Washington Wizards guard Jerry Stackhouse, facing a misdemeanor assault charge after a woman accused him of grabbing her during a disagreement over his lease of a summer rental home, today called the incident an "unfortunate misunderstanding" that he hoped would be resolved soon.

Atlantic Beach police charged Stackhouse on Sunday with assault on a female, which under state law is punishable by a maximum prison sentence of two years, after Patricia Nagy, 37, a real estate agent for the company that leased the six-room home to Stackhouse, said she suffered a minor injury as a result of being grabbed by the Wizards' player.

According to Atlantic Beach police chief Scott Kilpatrick, Nagy required no medical attention for her injury. Nagy declined to comment.

Stackhouse, who turned himself in to police and was released on $2,000 bond, is scheduled to go before a Carteret County, N.C., magistrate on Aug. 7 to hear the charges against him, according to court records.