Gilbert Arenas Claims To Win $300,000 In Lottery With Help Of Homeless Man

Former NBA Player Gilbert Arenas won $300,000 in the lottery, thanks to the help of a homeless man. Arenas explained how exactly it went down on his Instagram.

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“This caption is not about good deed but about a struggling man’s sacrifice and belief,” Arenas begins the story. He explains that a homeless man asked him for money, but after learning he only had $10 left to spend on gas, the man told Arenas to keep it. He said, “keep the $10 and after u win, hook me up with $20,” referring to lottery ticket Arenas planned to purchase.

The next day, the former NBA player received a text telling him he won. Arenas says he paid the homeless man an undisclosed amount of money afterward.

Check out the full story below: 

This caption is not about good deed but about a struggling mans sacrifice and belief ?? may 12th I rushed out the house to play my lotto numbers?forgot my money and the car was on E??‍♂️ I had a whole $10 in the car??? I pulled up to the gas station to get $10 worth so I can head to (my hook up gas station) and then a struggling man says (hey sir can u spare me some change) my first thought was ?PHUCK I don’t have time for this shit today? so I said mannn I have $10 for some gas and that’s it,I have 8 mins to get to the other gas station to play my numbers before it’s to late? he says u can play here…I said the other gas station lets me push the buttons myself? he then says how far u going! My brain is saying (the fuck u asking all the questions for ) so I was only going to CALABASAS which was 7 mins away but lied and said Thousand Oaks which was at least 16 mins away so before he did the math on everything I said ” 8 mins before the cut off but it’s 16 mins away” I said listen I’ll just use $5 dollars for gas and u can have the other $5 ? he then says (from here to Thousand Oaks and back) u won’t make it on $5 so KEEP the $10 and after u WIN hook me up with $20! I said are u sure he said yes ? I know ur gonna win? by the time I got to the my hookup gas station they were closed I guess they closed early for repair so I didn’t get to play my numbers??? I wake up to a text Wednesday morning saying congratulations U won 300k ? I’ve heard this scammer type shit happening so I ignored the next becuz I didn’t get to play my numbers so I couldn’t have won shit….I went to the gas station later that day to play powerball that was later that night and the owner runs out saying YOU WON i texted u ? I said huh I didn’t play yesterday..he said I played ur numbers for u becuz I was closing early and u WON ?? long story short…..I pulled up on my guy yesterday and gave him his cut (for his safety) won’t say the number ?he jumped up and hugged me for 5 mins crying and then started to pray? I’ve given back to the homeless BUT never was blessed by one ??? his good hearted gesture of me making it back home blessed that ticket? #happysunday

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