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Gilbert Arenas Reveals Gary Payton Gave Him His ‘Welcome To The NBA Moment’: ‘I Ran Off The Court So Damn Fast’

When you hear the name ‘Gilbert Arenas’ most of you probably think of the gun inciedent, but Gilbert Arenas was much more than that.

He was an elite NBA player, one of the best and most talented guards of our time. Gil was a three time All-Star and member of three All NBA Teams. In his second year in the league, Agent 0 won the MIP Award. In his prime year from 2003-2007, he was a matchup nightmare.

Arenas still remains one of the most honest people and now revealed the incredible story of how Gary Payton gave him his ‘welcome to the NBA moment’.

“It was seven minutes. Seven, eight minutes of a ass whoopin’ he was giving me. He had 17, ALL on me in that first five minutes… I got subbed out, I ran off the court so damn fast.”