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Gilbert Arenas on Derrick Rose: 'A Lambo engine on spare tires'

Kim Klement / US PRESSWIRE

Gilbert Arenas knows what Derrick Rose is going through.

The former NBA All-Star went from one of the league's most electric players to an oft-criticized afterthought thanks to a string of knee injuries after a torn MCL suffered in 2007.

After three straight All-Star appearances and All-NBA nods from the 2004-05 season through the 2006-07 campaign, Arenas played in only 134 of a possible 394 games over the final five years of his career, suiting up for his last game at age 30.

With Rose, the youngest MVP in NBA history, now dealing with his own almost unbelievable string of injuries, Arenas took to Instagram on Friday to show his support and empathy.

You'll have to weed through some profanity and plenty of grammatical errors, but Arenas' assertion that Rose has a Lamborghini engine on spare tires may be the best take on Derrick Rose yet.

If u cheered for this man when he won #MVP u need to scream louder now when he needs the support the most...the hardest thing is working UR ass off to keep gettn hurt,that shit is deflating to a man mental..u go home every night asking ur self will I ever play the game I love like I once did before...every NBA player remembers that first basket,how many of these #HOFers,retiree's, remember that last shot.??most don't Becuz they didn't know that was the end...#DROSE u have ur whole career to prove who u are..u missed 2 seasons now,take ur time this season,adjust ur body to the game again You can't make up the last 2 years in 1 season...the kid I watched on the #USA team had the swagger of #MVP #DROSE,watch tapes on how you kill #opp right now ur battling #doubt...#CHITRAINERS if u don't control that kids engine he will keep gettn hurt #thegiftandthecurse he has a #LAMBOengine on spare tires...adjust his game until he has fully understand how to use the gift he has...I'll fine him 5k every time he takes off for no reason..protect ur asset u will make the playoff with or without him so baby his game this season...#MVP don't worry about if ur worth the money FUCK YES ur worth what someone pays u...#chitownstandforthisman

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