John Wall has missed ten of his first 23 games to begin his NBA career because of a variety of injuries.

Wall missed Tuesday's game against the Lakers because of right knee tendinitis.

Washington coach Flip Saunders isn't going to sit Wall for an extended period of time because team doctors have advised that the rookie guard could wake up any day and be ready to play despite the prospect of dealing with the nagging knee issue over the long-term.

"I don't think, with his situation, having tendinitis, that he's ever going to be pain free from that," said Saunders.

"So I think what we're going to do is we're going to monitor it. That's the approach we're taking, but the reason we say day-to-day is because these things, when you go through them, all of a sudden you might wake up the next day and they might be good to go. That's why we're handling it that way."

Wall has also dealt with a sprained left foot and a bruised left knee this season.