The Wizards fined guard Gilbert Arenas $50,000 for faking a knee injury on Tuesday, according to numerous reports.

Arenas said his knee was sore Tuesday morning and did not play in that night's game against the Hawks.

He told reporters after the game that he faked the injury so Nick Young could get more playing time.

"I screwed up again, so I just want to say sorry," Arenas said.

"I wasn't really thinking that this was going to be another media outburst. It's like everything I do now, someone, tit for tat, tries to blow it out of proportion."