grow on the
Rod Gilbert, Hockey Hall of Famer Known as Mr. Ranger, Dies at 80
Rod Gilbert, a quicksilver Hall of Fame forward for the New York Rangers who more than 40 years after his career ended remains the team’s leading scorer, died on Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 80. His wife, Judy Gilbert, confirmed the death on Sunday but did not