Arenas sidelined with knee injury
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04/05/2007 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas suffered a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee and will undergo surgery to repair the injury.
Arenas was hurt during Wednesday's game against Charlotte and is expected to be sidelined for the next two to three months. An arthroscopic procedure has been scheduled for Thursday at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC.
"Gilbert was performing at an elite level," said Wizards president of basketball operations Ernie Grunfeld in a statement. "It's unfortunate that this injury occurred, but being the competitor that he is, Gilbert will approach his rehab regimen with the same work ethic that has made him one of the league's most outstanding performers. We expect him to make a full recovery, and we know that his teammates will be up to the challenge to respond in his absence."
Although Arenas is expected to make a full recovery, his season is over unless his teammates can make a deep run in the NBA playoffs. Should he be able to return in two months, the Wizards would need to reach at least the Eastern Conference finals for him to play again this season.
The All-Star guard did not start for the first time this season on Wednesday after being late to the team's shootaround. When he finally took the floor, Arenas had been in the game less than two minutes when he collided with Charlotte swingman Gerald Wallace.
After being helped to his feet, Arenas immediately left for the locker room and the team said he would not return.
Arenas is averaging a team-best 28.4 points and 6.0 assists in 74 games this season.
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El Duque expected to throw Tuesday
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez, sidelined at spring training because of arthritis in his neck, is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday.
Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.
El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.
MySportsbook.com has the Mets as -110 favorites to repeat as NL East champions odds.
Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.66 ERA last season, including 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts after the Mets acquired him from Arizona in late May. But he missed the playoffs because of a torn calf muscle.
New York already is without Pedro Martinez, out until at least midseason following rotator cuff surgery. Among those competing for starting jobs are prospects Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber and Jason Vargas, plus veterans Chan Ho Park, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele.
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