"NBA ready and still growing": Hoops fans react to Gilbert Arenas' son Alijah Arenas' dominant performance vs. Matt Barnes' twin sons

By Pranav Khatri

Modified Dec 16, 2024 18:07 GMT

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

Alijah Arenas, son of three-time NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, continues to prove why he's one of the top prospects in his class. After reclassifying from the Class of 2026 to 2025 on Dec. 3, he is expected to announce his college commitment soon. Until then, he remains a standout for Chatsworth High School in Los Angeles.

On Friday, Arenas led Chatsworth to a 77-72 victory over Crespi Carmelite High School (Los Angeles), playing against Isaiah and Carter Barnes, twin sons of 2017 NBA champion Matt Barnes.

The 6-foot-5 guard scored 35 points to secure the win, extending Chatsworth's unbeaten streak to 6-0. Highlights of his performance were shared on Instagram by "Ballislife."

The hoops fans were amazed by his performance and shared their reactions:

Hoops fans react to Gilbert Arenas' son Alijah Arenas' dominant performance vs. Matt Barnes' twin sons (IG/ballislife)

"NBA READY AND STILL GROWING HAS GREAT BALANCE FOOTWORK AND CAN CREATE HIS OWN SHOT 🔥," a fan said.

"Bro the hate is so real. Lol, this kid will be a 1st round pick. Argue with your mommy," a fan said.

"You cannot have this kid play 1s with Naz Reid and KEVIN DURANT and then just send boy back to highschool, no one will handle him😭," a fan wrote.

A fan commented about playing against the Barnes twins.

"Against his cousins - the barnes boys tough," a fan said.

"All these questions about the comp level .. like he wasn’t doing this against league players in workouts.. cmon dawg," another fan commented.

"Not Gone lie playing against someone like this would of made me better my game😂😂😂 cause buddy did not even pass the ball with 3 people on him and still score 😂," a fan wrote.

Latest on Alijah Arenas' college commitment

The hoops fans await the decision of the Chatsworth, CA native. According to On3, Arenas has received 20 offers from programs such as Kentucky, Butler, California, Oklahoma State, New Mexico, Washington State and UCLA, among others.

On3's recruitment prediction machine suggests that UCLA has the highest chance of landing Arenas (34.4%). They are closely followed by Arizona (30.1%). Other colleges, including Fresno State, Washington State and UTEP, have less than a 3% chance of signing Arenas.

Which college will we see Arenas play for next season?

Edited by Ribin Peter