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That's what injured Washington Wizards All-Star guard Gilbert Arenas promotes in his Adidas advertisement. Perhaps a return to the hardwood this season will be impossible for Arenas, or maybe there's nothing to worry about at all.

The former may suit the Wizards best even though it's much like chewing on tin foil with fillings in your molars. Arenas has been sidelined for quite some time this season because of knee surgery -- the second in the last seven months. He underwent surgery in April to repair a torn lateral meniscus, then had another procedure performed in November to repair a partial tear in the left medial meniscus.

Sounds like Mr. Arenas is having some problems with that left knee. He has only played in eight games this season and is averaging 22.4 points for the Wizards, who are 14-11 without their best player on the floor. According to the former Arizona standout, he is pain free and expects to return "sometime between the middle of February to the middle of March."

By that time Washington could be prepping for the NBA Draft. It is, however, 17-16 so far this season and sits 3 1/2 games behind the Orlando Magic for the top spot in the Southeast Division. If Arenas was healthy, who knows where the Wizards would be right now.

Washington had a two-game winning streak stopped with Tuesday's 92-84 setback to the Houston Rockets in the finale of a short two-game homestand at the Verizon Center. The Wizards, who have dropped six of their last 10 games, are 10-8 in D.C. this season.

The Wizards will play six of the next 11 games on the road, starting with the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on Friday, January 11. They are 7-8 as the guest in 2007-08.

In other teams news, All-Star Caron Butler is leading the team with 21.9 points and 4.6 assists in 32 games this season. Butler has scored 20 or more points 20 times this season and has hit the 30-point mark on three occasions, including a career-high 39 points against Charlotte on November 21.

Butler, who suffered a season-ending hand injury before the playoffs last year, is on pace to become the first player since Michael Jordan in 1991-92 to average at least 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals per game with a .500-plus field goal percentage.