EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -Washington coach Flip Saunders has spent the last two days trying to re-establish some normalcy for the Washington Wizards following the NBA’s season-long suspensions of Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton for bringing guns into the locker room.
Saunders said Friday he believes his team has closed the book on the suspensions but other distractions have arisen, such as trade rumors.
Saunders also said prior to the Wizards’ game against the New Jersey Nets – their first since commissioner David Stern handed down the suspension on Wednesday – that his team owes it to fans to continue to play hard in what has become a very disappointing season.
Arenas, the Wizards’ leader in scoring and assists, and Crittenton, who has been sidelined all year, were suspended for the rest of the season after each admitted bringing a gun into the locker room.
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