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Fake injury earns Washington Wizards guard Arenas a team fine
WASHINGTON – Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas has been fined an undisclosed amount by his team after making himself unavailable for a preseason game because of a fake injury.
The three-times All-Star claimed to be hampered by a knee injury and was replaced by Nick Young for Tuesday's home game against the Atlanta Hawks, which the Wizards won 107-92.
However, Arenas later told reporters he had pretended to be injured so that Young would gain a spot in the starting lineup.
"I talked to him (Arenas) both in front of the team and individually so we will find him and move on," Wizards coach Flip Saunders told reporters on Wednesday.
"I said to him: 'I am most disappointed personally because I believe in you and there has been a trust factor'. I told him: 'You have to be honest with me'.
"It's just like dealing with your kids. Your kids make mistakes. You deal with the mistake and you move on."
Asked if Arenas would be suspended, Sanders replied: "No."
A nine-year NBA veteran, Arenas had been expected to play his first home game on Tuesday since being suspended for most of the 2009-10 campaign for bringing guns into the team's locker room.
WASHINGTON – Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas has been fined an undisclosed amount by his team after making himself unavailable for a preseason game because of a fake injury.
The three-times All-Star claimed to be hampered by a knee injury and was replaced by Nick Young for Tuesday's home game against the Atlanta Hawks, which the Wizards won 107-92.
However, Arenas later told reporters he had pretended to be injured so that Young would gain a spot in the starting lineup.
"I talked to him (Arenas) both in front of the team and individually so we will find him and move on," Wizards coach Flip Saunders told reporters on Wednesday.
"I said to him: 'I am most disappointed personally because I believe in you and there has been a trust factor'. I told him: 'You have to be honest with me'.
"It's just like dealing with your kids. Your kids make mistakes. You deal with the mistake and you move on."
Asked if Arenas would be suspended, Sanders replied: "No."
A nine-year NBA veteran, Arenas had been expected to play his first home game on Tuesday since being suspended for most of the 2009-10 campaign for bringing guns into the team's locker room.