Gilbert Arenas makes his feelings clear on Alijah Arenas' rival Uriah Tenette after 110-point showdown

Gilbert Arenas follows the basketball careers of all his children closely. When his eldest son Alijah had an intense shootout against another explosive scorer, he had to let the world know how he felt.

At The Classic at Damien tournament on Friday, Alijah led his Los Angeles-based school Chatsworth High in a tight game against Arizona's Prescott High, which they lost 93-87 in overtime. However, the bigger story was the scoring production of Arenas and Prescott's star Uriah Tenette.

It was Tenette who hit a fadeaway jumper in the lane that tied the game at 78 and sent it to OT. Although Arenas outscored Tenette in the extra period 8-4, Prescott came away with the six-point victory.

Gilbert took to the comments section and commended Tenette after the game.

Gilbert Arenas praises Uriah Tenette on Instagram. Image source: IG.com/ballislife

"Uriah can hoop hoop exciting player," Gilbert wrote.

However, one fan called out Alijah for failing to stop Tenette. Gilbert saw the comment and responded.

"He plays PF on defense since he's 6'7," Gilbert wrote.

Gilbert Arenas has an extremely tough regimen for his son Alijah

Even at the high school level, scoring 50 points is a huge feat. For Alijah Arenas, it was not a byproduct of chance — it was the fruit of an unforgiving regimen instilled by his father, Gilbert Arenas.

On the Dec. 4 episode of "The Pivot Podcast," Gilbert talked about how he helped Alijah gain perspective and find the right motivation.

Gilbert pointed out one key difference between the background of players from the "hood" and the privileged upbringing Alijah enjoys.

"Their work ethic is coming from, 'I don't want to be here anymore,'" Gilbert said. "You (Alijah) don't have that."

He also talked about how he lit a fire under his son. According to the former Washington Wizards guard, he placed Alijah in five-on-one situations with older players to bring out the best in him.

"You have to create this tiger-like instinct just for survival," Gilbert said. "That's what I had to do with him."

Alijah is a five-star prospect in the Class of 2026. Per On3, he has received 17 offers, including from Alabama, Arizona, Kansas and UCLA, among others.