rpbooks Chapter 347
Chapter 347
Chapter 347
Arenas had the same tumultuous childhood as many black players.When his mother gave birth to him, she was just an underage girl. Although she wanted to raise Arenas independently, she was taken to the police station for picking quarrels with cronies.
Relevant authorities realized that the young Arenas lacked care, so they planned to place him in a local orphanage, but only with the consent of the child's father.
Arenas' father is also a big boy, but he quickly made a decision to raise his two-year-old son Arenas alone.
Arenas also spent his childhood in an unstable environment, but he was more naughty than James, and he was a little "devil" in the eyes of neighbors. At the age of 11, he devoted his excess energy to the sport of basketball.
Arenas' father became the coach of a local amateur team. Most of the children in the team were taller than Arenas, so he could only spend most of his time on the bench. His father explained to Arenas that To win.Arenas joined another team in a fit of anger, and scored 15 points against his father's team.
Arenas first studied at Birmingham High School in high school and was selected for the school's second team. At that time, he performed well, but his attitude towards the game was not serious. The coach at the time commented on him as "you have reached the upper limit of your ability".This sentence touched Arenas, who practiced almost from morning till night that summer.
In the fall, Arenas transferred to another high school, fought his way to a starting job, and a month later was the best player in the local league.In the last year of his high school career, Arenas dreamed of entering the UCLA Bruins, but the Bruins were waiting for Carlos Boozer's decision, which ultimately did not come true.
Among the universities willing to admit him, Arenas chose the University of Arizona.In two seasons at the University of Arizona, he averaged 15.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
In the summer of 2001, Arenas, who led the University of Arizona to the NCAA finals and failed to hit the championship, announced his participation in the draft and was finally selected by the Warriors with the 31st overall pick.
Arenas watched the draft on TV in a hotel in California, and saw that his name had slipped all the way, and no one cared about him. After the first round, he still did not have his name. He opened the window angrily and took the diamond watch and gold chain he just bought. Wait until the jewelry is thrown into the street.After turning off the TV, he cried and called his college coach.
The coach hurried to comfort him, saying that he was selected by the Golden State Warriors.Arenas issued a declaration at that time, less than the middle of the season, he will start.
In his rookie season, Arenas played 47 games on behalf of the Warriors, including 30 games as a starter.In the second season, Arenas played 82 games and was elected as the most improved player.
Arenas became a restricted free agent with an early Bird clause in the summer of 2003. The Washington Wizards offered him a contract with a starting salary of 850 million, but the Warriors only gave him an exception to the early Bird clause (490 million U.S. dollars), so they can't match this contract at all, and can only watch Arenas go to the Wizards.In order to protect the rights and interests of the home team, the league filled this loophole in the 2005 collective bargaining agreement, and the birth clause was called the Arenas Clause.
"Great General" is Arenas' nickname. He has countless domestic fans, but his achievements in leading the team are not outstanding. He is probably well-known by the famous advertisement.
Agent No. 0, Mr. Billion, these have become synonymous with Arenas.But after all, the basketball court is all about strength. When Arenas suffered frequent injuries and caused an uproar after the "gun door" incident broke out, he was suspended indefinitely by the league, and was finally announced to suspend 50 games.
The "Gun Gate" incident damaged Arenas' reputation in the Wizards. In the winter of 2010, the Wizards and the Magic completed a deal and traded Arenas for Rashad Lewis.
The cooperation between Arenas and the Magic was not successful. He only played 49 games for the team and averaged only 8 points per game.After a year with the Magic, Arenas was waived by the team with an amnesty clause.
Three months later, the Grizzlies decided to try and sign Arenas as a free agent with the veteran's minimum salary.But his situation is not as good as before, in a marginal position, playing 12.4 minutes per game and contributing 4.2 points.
In the winter of 2012, the CBA Shanghai Men's Basketball Club signed Arenas, but he was injured after only playing 6 minutes in the opening game.Arenas played only 14 games for the Shanghai team and only started once. He averaged 29.6 points, 20.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists in 3.0 minutes per game.
On November 2013, 11, Arenas accepted an interview with TMZ, announcing that he would never appear in a professional basketball game again and ended his professional basketball career.That year, Arenas was only 23 years old, at the peak age of a player.
Arenas did not lead the team to win a championship when he was a player, but there are two things in his career that are well remembered, one is to score high points, and the other is to celebrate lore.
On December 2006, 12, in the Wizards' away game against the Lakers, Arenas scored 18 points, 60 rebounds and 8 assists, dimming Kobe's 8 points.This is a deed that is talked about by the fans of the general, and it can somewhat represent his strength at that time.
In an interview after the game, Kobe said that Arenas' outburst was luck, but Arenas didn't think so. His answer was "I'm not worse than Kobe."
On January 2007, 1, not long after he scored 16 points at the Staples Center, Arenas made another major event well known to fans.
The Wizards played against the Jazz led by Deron Williams at home. At that time, the Wizards were in a losing streak and desperately needed a victory.The Jazz are a strong team.
The whole game, Arenas scored 51 points, but this is not the craziest part of the game.Arenas shot a three-pointer at the last moment, and turned around to celebrate before the ball missed the net, and then the basketball entered the net, which became one of the most classic shots in the NBA.Since then, both Nick Young and Klay Thompson have tried to celebrate in advance, but the effect of Arenas has never appeared again.
Arenas is a player with mixed reviews, as he has been since childhood, but he often tries to prove that you may be wrong.This is the unique charm of General Arenas.
Of course, the most classic is Adidas' tailor-made advertisement for Arenas, the story of Agent 0 Arenas.
Hi, I'm Gilbert Arenas and this is my story.
I played the first 40 games of my career on the bench.
They think I'm a zero, useless.I didn't complain, but kept training and training.It's not about me being able to play basketball anymore, it's about proving them wrong.
Why is my jersey number 0?Because I have to remind myself that every day I have to give it my all.
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