"Don't play with my boo": Gilbert Arenas' wife Melli Monaco, Kobe Bryant's ex-teammates stunned at Alijah Arenas' monster dunk

Gilbert Arenas' son Alijah Arenas is rising quickly among the top high school players in the country and Gil's wife Melli Monaco has been loving his journey. Alijah made a hyped-up play in one of his Chatsworth High School's games and Monaco, along with former NBA players, were left in awe of the player.

Monaco posted two videos of Alijah Arenas' thunderous dunk on her Instagram story. The play showed the son of the former NBA player taking the ball full court toward the basket. He beat his primary defender outside the perimeter and went on to posterize the shot blocker.

"Don't play with my boo 😤," Monaco wrote in the caption.

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Monaco posted the video from another angle, giving a closer look at the massive dunk by Arenas' eldest son. However, the extended video also included the reaction of Kobe Bryant's former LA Lakers teammate Nick Young.

As soon as Alijah threw down the massive dunk on his defender, Young moved away from near the basket and started laughing in bewilderment.

"A better view 😤," Monaco wrote in the caption.

"(Nick Young) was terrified. 😱."

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Kobe Bryant's other former teammate, Matt Barnes, also gave props to the young high school star. Barnes commented on a post on Instagram, sharing his feelings about the dunk.

"Damn," Barnes wrote in the comments.

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Gilbert Arenas' ex Laura Govan posts a clip of son Alijah Arenas going against Kevin Durant

Gilbert Arenas' eldest son Alijah Arenas is not even in college right now and in a rare opportunity, the youngster got to play against one of the basketball GOATs, Kevin Durant.

Beaming with pride, like any mother, Alijah's mother and Gil's ex-fiancee Laura Govan posted a clip of her son going up against the Phoenix Suns superstar. The workout session was held by Proactive Sports Performance in California.

"My baby going work !!!" Govan wrote in the caption of the clip she posted on her IG story.

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From his unique ability to create his own offense and exploits at the defensive end, Alijah is closing in on the best high school basketball players in the country. Even after his reclassification into 2025 class, Alijah Arenas has been ranked among the top seven players in the country by 247 Sports Composite.

Moreover, at 6-foot-6, Gilbert Arenas' son already has offers from 17 best colleges in the country. He has offers from Texas, Arizona State, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Washington State and others. He is yet to make his commitment.