Wizards' Arenas Undergoes Knee Surgery

Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas watches from the bench during the first quarter of his team's NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers, in this Nov. 17, 2007 file photo in Washington. Arenas underwent two different surgical procedures on his left knee on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007 and will miss about three months. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File) (Haraz N. Ghanbari - AP)

This whole ordeal has all been a bit new to Arenas _ a three-time All-Star _ whose only previous significant injury in the NBA was an abdominal problem that limited him to 55 games in 2003-04.

He finished third in the league in scoring average in 2006-07 at 28.4 points, but missed the last two weeks of the regular season and all of the playoffs after having knee surgery.

"Gilbert worked extremely hard this summer to be ready for the beginning of the regular season," Grunfeld said. "This is very unfortunate because he was starting to play at a high level prior to the surgery."

It's another blow to the Wizards, who lost Arenas and Caron Butler to season-ending injuries late last season. Etan Thomas is out this season after undergoing heart surgery, while Oleksiy Pecherov is recovering from a broken ankle.

Haywood didn't play against the Bobcats because of a sprained left ankle, leaving Washington with only nine healthy players.

"That's the business, man," Haywood said. "Life's not always fair. He's out right now and everybody is down about it. Everybody wishes him the best. Right now all we can do is pray for him and hope he has a speedy recovery."

Jordan wouldn't say whether he'll push management to sign another player.

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AP Sports Writer Howard Fendrich in Washington contributed to this report.