Nene has missed the past 15 games due to a sprained right MCL, but a source said that the Washington Wizards are expecting him to return after the first week of April.

Nene will be critical for the Wizards in the playoffs, the team's first berth since 2008.

Drew Gooden has been fined $15,000 by the NBA for committing an unnecessary act by clamping Nick Young's arm and attempting to throw him to the floor, the league announced on Saturday.

The incident occurred in Friday's Washington Wizards win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Gooden has established himself as a contributing reserve after first signing a pair of 10-day contracts with the Wizards.

Drew Gooden has signed with the Washington Wizards for the remainder of the season.

Gooden concluded two 10-day contracts with the Wizards with averages of 8.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.

The Washington Wizards are expected to sign Drew Gooden for the remainder of the season.

Gooden has given the Wizards frontcourt depth with Nene out due to injury.

As he prepared to join an NBA team midseason, Drew Gooden maintained his training in Washington and had long made clear to Wizards management that he was interested in a possible signing. Once the Wizards cleared a roster spot during the trade deadline, they elevated interest in Gooden and signed him to a 10-day contract when injury issues struck the frontcourt.

“I live in the Washington area, and I’m tired of moving,” Gooden told RealGM. “The Wizards already knew I was interested in them, and we got a deal done. Ernie [Grunfield] and Tommy Sheppard did a great job of getting this deal done. It’s a great move for them getting into the playoffs.”

Gooden had gone unsigned after being released in the summer by the Milwaukee Bucks through the amnesty provision.

“I was watching the game from afar and critiquing the NBA, observing games and what type of player I would be when I come back,” he said. “The time off was a reset for me in my career.”

Gooden went scoreless in his first two appearances this season, but he’s produced 25 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in the last two games – further cementing the Wizards’ plan to sign the 12-year pro for the remainder of the season as long as he remains healthy into the expiration of his second 10-day contract.

“I’m just happy to have the opportunity,” Gooden said. “Everything else is out of my hands.”

The Washington Wizards have signed forward Drew Gooden to a second 10-day contract.

Gooden, who was originally signed by the Wizards on February 26, has averaged 4.0 points and 3.3 rebounds in 11.0 minutes over three games.

The Washington Wizards are "likely" to sign Drew Gooden to a second 10-day contract on Saturday, according to a source.

Gooden's first 10-day contract will expire Friday.

Gooden scored 12 points on Wednesday.

John Wall and James Harden have been named the NBA's Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Feb. 24, through Sunday, March 2.

Wall led the Washington Wizards to a 3-0 week, behind averages of 25.0 points (seventh in the conference), 10.7 assists (tied for first in the league) and 2.0 steals.

Harden led the Houston Rockets to a 2-1 week behind averages of 27.0 points (tied for third in the conference), 7.7 assists (fifth in the conference) and 2.0 steals.