"It's called in yo face": Gilbert Arenas' ex Laura Govan is a proud mom as son Alijah Arenas pulls off an impressive poster dunk on opponent

By Nishant

Modified Jan 25, 2025 17:30 GMT

Day two CIF State basketball championship games at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. - Source: Getty

Laura Govan, the ex-partner of Gilbert Arenas and mother of the Arenas siblings, is often seen attending her children's games. She is also very vocal with her support and appreciation on social media.

On January 25, she shared glimpses from both Hamiley Arenas and Alijah Arenas’ games. In a video posted on her Instagram story, Alijah pulled off a poster dunk over his opponent. Cheers and applause followed as the crowd was amazed.

“It’s called in YO face @alijah0arenas 🤦🏾‍♀️,” Laura Govan captioned the story.

In the next story, there was another angle of the move, along with a close-up of the cheerful reaction from the audience.

“Come On Baby… 🔥 @alijah0arenas,” she wrote on the story as she expressed her appreciation for her son.

In the following stories, Govan shared her pictures with her children, Alijah Arenas, Hamiley Arenas, and Aloni Arenas, with the caption:

“Me & Them… ♥️♥️♥️”

On Friday, Chatsworth played Cleveland in a West Valley League game. The game ended in overtime, with the former suffering a 76-74 defeat. The main contributors to Cleveland’s victory were Roman Finney, who contributed 16 points and four steals, and Louisville commit Kamari King, who contributed 18 points. Cayden Kelly also added 21 points. For Chatsworth, the overall No. 13 in the Class of 2025, Alijah Arenas was the top scorer with 35 points.

The match marked Chatsworth's first defeat in the league. Their record is down to 2-1 in the current league and overall to 12-7. Cleveland marked their tenth consecutive win, which has improved their record to an overall 15-4.

Alijah Arenas Shares Sister Hamiley Arenas’ First D1 Offer

Hamiey Arenas shared the news of receiving her first offer from the University of Wisconsin through an Instagram post.

"After a great conversation with Head Coach Marisa Moseley, I am blessed to say I have received an offer from the University of Wisconsin, Thank you for believing me!!♥️🤍#GoBadgers #godbless 🦡 @badgerwbb," she wrote in the caption, expressing her gratitude.

Alijah Arenas shared her post on his Instagram story with a series of fire emojis. With pride and support for his younger sister, the 6-foot-5 shooting guard wrote:

“@hamileyarenas0 first offer”

Hamiley is a combo guard and has been a top performer for her team since her high school team since her debut. She averages 22.8 points, 3.3 assists, 12.7 rebounds, 3.2 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game in the current season.

Edited by Sidharta Sikdar