Arenas Injury Update – Saturday Return
March 25, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under NBA News
Gilbert Arenas, who has missed the entire season due to a knee injury, is finally scheduled to return. On Saturday when the Washington Wizards play at home against the Detroit Pistons, Arenas is expected to play.
Although it’s difficult to know what to expect from Arenas, he’s well worth the risk for fantasy basketball purposes. Even when he has returned injured in past seasons, he has still put stats on the board. Obviously he won’t put up his stats from a few years ago but averaging 15 points and five assists is very realistic.
However, don’t put all your eggs into his basket by banking on Arenas to return. Though everything and everyone is pointing to Saturday, we’ve seen many delays over the last few seasons when it has come to Arenas returning from injury.
With the Wizards at the bottom of the standings, you should check nightly to make sure Arenas is playing. It’s likely that the Wizards will opt to keep him out of back-to-back contests for the rest of the season.
The bottom line is that Arenas is an intriguing fantasy option who can help your team but you should definitely be careful and realize the risks.
Here is a Gilbert Arenas video to help you remember how good he was before his injury problems:
