Arenas: Doncic is not about losing weight for defense. Never heard of white people who have to defend.

Basketball 6:12pm, 10 August 2025 117

Recently, Arenas talked about Doncic losing weight on the show.

He said: "To lose weight, Doncic is willing to do anything. The truth is that he was already very good when he was fat. So, if you say that his figure was out of shape before, what do you think he would do to those opponents now? He is going to kill all sides, right? That's the truth, he has to be fully fired. I don't want to hear anything about defense. Well, he doesn't lose weight for defense. He wants to see if his teammates can defend well. I That's all. We want to see if you can defend well. We already have a dedicated person in charge of defense. We don't need Luca to defend, just make him average 39 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists per game. I think it's okay."

"I mean, what does he pay for? He pays for points, grabs rebounds, and makes everyone better. This is his job. We just got someone from Boston to do the defensive job. His job is to tighten the whole game. Bullying, making steals, doing what Smart does, the same thing here. He gets this salary. Everyone has his own job to do. Yes, of course we hope Luca can at least defend his opponents. But that's what other players should do. Everyone has their own responsibilities here, right? So, hey, just do your job as much as you can. Don't expect my white brother to defend."

" In the NBA, there has never been one White players have to defend. Don't start this head today. OK? Just because he plays for the Lakers now, right? Don't start this head. There is no need to let Luca defend. Dirk doesn't need to go to the damn defense. There is no need to go to the damn defense. Jokic doesn't need to go to the damn defense. Well, Bird, I don't know what Bird did on the court, but he really doesn't need to go to the damn defense. Don't make such a request to my white brothers. Only those white players who can't attack need to defend."