Homeless Man Helps Ex-NBAer Gilbert Arenas Win $300K in California Lottery

*Retired NBA star Gilbert Arenas credits the generosity of a homeless man for his recent come up in the lottery game.

As noted by the LA Times, the three-time all-star bagged more than $160 million in his 11-year NBA career, and on Sunday he added $300k more to his fortune. 

According to Arena’s Instagram post, here’s how it went down:

Arenas had eight minutes to get to his preferred gas station in Calabasas, Calif. to play the same lottery numbers he always plays.

He only had $10 cash and no gas in his tank, so when he stopped to quickly fill up at a random gas station, a homeless man asked for some spare change. Arenas explained his situation to the man, and offered to give him $5 and keep the other $5 to pay for gas.

The man said that wouldn’t be enough to get Arenas to the spot the usually plays the lotto, so he told Arenas to “Keep the $10 and after you win, hook me up with $20. I know you’re going to win.”

Read the full story via the IG post below. 

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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

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By the time Arenas arrived at his “hook up gas station,” it was closed.

What he didn’t know at the time was that the store owner played his lottery numbers.

The next morning, Arenas woke up to a text telling him he won $300,000. When he hit up the gas station, the owner explained that he was the one who texted Arenas with the good news.

The NBA star took to Instagram to share the tale of his surprising luck. 

“This caption is not about good deed but about a struggling mans sacrifice and belief,” Arenas wrote Sunday in an Instagram post (see post above).

True to his word, Arenas said he found the homeless man from the gas station and “gave him his cut.”

“He jumped up and hugged me for 5 mins crying and then started to pray,” wrote Arenas, who also posted images of the text he received about his winning lottery ticket.

“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,” he added. 

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