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The Amazing Story Of Gilbert Arenas Winning The Lottery Thanks To A Homeless Man

Gilbert Arenas not only was an amazing basketball player, but also one of the most entertaining people in the NBA circus.

He’s famous for being one of the most controversial players to ever play in the league, not least due to the gun incident in the Wizards’ locker room.

Arenas now revealed an incredible story of him winning the lottery. But this is not your typical ‘the rich get richer’ story, Agent Zero won that money thanks to a homeless man he met at the gas station. He told the crazy story on his Instagram account:

This caption is not about good deed but about a struggling mans sacrifice and belief. may 12th I rushed out the house to play my lotto numbers forgot my money and the car was on E‍. I had a whole $10 in the car I pulled up to the gas station to get $10 worth so I can head to (my hook up gas station) and then a struggling man says (hey sir can u spare me some change). my first thought was PHUCK I don’t have time for this shit today so I said mannn I have $10 for some gas and that’s it, I have 8 mins to get to the other gas station to play my numbers before it’s to late he says u can play here…

I said the other gas station lets me push the buttons myself he then says how far u going! My brain is saying (the fuck u asking all the questions for ) so I was only going to CALABASAS which was 7 mins away but lied and said Thousand Oaks which was at least 16 mins away so before he did the math on everything. I said “8 mins before the cut off but it’s 16 mins away” I said listen I’ll just use $5 dollars for gas and u can have the other $5. he then says (from here to Thousand Oaks and back) u won’t make it on $5 so KEEP the $10 and after u WIN hook me up with $20! I said are u sure he said yes I know ur gonna win. by the time I got to the my hookup gas station they were closed I guess they closed early for repair so I didn’t get to play my numbers.

I wake up to a text Wednesday morning saying congratulations U won 300k. I’ve heard this scammer type shit happening so I ignored the next becuz I didn’t get to play my numbers so I couldn’t have won shit….

I went to the gas station later that day to play powerball that was later that night and the owner runs out saying YOU WON i texted u. I said huh I didn’t play yesterday.. he said I played ur numbers for u becuz I was closing early and u WON long story short…..

I pulled up on my guy yesterday and gave him his cut (for his safety) won’t say the number he jumped up and hugged me for 5 mins crying and then started to pray. I’ve given back to the homeless BUT never was blessed by one his good hearted gesture of me making it back home blessed that ticket #happysunday

Gilbert Arenas/Instagram

Gilbert Arenas/Instagram

Gilbert Arenas/Instagram

While this is a great and entertaining story, one question remains; Why is Arenas continuing to play the lottery after earning over $160 million in his NBA career?!