Overview
- Arenas posted a new Instagram video insisting he did not aid investigators in the recent NBA gambling cases and threatened defamation lawsuits over claims linking him to them.
- He acknowledged trolling with an 'Informant Lunch' gag and prior #SnitchingGilComingSoon quips but framed the bits as comedy and denied cooperating with authorities.
- Rachel Nichols resurfaced an old post suggesting Arenas might cut a deal, then deleted her update and noted his sense of humor after Arenas criticized her on his show.
- Arenas was indicted in July for allegedly hosting high‑stakes illegal poker games at his Encino home, pleaded not guilty, posted a $50,000 bond, and faces counts including making false statements to federal investigators.
- Federal arrests this week included Billups in a probe tied to rigged underground poker, Rozier over alleged sharing of inside information, and Damon Jones in a related case, with no public evidence that Arenas contributed to those investigations.