NBC Interested In Hiring Gilbert Arenas, Despite Long History Hateful Commentary Toward White Players

Gilbert Arenas says he is in talks with NBC Sports about joining the network as a lead analyst for its NBA coverage next season.

Fans of a previous generation of professional basketball likely read that line and questioned NBC's interest in hiring a former player best known for bringing four guns into an NBA locker room, leading to felony charges. But fans of this generation are probably just as puzzled by the talks, considering what Arenas has become.

Since retiring from the NBA, Arenas has built a media career around, quite simply, disparaging white basketball players by pushing the idea of black superiority.

Note: Arenas often couches his targeting of white players as targeting of European players. As if that is better.

Last year, Arenas defended Draymond Green's history of on-court violence against white and European players and then encouraged active black players to assault more white players.

Take a look:

"They are taking the league from our people," said Arenas.

Translation: Like Kenridk Perkins, Arenas feels the influx of European players has allowed white people to catch up to black athletes. He can't stand that.

A week after Arenas' call to action, a black player, Isaiah Stewart, from the Pistons punched a white player, Drew Eubanks, during a pre-game confrontation.

Just wait until Arenas is preaching to millions of viewers on NBC. Apparently, calling for violence against white players is far from a dealbreaker for NBC Sports.

But Arenas has requests for more than just black players. He recently called upon the NBA to exile all European players from the league. 

"I know what they can do [to fix the NBA]. Get rid of all the Europeans," Arenas said on his podcast about the state of the NBA. "You go to college