Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas Criticises Tom Brady, Calls Him “Selfish” For Retiring

Towards the end of his NFL career, Tom Brady saw that people were talking about his personal life. The focus was entirely on the breakdown of his marriage to Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen.

It escalated when he was rumored to have gotten into a fight with the supermodel about his playing before the previous season.

Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas Criticises Tom Brady, Calls Him “Selfish” For Retiring

According to reports, their marriage suffered as a result of his choice to play on in the previous season, and in October of last year, they were divorced.

Brady’s choice was denounced by former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, who labeled it “selfish” and blamed it on “white privilege.” He said he couldn’t believe Brady would still play when his wife made more money than he did and that if he had the same salary, he would have retired much sooner.

Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas criticized the NFL icon on the program Nightcap for his breakup with Bundchen.

“Man, Brady’s selfish man…! That’s a white privilege right there. All the broke girls I done dated and you tell me someone makes more than me and I’m not going to stop? I’m done. Take my cleats. Have ’em. What do you talking about?”

Arenas made the following remarks in response to NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe’s discussion of the sacrifices Brady had to make in order to continue playing in the league:

“The greater the person, the greater the sacrifices that they’ve made. And there is no balance for greatness. Anybody tell you (anything else) they lying. Look at Peyton Manning, how much time he put in film study? Brady, how many women you think would have rolled out given the same circumstances?

She’s like, ‘You know what  Tom? Dammit, man. You’ve been promising me for the last seven, eight years that you gonna hang it up’. You got to realize she got more money than he does.”

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Bundchen, however, disputed these allegations and denied that his choice to come out of retirement contributed to their breakup. After a stellar 23-season career, Brady, who is reportedly worth $300 million, retired for the first time in February 2022.

Where is Gisele Bündchen now?

Bündchen has been changing her life for the better part of the past year. Miami has become her and her children’s new home base. “Sunlight is my favorite.” I always feel the happiest wherever the sun is,” she adds.

Is Gisele the richest model?

Supermodel Gisele Bündchen is the highest-ranked model as of 2023 according to Forbes earning lists in a variety of categories, including as the longest run of consecutive top appearances and the greatest amount reported ($47 million in 2014).

Who is Tom Brady in a relationship with?

After 16 years of marriage, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen separated in October 2022. Since then, they have been seeing Irina Shayk, another supermodel.

 

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