"You're too dark": Gilbert Arenas bluntly agrees with Dennis Schroder’s frustration about being overlooked in Germany compared to Dirk Nowitzki 

Since moving on to a career as an analyst, Gilbert Arenas has been known to voice his opinion on most matters. Over the weekend, he discussed recent comments by NBA journeyman Dennis Schroder.

Most summers, players depart from their NBA teams to return home and play for their national team. Among those who have done so regularly for Germany is Schroder. Reflecting on his experience, Schroder said he would never get the same love and admiration as Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki. He believes that the main obstacle is the color of his skin.

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During a livestream over the weekend, Gilbert Arenas was asked about Schroder's outlook. He bluntly agreed with the point guard's comments.

"That's obvious, duh," Arenas said. "You're too dark, I get it. That makes sense."

Schroder has helped deliver a pair of medals for Germany. They took home a gold medal in the World Cup in 2023 and won bronze in EuroBasket in 2022.

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Gilbert Arenas defends Kobe Bryant following Jeff Teague's comments

In the same live stream, Gilbert Arenas came to the defense of LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant after former player Jeff Teague slighted some of the Hall of Fame guard's accomplishments.

On his Club520 podcast, Teague said he doesn't feel Bryant should have been named to 12 All-Defensive teams.

"If you made it once or twice or three times, they just start putting you on there," Teague said. "I played Kobe bro, he wasn't guarding like that."

Based on his experiences playing against Bryant, Gilbert Arenas feels the former Laker is more than deserving of such accolades.

"From what I seen him do to the two guards on our team," Arenas said. "Yeah, he was like that. He shut a n**** down."

From 1999 to 2012, Bryant found himself on an All-Defense team in every season but one (2005). What makes this feat even more impressive is that in nine of the 12 instances, he was named to the All-Defense First Team.