Gilbert Arenas Fakes Injury to Avoid Playing in Preseason Game

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The drama never stops with Gilbert Arenas, does it?

According to ESPN, the Washington Wizards guard has been fined for telling the media that he faked a knee injury to avoid playing in the Wizards' preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks. He claimed that he wanted to give teammate Nick Young more playing time:

"I told [Young] I'd sacrifice playing tonight so he can get some time in because I know he's kind of frustrated he's not getting a chance to crack the [small forward] position, especially since we're going three guards," Arenas said Tuesday, smiling. "So I told him I'll go and fake an injury or say something's wrong with me so you can start."

Why is this man so awesome?

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