Gilbert Arenas on Warriors signing Kevin Durant in 2016: 'Your guns weren't big enough to beat LeBron James and you had to get a bazooka''

Arenas, as you can see, was highly confused … that is until he saw Monaco holdin’ an engagement ring. Gil gladly accepted … going crazy after she put it on his finger. “[Monaco] surprised me with an engagement ring 🤯😏😏,” Arenas said in the IG post. “Got me feeling like a #Baddie 🤷🏾‍ City Boys they’re giving us engagement rings now 💯😂.” -via TMZ.com / August 15, 2024

It’s 2024, and men aren’t the only ones proposing nowadays! Just ask Gilbert Arenas’ fiancée … who returned the favor, asking the former NBA star to marry her just weeks after he got down on one knee asking her the same question. Confusing, we know. Here’s a breakdown. Arenas — who played 11 seasons in the NBA — asked his longtime girlfriend Melli Monaco to marry him last month at the Eiffel Tower … with a massive diamond ring, which the musician/YouTuber revealed on Instagram. -via TMZ.com / August 15, 2024

Mike Miller: ‘Shaquille O’Neal, the most dominant big I’ve ever seen. We had a defense for him, like we had the defense for him, and there was still nothing you could do with it. There was nothing you could do with the Big Fella, that’s it. He didn’t even know he got fouled! Half the time he didn’t know! I hit him so hard one time my arm hurt and I was like ’Damn, my bad Big Fella’, and he goes ‘Did you hit me?’ and I’m like ‘Come on man, get your ass out of here, you hurt my feelings.’ -via YouTube / August 14, 2024

He further detailed his approach to online exchanges, saying, “So, depending on how I feel, I’m gonna interact, and if you troll, I’mma troll back. If you show love, I’mma show love back. I try to reciprocate the energy as much as possible to give people more of an in-depth experience of who I am.” -via Clutch Points / August 21, 2024

At the event, moderated by former NBA player Jalen Rose, Durant was questioned about his proactive approach to handling social media criticism. In response, Durant explained the importance of interaction on these platforms: “Yeah, the whole point of having social media is to interact with people, right? So, you follow me for a chance to maybe interact with me.” -via Clutch Points / August 21, 2024

Anthony Edwards on Wolves sweeping Suns in last playoffs: I’m not going to lie I felt bad a little bit only because Kevin Durant is my favorite player of all time. I didn’t want to send him home like that but it happened, I felt bad. -via YouTube / August 21, 2024

LeBron James took his Olympics victory lap to Capri. Weeks after winning a gold medal for Team USA basketball, the Lakers superstar, 39, was photographed enjoying some downtime in Italy this week with wife Savannah. -via New York Post / August 22, 2024

Q. If Kobe Bryant were still alive today, would the GOAT conversation be more of a three-man race instead of the current two-man conversation between Michael Jordan and LeBron James? Magic Johnson: Yeah, because we know Kobe belongs in that conversation even today. Kareem, Kobe and they all wore the purple and gold. So I think about what Kobe meant to the game of basketball worldwide, and to me offensively he’s the second-best dude in terms of at that shooting guard, small forward positions behind Michael Jordan. When you think about scoring-wise nobody could stop Kobe just like nobody could stop Michael Jordan. -via YouTube / August 22, 2024

Magic Johnson believes much of the debate centers around Michael Jordan and LeBron James, but even now, Kobe belongs in that conversation. Bryant’s impact on basketball was profound, both on and off the court, and his legacy resonates worldwide still. “Offensively, Kobe stands out as one of the greatest. At the shooting guard position, or even as a small forward, he ranks just behind Michael Jordan,” Johnson said. “Regarding scoring, Kobe was virtually unstoppable, much like [Michael] Jordan. His skill set, determination, and ability to perform under pressure made him one of the most clutch players in NBA history. Kobe would be a top choice alongside Jordan if you needed one player to take the final shot with the game on the line. Both had the uncanny ability to either sink the shot, draw the foul, and calmly knock down the free throws to seal the victory. We witnessed Kobe do this countless times.” -via Nitecast Media / August 22, 2024