Gil's Arena
Hosted by Gilbert Arenas and Josiah Johnson and Nick Young and Rashad McCants and Brandon Jennings and DeMarcus Cousins and Skip Bayless and Swaggy P and Kenyon Martin and Brendan Haywood and Evan Turner · Playmaker and iHeartPodcasts
4.6from 1,136 ratings
- 488
- Episodes
- 290
- Transcribed
- 1,136
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 876M
- YouTube views
About Gil's Arena
Founded and run by the one and only, Gilbert Arenas. LIVE Mon-Fri 11:30PT/2:30 ET on YouTube. Beyond becoming one of the most unstoppable scorers of his era, Agent Zero is one of the most celebrated personalities the league has ever seen. Follow along for his insight, views on the game, and theories that will make you look at basketball (plus the world around it) differently… https://www.youtube.com/@GilsArenaShow/ (https://www.youtube.com/@GilsArenaShow/)
- Publisher
- Playmaker and iHeartPodcasts
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 21 Feb 2023
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
290 of 488 episodes have a transcript.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Arena Debates KD's Legacy, LeBron Being Labeled "PERFECT", & AJ Dybantsa's Hype Part 1
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Houston's New Big 3, Utah's Roster Upgrades, & Steve Ballmer's SUSPENSION Set the ARENA OFF! Part 2
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Houston's New Big 3, Utah's Roster Upgrades, & Steve Ballmer's SUSPENSION Set the ARENA OFF ! Part 1
Inside a recent episode
The Arena Debates KD's Legacy, LeBron Being Labeled "PERFECT", & AJ Dybantsa's Hype Part 1
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So when September came, I was then in peak shape. So, you know, when we were playing, you know, especially D.C., you had real basketball runs. So even though they wasn't pro, they was very high level skilled. So, you know, I'll stay there. We'll play fives. We'll run all day. And then before the runs, I'll do the blitzer work. So we'll go all the way at the top and we'll go up and down. Right. You know, time to beat was like, you know, nine to 11 minutes. In the arena, so we'll go up top, and we're going up and downs all the way around. All the stairs. Yep, all the stairs, all the way up and down. […]
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- Danny Green
- Marques Johnson
- Iman Shumpert
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 876,009,800
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 430 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 706 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 88 / 100
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- Quality
- 100
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts Gil's Arena?
Gilbert Arenas and Josiah Johnson and Nick Young and Rashad McCants and Brandon Jennings and DeMarcus Cousins and Skip Bayless and Swaggy P and Kenyon Martin and Brendan Haywood and Evan Turner host the show. Published by Playmaker and iHeartPodcasts.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does Gil's Arena take guests?
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