WASHINGTON (AP) Gilbert Arenas was activated Wednesday by the Washington Wizards, joining Jerry Stackhouse as a badly needed sparkplug in the starting lineup.
Arenas missed 26 games and had three stints on the injured list with a lower abdominal strain. He was first injured Nov. 23 against Seattle and reaggravated the injury twice when he tried to come back too quickly. His last game was Jan. 9 against Orlando.
Stackhouse missed the first 45 games of the season while recovering from knee surgery. He returned Sunday against Cleveland.
To make room for Arenas on the roster, the Wizards released forward Torraye Braggs.