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Playoff Jimmy Butler's Return Is BAD News For The NBA Playoffs according to Gilbert Arenas as Gil & The Gil's Arena Crew react to Jimmy Butler's DOMINANT performance for the Golden State Warriors as they took down the Memphis Grizzlies to advance to the NBA Playoffs and break down how Playoff Jimmy Butler's arrival mixed with the dominance of Steph Curry & Draymond Green sets the Golden State Warriors up for an upset in their first round matchup against the Houston Rockets. They also react to the play-in game in the East where the Atlanta Hawks fell to the Orlando Magic after Trae Young got ejected, forcing the Gil's Arena Crew to ponder if this Magic team has what it takes to overcome the NBA Champion Boston Celtics. Next, they react to reports of Nico Harrison staging a private meeting with the media to discuss the coverage of his all time blunder in the Luka Doncic trade and debate if the Dallas Mavericks GM just needs to own his mistakes at this point. Finally, The Gil's Arena Crew gives their final predictions of the NBA MVP Award and debate if Nikola Jokic's dominant individual season will be overshadowed by Shai Gilgeous Alexander's near perfect campaign when factoring in the success of the OKC Thunder's NBA leading 68 Wins. Please give us a like and subscribe!!! Gil's Arena Crew - Gilbert Arenas, Josiah Johnson, Lexie Brown, Rashad McCants, Sheryl Swoopes, KJ Martin & Kenyon Martin Gil's Arena Merch is Available NOW at https://gilsarenamerch.com/ Sign up for Underdog Fantasy HERE with promo code GIL and get up to $1000 in Bonus Credits and A FREE Pick: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-gil's-arena USE Code GIL10 for 10% off tickets on SeatGeek https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/GIL10 Vote Here For The Webby Awards - https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/creators/individual-creator/sports Join the Playback chat to interact with Gil and Josiah https://www.playback.tv/gilbertarenas SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAvjYgmwadC682OoC4Cc6TQ Join the Underdog discord for access to exclusive giveaways and promos! https://discord.gg/underdog 0:00:00 2 Min Countdown 0:01:54 Show Start 0:09:46 Playoff Jimmy Carried The Warriors 0:24:49 Scariest Duo In The West 0:33:13 Do Jimmy & Steph Need More Help? 0:39:37 The Real Reason The Warriors Benched Kuminga 0:59:12 KJ Martin Enters The Arena 1:00:25 Warriors - Rockets Preview 1:17:27 Magic - Celtics Series Preview 1:33:34 This Is The Lakers Year 1:39:21 Trae Young's HOSTILE Ejection 1:44:27 Nico Harrison Is Standing On Business 2:03:45 Rashad's INSANE MVP Pick 2:29:58 MostlyFans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices