Gilbert Arenas Rips the Raptors, Claims He Bet $500K on Cavaliers to Win NBA Title

Gilbert Arenas ripped the Raptors on Instagram during their Game 1 loss to the Cavaliers.

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Did you catch Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night? If not, you didn’t miss much. LeBron James did throw down this incredible dunk:

But outside of that, the game between the Cavaliers and Raptors was a snoozer. Cleveland won 115-84, and they looked like they’re going to be able to steamroll right over the Raptors on their way to the 2016 NBA Finals.

The game actually went exactly the way Gilbert Arenas said it would. Before it started, Arenas—who is no stranger to taking shots at NBA teams during their playoff runs—jumped on Instagram to rip the Raptors apart in a lengthy post that included him saying that Toronto has “a better chance seeing #obama get a 3rd term then [sic] beating the cavs.” Arenas also claimed that, upon learning the Cavaliers were going to be facing off against Toronto in the ECF, he placed a $500,000 bet on them to win the NBA title this season. You can read his entire IG post here:

Arenas also had this to say once the game was well out of hand:

Let’s hope Game 2 of the ECF is slightly more competitive. Otherwise, the NBA might as well just end it now.

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