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Arenas Injury Update – Saturday Return

Stephen Kersey — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:20:29 +0000

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:

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Gilbert Arenas Injury Update – Fantasy Impact

Stephen Kersey — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:07:44 +0000

Gilbert Arenas, who has yet to see live NBA action for the Washington Wizards, is back practicing with the team. In fact, reports indicate that Arenas is practicing at full speed and is playing extremely well.

However, it’s not a given that Arenas will return to the court during the 2008-09 NBA season. With the Wizards buried in the standings, Arenas returning to the court wouldn’t make much sense. Most people expect Arenas and the Wizards to play it safe and have Arenas sit out until the beginning of next season.

That said, it might be worth the risk of picking up Arenas now and hoping that he decides to play at some point. If you have an open roster spot and a deep enough roster, what could it hurt? If he actually returns, Arenas is a stud fantasy player who will get his usual load of touches with the Wizards.

Heading into next season, Arenas will be a difficult player to evaluate. He’s been hampered by injuries lately and there’s no guarantee that he will ever be 100% again. But there will likely be fantasy owners willing to hope Arenas will have put the injuries behind him.

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Gilbert Arenas Injury Update – Return?

Stephen Kersey — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:22:45 +0000

After a torturous wait, it appears that Gilbert Arenas is finally close to returning to the court. He’s been practicing with the Washington Wizards since the first week of March and now his return looks to be just a matter of time.

Arenas says he’s going to have one last precautionary MRI and he is cleared by the doctors following the MRI, he says he will return. Although he’s talked a lot about returning for the last couple months, it seems like this time is for real. It’d actually be surprising if he wasn’t on the court at some point in the next two weeks.

Once he returns to action, Arenas shouldn’t need too much time to warm up. Fantasy basketball owners should be able to place him in the starting lineup immediately. Arenas has said that he wasn’t going to return unless he was 100%. A 100% Arenas is a better than average fantasy point guard – even if he is rusty.

If by some miracle Arenas is available in your fantasy league, go ahead and swoop him up and be prepared to place him in your starting lineup.

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