John Wall will miss approximately eight weeks after being diagnosed with the early stages of a stress injury to his left patella. No surgery will be necessary, and his rehab will begin immediately.    

“My teammates and I are all excited to build on the improvement we made at the end of last season, and I know they will continue to make great progress while I get through this setback,” said Wall. “I will work extremely hard to make sure I get back as soon as possible so I can re-join them and help our team continue to improve." 

Wall was examined yesterday in New York by orthopedic specialist Dr. David Altchek after experiencing discomfort in his left knee and underwent an MRI that revealed the early stages of a non-traumatic stress injury.  

"We're all disappointed for John after how hard he worked this summer and how excited he was to begin training camp, but we feel fortunate that we caught the injury early and that he will be able to return with the vast majority of the season still in front of us," said Grunfeld.  "In the meantime, we're confident that the versatility and depth of our team will help us move forward and continue the positive momentum that we've seen over the past several months."

Nene could miss the start of Washington Wizards' training camp as he recovers from plantar fasciitis.

“He hasn’t had much time to rest this summer because of the commitment he had to his national team,” Ernie Grunfeld said of Nene. “So we’re going to be very, very cautious. We’re going to take it very slow with him and make sure he’s 100 percent when we put him out there full time.”

Nene was acquired by the Wizards in a deadline deal with the Nuggets.

Brian Cook has re-signed with the Washington Wizards on a non-guaranteed, training camp deal.

Cook received interest from “three or four other teams,” Bartlestein said, “but he really felt good about the way things finished up with the Wizards. He really enjoyed playing for [Coach Randy Wittman] and with the guys on the team and they kind of expressed the same thing to him. And as we were looking at different things, he wanted to go back. He had a comfort level. He’s back and hopefully, it will work out great.”

The Wizards will enter camp with 18 players and one available roster spot for the regular season.

Cook, big men Shavlik Randolph and Earl Barron, and point guard Steven Gray all signed training camp deals and Shelvin Mack has a partially guaranteed-contract.

Brian Cook has received a training camp invitation from the Wizards.

Cook averaged 3.1 points and 2.5 rebounds in 16 games with the Wizards last season.

Earl Barron and the Washington Wizards have agreed upon a non-guaranteed training camp deal, according to sources.

Barron most recently played in the NBA with the Warriors in 11-12, but has since played in both the Philippines and Puerto Rico.

Barron is a seven-foot center out of Memphis.