And so the Wizards were further reduced this morning, down to a mere eight players who could participate fully in practice. Here's the breakdown:
Absentees:
Gilbert Arenas - suspended indefinitely
Javaris Crittenton - excused indefinitely while his situation works itself out
Brendan Haywood, Caron Butler, DeShawn Stevenson - were not seen at practice. Saunders said that players were meeting with authorities. The math is clear.
Present:
Andray Blatche - was here, but was suspended for tomorrow's game against Detroit by Wizards head coach Flip Saunders for conduct detrimental to the team unrelated to the Arenas/Crittenton situation. Saunders said it was a cumulative result of Blatche's behavior during yesterday's loss to New Orleans, a game in which he played 17 minutes, didn't take a single shot and finished with three rebounds, three turnovers and two blocks. After the game, Blatche was seen fully dressed in front of Randy Foye's locker, spraying Foye's cologne on as Wizards trainer Eric Waters asked him if he was coming into the training room for his knee. "Do I look like i care about my knee?" answered Blatche, who then left. In speaking with Wizards staff, it was made clear that the suspension was not based on one incident...
Mike Miller - was in attendance but limited due to his right calf. Said he was headed to get an MRI immediately after practice.
That left eight: JaVale McGee, Fabricio Oberto, Mike James, Randy Foye, Antawn Jamison, Nick Young, Dominic McGuire, and Earl Boykins.
Obviously, the scope of practice was significantly limited.
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