Just got off the phone with Agent Zero, and he said he's not going to play tomorrow in Orlando. Gilbert had an MRI done on his knee yesterday, and on Saturday said that if the results came back negative, that there was a chance he could play against the Magic. Last night he spoke with reporters before the game against the Hawks and said he planned to test out his knee full-speed last night and in practice today.

But Wizards coach Eddie Jordan canceled practice today, and Arenas hoped to hit the floor at Verizon Center anyway, but couldn't because he said workers were putting down the floor for the NCAA tournament.

"I'll just have to wait to see how it is in Orlando," he said. He plans on taking part in shootaround tomorrow morning, but that's it. Gil also said that it's highly unlikely that he'll consider playing in Miami on Friday.

"I'll probably wait another week."

Arenas, who first tore a meniscus in his knee last April and had season-ending knee surgery, then played the first eight games of this season before having to have another knee surgery in November, said the results from the MRI were encouraging, but remains cautious.

"Yeah, it was [encouraging], but at the end of the day, that's what they said last time, 'You're healed. You can't hurt it again. Go all out.'"

Gilbert, who as you know plans to opt out at the end of this season, said he still wants to come back and play this season, but is wrestling with himself over whether its worth it.

"That's what I keep trying to run through in my mind," he said. "If we weren't in the playoffs, it wouldn't even be a discussion. But we have a chance of being pretty good in the playoffs, so it's tough."

-- Mike Jones