“This sh*t was so funny": Sheryl Swoopes left in splits over Gilbert Arenas' podcast 'dr*g deal' jab

WNBA analyst Sheryl Swoopes was a guest on Gilbert Arenas' eponymous podcast, where she discussed basketball in every capacity. During the conversation, Swoopes was seen trying to silence her phone as notifications rained in.

The busy phone caught the attention of the co-hosts, triggering a fun back-and-forth in which they joked about Swoopes’ calls. One of the hosts even quipped that the call might be about a drug deal.

“What you got over there? Drug Deal?" Josiah Jackson asked Swoopes, before the hosts came up with a few more hilarious jests.

Swoopes then reacted to the fun moment in the comment section of the show’s Instagram reel on Thursday.

“This shit was soooo funny!!!,” she wrote.

Sheryl Swoopes' comment

“😂😂😂 don't come for me!” she added.

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While it was not disclosed why Swoopes’ phone was ringing during the segment, it made a great moment on the show, as the WNBA veteran analyst could not stop laughing.

Swoopes has been a fixture of the "Gil’s Arena" episodes, especially during the WNBA season.

Sheryl Swoopes has been involved in the WNBA since its inaugural season in 1997, when she was drafted by the Houston Comets. She played in the league for 14 years and spent nine years as a coach, before transitioning into an analyst for local broadcasts. She was also inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Sheryl Swoopes on Angel Reese exceeding expectations

Sheryl Swoopes had been a critic of Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark at the start of her first WNBA season. However, as Clark adjusted to the professional league, Swoopes changed her opinion of the rookie, en route to her leading the Fever to a playoff spot.

Despite Clark’s impressive first season, Swoopes believed Chicago Sky’s forward and Rookie of the Year runner-up Angel Reese exceeded expectations even more.

"Since the Olympic break, I think Caitlin Clark has been a hell of a player every single game," Swoopes said on Gil Arena's in September. "To me, Angel may have exceeded expectations even more so than Caitlin.

"When you're drafted No. 1, you're drafted No. 1 for a reason. ... When you look at Angel drafted No. 7, the expectations of people on her, to me, weren't the same." (45:42)

Clark was named the Rookie of the Year, averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.4 assists in her first season with the Fever. Meanwhile, Reese averaged a double-double of 13.6 points and 13.1 rebounds per game.

The two were named the only rookie All-Stars in the 2024 season, becoming two of the biggest stars in the sport despite playing in the WNBA for only one year.