Arenas seemed poised to make his return yesterday against the Pistons. He is coming off of two knee surgeries and has missed nearly the entire season. It was a big game against one of the top teams in the NBA. The Wizards are right jockeying for position in the playoffs - they appear to be lining themselves up for a 5-6 seed. He participated in yesterday's shoot around and seemed ready to go but shortly before tip off was told by the team that they didn't think he was ready and that he should sit.
It's interesting because Gil has said that he is going to opt out of his contract at the end of the year. Thus, it seems like it is in Gil's interest to get back on the court ASAP and the Wiz to keep him off the court indefinitely. I'm sure Gil wants to play and show that he hasn't missed a beat so that he can land an even larger mega deal than he has now. For the Wiz, by keeping him off the court, it would make teams leary on investing huge bucks on a guy that is coming off of two knee operations and hasn't seen game time for an entire year.
The Wiz probably won't let Gil play unless they start making noise in the playoffs and even then they may not want him as he might disrupt the chemistry and flow the team has generated without him.
Ah, the games that we play. Again, just another sign that sports has become more of a business.
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