"Andray Blatche will miss three to five weeks with a strained calf muscle in his left leg, Wizards interim coach Randy Wittman said on Monday during his pregame news conference.

Tightness in Blatche's calf kept him out of most of Saturday's 102-99 victory over Charlotte, and subsequent evaluation and an MRI exam revealed the injury. Blatche played eight minutes against the Bobcats, scoring four points before the muscle tightened and forced him to the bench with his calf wrapped.

Blatche is the Wizards' second-leading rebounder and is averaging 10.3 points per game. Wittman said there "there is a lot of bleeding in there, which leads to inflammation" in the calf. Blatche stayed home from Verizon Center, with doctors advising him to rest and take pressure off the leg."