Gilbert Arenas made millions playing in the NBA.
But the onetime Van Nuys Grant High star feels he was truly blessed to win $300,000 in the California lottery on Tuesday.
“This caption is not about good deed but about a struggling mans sacrifice and belief,” Arenas wrote Sunday in an Instagram post in which he shared the feel-good story.
Arenas apparently plays the lottery regularly, purchasing the same numbers from the same location each time. He was on his way to do so Tuesday when he realized he didn’t have enough gas to get there.
With little time to spare and only $10 in cash on him at the time, Arenas stopped at a gas station along the way. That’s where he was approached by the man, who asked him for spare change.
Arenas explained that he was on his way to buy lottery tickets and needed his cash for gas. After some discussion, though, he offered $5 to the man.
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According to Arenas, the man told him, “u won’t make it on $5 so KEEP the $10 and after u WIN hook me up with $20!”
Arenas said he asked the man if he was sure. The man responded, “yes, I know ur gonna win.”
But when Arenas arrived at his destination, he found that the store had closed early. So he wasn’t able to buy lottery tickets that day after all.
Or so he thought. The next day, he received a text message informing him that he had won $300,000.
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