Marcin Gortat: Dealing with possible infection in knee

Coach Randy Wittman believes Gortat is dealing with an infection in his left knee, but there's still hope he'll play Wednesday against the Bucks, Jorge Castillo of the Washington Post reports.

Analysis:

Gortat apparently suffered a laceration on his knee when he sustained the injury originally, resulting in an infection which caused the center to run a temp Sunday night. The Wizards aren't overly concerned with the amount of swelling around his knee, and a visit to the hospital isn't planned, so an update to his status regarding Wednesday's game should be expected following morning shootaround. If he's unable to play for a second straight game, Nene will be expected to start as he did Monday against the Bulls.