RJ’s Trade to Milwaukee Amuses Gilbert Arenas Greatly
Due to his easy-going personality and refreshing candor, to say nothing of his talents, Gilbert Arenas is one of the more popular players in the entire League. Don’t tell that to anyone living in Milwaukee, though. He’s now public enemy numero uno in that city.
Agent Zero came out of temporary blogging retirement yesterday to catch up on his whirlwind summer, and in the middle of a wide-ranging post, he made fun of former college teammate Richard Jefferson for ending up in godforsaken Milwaukee.
Richard Jefferson going to Milwaukee …. HAHAHA! Oh man, now that is funny. When I heard that, I started laughing. Oh man, did I start laughing. You know why? Because every player hates Milwaukee. Nobody wants to live in Milwaukee. I’m sorry, Milwaukee, to come down hard on you, but no one in the NBA wants to play in Milwaukee.
From him going from New Jersey, actually from New York (because he lives in New York), from New York to Milwaukee is like going … let’s just say it’s not going to sit well with you. That was a funny one when I heard that one. I know Yi is happy though.
Bet you won’t see that quote in the Milwaukee Bucks’ media guide next season!
Come to think of it now, has anyone ever said something positive about Milwaukee?
72 Responses to “RJ’s Trade to Milwaukee Amuses Gilbert Arenas Greatly”
Jul.15 at 9:06 am
Tuomas says:
Didn’t Spree live there at some point or another?
Jul.15 at 9:08 am
TADOne says:
Truth hurts.
Jul.15 at 9:14 am
Tariq says:
Milwaukee is better than Exeter. Much better. At least nobody calls you “govna” and sh*t in Wisconsin. Plus, no chimneysweeps or dudes that say “cheers” as a greeting.
Jul.15 at 9:14 am
Benoit Benjamin says:
I used to live in Carmel, Indiana, and even I think Milwaukee sucks.
Jul.15 at 9:14 am
Money Bill Williams says:
i hope gil comes out with a milwaukee themed gil zero adidas. The colourway could feature a pic of RJ crying red white and green tears and on the inside gil laughing at him
Jul.15 at 9:15 am
Tariq says:
This reminds me that I need to find somewhere fun to get my PhD. Sorry, Purdue, evidently.
Jul.15 at 9:16 am
Tariq says:
The NBA should expand to Nebraska and call the team The Nebraska Bi-Polars.
Jul.15 at 9:20 am
mike says:
i agree with arenas, in my first year of NBA league pass, I just couldn’t tolerate watching any games played in milwaukee. the court and staadium is so plain and the camera view is far away at half court. no x-mo closelups like the lakers have.
Jul.15 at 9:22 am
mat smith says:
Alice Cooper “I believe the native americans named it mee-lee-wak-ah pete” Wayne “does this guy know how to party or what!”
Jul.15 at 9:23 am
ber says:
wouldn’t it be funny if he gets traded there?
Jul.15 at 9:23 am
Money Bill Williams says:
i can’t wait to see mooses comment. he will probably argue that milwaukee is a niceer place to live than nyc, miami or other places that interest you americans
Jul.15 at 9:31 am
Jukai says:
Ah, Milwaukee… where rampant cold meets rampant unemployment. I’ve been there, it’s sort of like upstate New York where the city is more abandoned then it is filled. Lots of depressing boarded up buildings and such.
Jul.15 at 9:35 am
TADOne says:
I guess I should like Milwaukee then, since it mirrors Detroit.
Jul.15 at 9:37 am
Hursty says:
@Jukai- sounds like Detroit to an extent by reports. Also, stop stealing my line TAD ( as in the Marbury trade/PP comment). I was laughing when I first read that one his blog too.
Jul.15 at 9:38 am
Hursty says:
damn TAD, that was some psychic sh*t right there dude. I hadnt refreshed and then you wrote that…. wooooooow!
Jul.15 at 9:39 am
Money Bill Williams says:
sounds like the mighty wollongong,NSW too!
Jul.15 at 9:42 am
Hursty says:
um… no Sonny. Not to that extent. Try The Block in Redfern or Blacktown.
Jul.15 at 9:43 am
Hursty says:
btw, what team your brother play for? and change that damn screen name.
Jul.15 at 9:49 am
Junio says:
Well, in the ‘Love Actually’ movie, they show Milwaukee as a cold city with gorgeous and kinky women….I’d like to go there check.
Jul.15 at 9:51 am
ktokyo says:
ouch! At least there will be one Milwaukee game worth watching this year — This just in! Kevin Love is a bust! The second-coming of Bryant “Big Country” Reeves — Pape Sow — Pape Sow — Pape Sow —
Jul.15 at 9:52 am
Jukai says:
Whoa whoa whoa, guys, I said Milwaukee was bad.. I never said it was DETROIT bad!
Jul.15 at 10:04 am
Hursty says:
where the fu*k is everyone?
Jul.15 at 10:11 am
Benoit Benjamin says:
Nice wayne’s world line Mat. I believe this is the best milwaukee reference in a movie.
Jul.15 at 10:14 am
akimana says:
LOL at Tariq I think you went to school with my sis at Exeter, and yea she didn’t like it much either
Jul.15 at 10:17 am
Hursty says:
Tariq, unfortunately for me, I am becoming more confused as to your actual cultural(ness) since you were educated in the U.S but live in S.A right? But last I heard you were in Hong Kong? man….. I wanna travel.
Jul.15 at 10:18 am
Chou says:
I love how Gil talks about his trip to the Philippines. It’s great to know he had a blast here. We’re ready for you to come back Gil!
Jul.15 at 11:19 am
the Monty Pistons says:
And how cool is it to cheer for a baseball team called “the brewers”? I heard they named the team that way because lots of people from milwaukee have german ancestors. That’s cool.
Jul.15 at 11:47 am
albie1kenobi says:
from the movie Dogma:
“were they sent to hell?”
“worse. Wisonsin. for the entire span of human history.”
Jul.15 at 11:54 am
Myles Brown says:
Now ask Minnesota why theyre talking about cap room to bring in free agents in 2010.
Jul.15 at 12:19 pm
Jackie Moon says:
JOe Alexander.
Jul.15 at 12:19 pm
Joel O's says:
@Tariq: Haha. Sounds like you’re stuck in a Mary Poppins film set.
Jul.15 at 12:21 pm
Brandon Hoffman says:
I suppose $111 million would encourage me to burn bridges with potential employers too.
Jul.15 at 12:22 pm
Jordan says:
Gilbert is an arrogant prick whose ego is larger than his salary and who doesn’t know a thing about the city.
Jul.15 at 12:39 pm
shy says:
It’s a pretty city, actually. the weather sucks, though.
Jul.15 at 12:42 pm
Bostwik says:
What’s funnier to picture is Gilbert ending up in Oklahoma City.
Jul.15 at 12:42 pm
blackjack says:
They named them the brewers because of the many breweries in milwaukee
Jul.15 at 12:58 pm
Ro says:
Spree live in Milwaukee.
he has a house on lake michigan. He is also the only blackman there. lol
Jul.15 at 1:13 pm
Mike D'Antoni says:
Most people don’t know this, but beer was actually invented in Milwaukee.
Jul.15 at 1:21 pm
underdog says:
They gonna love Gil when the Wiz in town.
Jul.15 at 1:25 pm
Chou says:
Anyone remember the team Milwaukee Beers from Baseketball?
Jul.15 at 2:04 pm
rav says:
right now, RJ is praying that arenas is going to get traded to oklahoma…
Jul.15 at 2:04 pm
Vince says:
is it a stretch to say Buffalo > Milwakee? for a Buffalonian i think not
Jul.15 at 2:49 pm
Jukai says:
Buffalo is NOT better than Milwakee…. but I wont get into that.
Jul.15 at 2:49 pm
LIJ says:
Milwaukee: Great brats and decent beer. Terry Cummings. An awesome, classy Museum of Art in a slick, modern building. Umm, cool uniform colors. What else can I say?
Jul.15 at 2:52 pm
what says:
Caron Butler is from Milwaukee aint he? or somewhere near there?
Jul.15 at 3:32 pm
Mo Charlo says:
In Futurama they refer to Milwaukee as the “most romantic place on earth.” Futurama is a sarcastic show.
Jul.15 at 4:12 pm
shy says:
The city is about 50% white, most of the rest being black and latino, though there are also a lot of laotians on the south side.
the best part about the city’s somewhat crappy reputation is it keeps all the haters from moving here. 
keep on hating, and keep on living in your smoggy, traffic ridden, crime infested, high cost of living coastal cities.
yeah, Caron Butler is from Racine, which is about 20 miles south of Milwaukee. Sprewell is not the only black man in Milwaukee.
Jul.15 at 4:36 pm
Jukai says:
Crime infested? Shy, the only other person besides Sprewell I know who loved living in Milwaukee was Jeffrey Dahmers.
Jul.15 at 5:43 pm
Jay Ross says:
I love Arenas, big Wiz fan. I also happen to live in Manhattan (NYC). Arenas is 100% right, Jefferson really loved the city here in NY. Milwaukee is a hard working city, but it also lacks any real excitement for a young professional athlete. Jefferson is definitely hurting, and Arenas knows him well. If Arenas is making fun of him, you can be sure there is a lot of truth to it….
Jul.15 at 5:44 pm
räuber hotzenplotz says:
at least he can f0cus on playing basketball there, in ny it’s just the other way round.
Jul.15 at 5:59 pm
Gerard Himself says:
it sucks that RJ isn’t with the Nets anymore, but yeah, there are probably people who are positive about Milwaukee. Maybe the Big O, and Andrew Bogut. But that is all.
Jul.15 at 6:00 pm
Gerard Himself says:
Speaking of the Nets, is Milwaukee interested in dealing Charlie Bell this summer?
Jul.15 at 6:22 pm
BETCATS says:
i would rather live in Milwaukee then hell, if those are 2 different places
Jul.15 at 7:04 pm
The Tree says:
Shy’s got a point. Milwaukee’s actually a nice city. I’d quit my job instantly if I was told it involved moving to the asshole of the earth-New Jersey. Anyone who says different, well I’ll just quote M. Jackson-”that’s just ignorant”.
Jul.15 at 7:06 pm
The Tree says:
@Tariq- Go to Purdue? Small world…just finished.
Jul.15 at 7:13 pm
bendreizehn says:
Another funny quote from Gil “What was funny about Berlin is: 1) It’s a very clean city (that’s not the funny part, but it’s a very clean city) 2) The funny part is, their cabs were Beamers. So, NBA players, if you driver a Beamer, your swag is questionable because if you go to Berlin, that’s just a cab. “
Jul.15 at 7:51 pm
Tariq says:
akimana:
Ha!
Say hi to Lilianne for me.
Jul.15 at 8:19 pm
d.Y. says:
Cars don’t have swag. Plus, the buses in the UK are Benzes. Oh, and there’s an African Holocaust museum in Milwaukee. I have no idea why. It’s creepy.
Jul.15 at 8:20 pm
Teddy-the-Bear says:
haha @ BETCATS
Jul.15 at 8:22 pm
d boy says:
milwaukee rocks
Jul.15 at 8:23 pm
d boy says:
all u haters of milwaukee u dont know a darn thing
Jul.15 at 8:27 pm
d boy says:
beer city
Jul.15 at 8:28 pm
d boy says:
no ghettos like every other city stank hole
Jul.15 at 8:28 pm
d boy says:
talk now tards
Jul.15 at 8:38 pm
BETCATS says:
thank you teddy
Jul.15 at 11:04 pm
Will Lee says:
its better than Arkansas
Jul.16 at 12:10 am
Jeff says:
latrell spree lives here now i saw him yesterday
arenas is an ass
Jul.16 at 12:23 am
Nashty says:
I like Milwaukee, they have really good donuts there….
Jul.16 at 1:51 am
KC says:
who cares where u play, your in the NBA earining millions! just more proof the NBA ballers are spoilt rich brats!
Jul.16 at 6:07 am
Tay says:
hahaahha gil is right. milwaulkee sucks!
Jul.16 at 5:25 pm
pizzy says:
how many games did he play this year and they still gave him a huge contract. can’t wait watch them try and move him after he doesn’t play up to that money.
Jul.18 at 3:20 pm
Huskers262 says:
Most of the NBA players hate Milwaukee because it doesn’t have a lot of large hip hop clubs where they can show off their bling bling and screw groupies. Others such as Andrew Bogut and Desmond Mason love Milwaukee because they have interests beyond night clubs. Mason actually resigned with Milwaukee two years after being traded from Milwaukee to New Orleans.