Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas and coach Flip Saunders are refuting a report that they don't get along.

A Yahoo! Sports report recently claimed that Arenas "barely spoke to Saunders" during training camp and that he has become "increasingly belligerent and defiant" with the coach.

"That's not true," Saunders said. "He's never backed away from any challenge when I've jumped him for taking a bad shot. He's never shied away from criticism. I think our communication has been good. ... The situation that's happening, people try to lump a lot of things together. That's not fair to him."

Arenas concurred with Saunders and added that he has never complained about playing time or anything.

"I've never said not one thing about anything. Me and him have a great understanding," Arenas said.