#DubNation NewsFlash: Andrew Bogut Injury: Out Indefinitely With Fractured Rib (Photo: AP/Eric Risberg)
ORACLE ARENA, OAKLAND, CA — It was rather grim news. The injury that Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut suffered last night against the Portland Trail Blazers turned out to have originated against the Denver Nuggets. The diagnosis: fractured rib on Bogut’s right side. And he’s in pain.
The official word is that Bogut is “out indefinitely”.
Does that mean he’ll miss the first round of the playoffs? The official answer to that is also “out indefinitely”, but for all intents and purposes, with the pain that Bogut described, the Warriors will probably be without Bogut for at least the first round, which is likely to be against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Will Festus Ezeli be ready for the playoffs?
The answer to that is unknown. According to head coach Mark Jackson, Ezeli is undergoing one-on-one drills, which is a step removed from full-contact practice. There is no timetable. Ezeli’s status just depends on how he feels each day.
The Warriors have recalled Ognjen Kuzmic from the D-League.
Here are some of the pertinent details:
Andrew Bogut: "never broke a rib, no. it's pretty hard to move around…even driving the car's pretty tough."
— LetsGoWarriors (@LetsGoWarriors) April 15, 2014
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Bogut: "just make sure my lung doesn't get punctured because if it does there'll be drama"…said in true Aussie vernacular eh @GSWdelivery?
— LetsGoWarriors (@LetsGoWarriors) April 15, 2014
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Bogut would make a good storyteller: "you have the risk of getting hit and sharding off and going thru your lung". Very descriptive!
— LetsGoWarriors (@LetsGoWarriors) April 15, 2014
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More Andrew Bogut: "thought it was just tissue or…bruise. Actually took a painkiller before the game in Portland, got to the 4th qtr fine"
— LetsGoWarriors (@LetsGoWarriors) April 15, 2014
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Bogut: "I thought I was winded for a second, but it wasn't going away. I got up in the game for the last possession, I don't know how."
— LetsGoWarriors (@LetsGoWarriors) April 15, 2014
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