"Joe Abanussar is used to having a busy summer, surrounded by NBA players. A long-time trainer and founder of Impact Basketball, he trains about 30 NBA players every summer, including Wizards point guard John Wall.

"We've been training John since the draft. We helped him get ready for the draft," Abanussar said on Tuesday evening by phone from Las Vegas. Abanussar was expecting Wall, who hadn't arrived yet.

"He's trying to get a flight out," Abanussar said. "He'll play when he gets here."

Wall is one of several Wizards players participating in what's being nicknamed "the Lockout League," a series of games for NBA players to be held Sept. 12-23 at the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

The Wizards players participating include Rashard Lewis, Larry Owens, Shelvin Mack and Jordan Crawford. There are eight teams, listed A through H. The Wizards are on the G team."