Andrew Bogut RUMORS & NEWS

Oakland Tribune "The competitor in him didn't want to feel good about losing. Golden State's season ended with Friday's Game 6 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. But Warriors center Andrew Bogut couldn't deny what his body was telling him, specifically his surgically repaired left ankle. "You don't want to say..." May 18

Oakland Tribune "Warriors coach Mark Jackson said he learned online that his rugged starting center was clean shaved. As it turns out, Andrew Bogut's strength wasn't in his beard. "There were no concerns," Jackson said with a smile. All the Warriors-related attention seems to be on the starting backcourt. But..." May 12

San Francisco Chronicle "Before practice Sunday morning, Andrew Bogut sat in a courtside seat - well, two seats - with his enormous frame dwarfing the chairs as he tied his shoes. He sauntered onto the AT&T Center court, dribbled between his legs twice and around his back once and then softly flipped the ball through the..." May 06

Denver Post "One cheap shot can change everything. The mojo in this NBA playoff series turned decidedly back in the favor of the Nuggets when Golden State center Andrew Bogut turned into a coward and went for the throat of Kenneth Faried. Any guise of good sportsmanship is gone. This is a brawl. Oh, it's on..." May 02

Durham Herald-Sun "ANDREW Bogut's latest ankle injury is not considered serious and he will soon be leading the Golden State Warriors in their pursuit of an NBA championship. Bogut sent a scare through the team when he sat out the second-half of their loss to Oklahoma Thunder after injuring his left ankle, but an..." April 13

San Jose Mercury News "The likelihood is Warriors center Andrew Bogut won't be fully recovered until next season. With the seriousness of his injury, the sheer size of his frame, he may not ever get back to what he was. But the way he's played the past two games, it's hard to argue with the Warriors' stance that he's..." March 20

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Andrew Bogut has waited a long time to play against his former Milwaukee Bucks teammates. He was injured last March when the trade was made sending him to Golden State, and he missed the first encounter with the Bucks a few days later. And the 7-foot center was still out on Jan. 26 this..." March 09

San Francisco Chronicle "Center Andrew Bogut on Wednesday was part of the Warriors' starting lineup in consecutive games for only the fifth time, and executive board member Jerry West thinks they might need more of the big man to hold on to their playoff spot. "We really need him in the lineup. Oh, my gosh, yeah, we..." March 07

San Francisco Chronicle "The statistics don't bear out Andrew Bogut's importance to the Warriors yet, but his teammates are convinced that the numbers are lying. "For anyone to sit here and say, 'We're better without Bogut,' is absolutely crazy," guard Jarrett Jack said. "He's a tremendous asset to our team. His..." March 06

San Francisco Chronicle "Warriors center Andrew Bogut should play again this season, and his career shouldn't be in jeopardy, according to Dr. Neel Anand, the director of spine trauma and minimally invasive surgery at Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles. If the back spasms that will keep Bogut sidelined for a..." February 26

CSN Bay Area "Warriors center Andrew Bogut did not make the trip with the team to Minnesota, where it will play the Timberwolves on Sunday, according to a Warriors spokesman. Bogut was held out of the team’s 107-101 win against San Antonio due to back spasms and was termed to be out “indefinitely” by coach..." February 24

San Francisco Chronicle "Warriors center Andrew Bogut didn't fly with the team from Oakland as it started its final extended road trip of the season Saturday because of a disk protrusion that is causing back spasms, according to team officials. The 7-foot, 260-pounder played only 12 of the team's first 54 games because..." February 24

Oakland Tribune "Warriors center Andrew Bogut did not travel with the team and will miss Sunday's game against the host Timberwolves because of his recent back issues. An MRI exam revealed that the back spasms that forced Bogut out of Friday's win over San Antonio were caused by a protruding disk in the middle..." February 24

San Francisco Examiner "Warriors center Andrew Bogut didn’t fly with the team from Oakland as it started its final extended road trip of the season Saturday because of a disc protrusion that is causing back spasms, according to team officials. The 7-foot, 260-pounder played only 12 of the team’s first 54 games because..." February 24

San Francisco Chronicle "Warriors center Andrew Bogut will miss Friday night’s game against San Antonio because of back spasms and is out indefinitely, according to head coach Mark Jackson. The big man, who has played only 12 games this season because of left ankle surgery, missed Thursday’s practice and had an MRI on..." February 22

San Francisco Examiner "The Warriors could play the final 30 games of season with Andrew Bogut locked into the starting center spot, the team announced Tuesday. Doctors have cleared Bogut to play in both games of back-to-back sets for the first time and allowed for his minutes to be extended in games that aren’t..." February 19

San Francisco Chronicle "Tolbert: Can you compare what your body (feels like now) versus when you tried to come back earlier in the year (from a left ankle injury)? Bogut: Oh, night and day difference. The first time it felt a little bit Jell-O-like - it wasn't as strong as I would have liked. I wanted to come back and..." February 10

San Francisco Chronicle "Andrew Bogut said before Thursday's game - his first at Oracle Arena since Nov. 7 - that he didn't "deserve a crazy ovation." He does now. Bogut had eight points, five rebounds and made the game's biggest play in helping the Warriors hold off Dallas 100-97 in front of a national TV audience..." February 01

San Francisco Chronicle "Center Andrew Bogut let out a yawp that appears to have reverberated for 2,200 miles Monday night. After rejecting DeMar DeRozan's layup attempt and then sending away Aaron Gray's point-blank shot 37 seconds later in Toronto, Bogut released the thunderous bellow. The defensive sequence and..." January 31

San Jose Mercury News "Fans will be happy to know that the Warriors are adding a player before the trade deadline, bolstering their lineup for a postseason run. His name is Andrew Bogut. He'll be on the court Thursday when Golden State hosts the Dallas Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. OK, so Bogut has been with the Warriors..." January 31

San Francisco Chronicle ""Microfracture" has become one of the most horrifying words in the NBA, but Dr. Phillip Kwong says Warriors fans should exchange panic for patience after the team confirmed this week that center Andrew Bogut had the procedure on his left ankle. "Microfracture shouldn't make people fear a career..." December 01

Oakland Tribune "The Warriors attempted to clear the air on the simmering topic of Andrew Bogut's troubled left ankle Wednesday. After a San Francisco Chronicle story implied the center had grown frustrated by the organization's handling of his return, Bogut and general manager Bob Myers jointly briefed the..." November 29

Pro Basketball Talk "Andrew Bogut started for the Golden State Warriors in a loss to the Kings Monday night. He played 5:16, had four points, 1 assists, 1 block and was a +1. Then he sat the rest of the first half (and the Warriors were down 6 at the half). He played 13:32 of the second half, including key minutes..." November 06

Oakland Tribune "The Big Guy here to revive the Warriors and resume his NBA career after two surgeries on his left ankle took the court with his face projecting constant pain. Then Andrew Bogut missed his first shot, a left-handed jump hook. Bogut then made his next two shots, two layups, the first of which..." November 01

CSN Bay Area "Will he or won't he? That's the question for Warriors center Andrew Bogut. Will he or won't he play in the team's season-opener on Oct. 31, against the Suns in Phoenix. And if he doesn't play on that night … then when? Well, either Bogut doesn't know or he isn't telling, and by the sound of..." October 28

Pro Basketball Talk "What is the single most important key to the Golden State Warriors making the playoffs is a healthy Andrew Bogut. They need him in the middle. And not just him, but the him of three years ago before his elbow injury and surgery, the Bogut that was one of the better young centers in the..." August 20

CSN Bay Area "When it comes to the Warriors and injuries, no news is good news. And for Warriors fans, they just got a little bit of both this week. Warriors general manager Bob Myers said that center Andrew Bogut took the next step in his rehabilitation process recently and will be ready for the start of..." July 12

San Francisco Chronicle "The phone interview with Warriors point guard Stephen Curry on Wednesday was supposed to take only 10 minutes, but we had to push past the time constraint. Curry used the first few minutes being the interviewer, asking questions about Charles Jenkins and Jeremy Tyler and checking on rookies..." July 12

Oakland Tribune "Joe Lacob called the Andrew Bogut acquisition a "transcendent move." Jerry West and the rest of the Warriors brain trust nodded with approval. Assuming Bogut finally returns to health, can he really live up to that kind of hype? "He's a top-three center behind Dwight (Howard) and Andrew..." April 12

San Francisco Chronicle "Andrew Bogut hesitantly admits that he owns three dozen cars. But before you group the Warriors' new center with other wildly spending professional athletes, he wants you to know that most of his cars are fixer-uppers, others are collector items or antique investments, and the Ferrari in the..." April 09

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "It is unclear why Andrew Bogut has never been altogether healthy since his rookie season six years ago, but there are signposts. Bogut's last two mishaps - the horrific elbow injury of late 2009-'10 that virtually rendered last season ineffective as well and the broken ankle that will probably..." February 13

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Finally, the Milwaukee Bucks received some encouraging injury-related news Sunday. Center Andrew Bogut returned to practice and was cleared to play Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers after missing the Bucks' 102-76 loss in Dallas on Friday due to concussion symptoms. Backup point guard..." January 16

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Andrew Bogut was back with the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday after a four-game absence due to a family-related issue in his native Australia. Bogut did not want to discuss the issue in detail but said it involved illness. "It's a personal issue with family," Bogut said. "It's something that..." January 11

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Andrew Bogut mentioned something last week that every Bucks fan needed to hear from the franchise's centerpiece. "Defensively, I think I'm one of the best in my position in the league," he said. "The next step for me is instead of averaging 12, I've got to average 16, 17, 18 points a game and..." December 12

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut will not play for the Sydney Kings or any other Australian team due to insurance issues, Bogut's agent, David Bauman, confirmed Thursday. Bogut had hoped to play for the Sydney team in the Australian national league (NBL). Two other teams - Adelaide and Gold..." October 07

Pro Basketball Talk "Andrew Bogut's elbow was not right last season, and it showed. He shot 1.4 fewer shots per game and made a lower percentage of them. Where it was really evident was the free throw line, where his shooting percentage dropped from 62.9 percent down to 44 percent. He went back under the knife..." July 21

Racine Journal-Times "A couple of weeks ago, in a nationally-televised game, broadcaster Hubie Brown noted not once, not twice but three times that Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut was going to have "major" surgery on his right elbow. Well, Bogut recently did have surgery but it was not "major." It was minor in..." April 21

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Bucks center Andrew Bogut placed sixth in the defensive player of the year voting announced by the league on Monday. Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard won the honor in a runaway, picking up 114 first-place votes and 585 total points in voting by 120 media members. It was Howard's third..." April 19

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "In early October, after a Milwaukee Bucks' exhibition game against the Charlotte Bobcats in Green Bay, center Andrew Bogut let it be known he didn't think he would be 100% all season because of right hand and elbow injuries he suffered in a gruesome fall late in the previous season. That proved..." April 19

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "A clearly irritated Andrew Bogut sat in front of his locker and calmly voiced his frustration. The Milwaukee Bucks center had just taken part in a discouraging 89-78 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night at the Bradley Center, the team's fourth consecutive defeat. And Bogut had seen..." February 06

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Andrew Bogut wasn't surprised at being left off the Eastern Conference all-star team when the reserves were named Thursday. Plenty of forces conspired against the Milwaukee Bucks center, including his struggles to overcome last season's serious injury to his right hand and right elbow. And..." February 04

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "The Bucks got some good news on Andrew Bogut's injury when an MRI exam showed no ligament damage, only a bone bruise. But it's uncertain if Bogut will be able to play in Wednesday night's game against the Phoenix Suns. The 7-foot center was wearing a large wrap around his right knee at the..." February 02

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "It's a bit of a blemish for Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft still has not been selected as an all-star, although he was named to the all-NBA third team at the end of last season. He's not expecting to be selected as a reserve by the Eastern..." January 31