Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas broke his silence after being released on a $50,000 bail bond after being arrested in Los Angeles.

The 43-year-old former hooper and five other people were taken into custody on Wednesday (July 30), cited for participating in an alleged illegal gambling ring hosted in a California mansion where “high-stakes poker games” were played, per the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.

Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five others, accused of running an illegal high-stakes gambling operation out of his Encino, CA, mansion. The Justice Department charged Arenas, 42, with conspiracy, operating an illegal gambling business, and making false statements to federal investigators.