The Golden State Warriors will have to endure the rest of the NBA Finals without their starting Center Andrew Bogut. Bogut suffered a knee injury in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, which left him out of the rest of the game, and now the rest of the series. According to David Aldridge, Bogut won’t need surgery, but his recovery time is past Game 7 of the Finals:
Hearing Andrew Bogut will not require surgery, but projected recovery time will take him out for rest of Finals.
— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) June 15, 2016
Marc Stein of ESPN added a little bit more to the status of how long Bogut will be out for:
As @daldridgetnt reported earlier, Bogut will NOT require surgery. But the multiple bone bruises suffered will keep him out 6-to-8 weeks.
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) June 15, 2016
Bogut will be missed in the NBA Finals, especially in the interior where they look to stop those easy LeBron James layups. It will be much harder playing small ball against this bigger Cavaliers team, and heading into Cleveland for Game 6 on Thursday, the Warriors have to be weary about their situation. They’re up 3-2 with a chance to close out their 2nd NBA championship in a row in Cleveland, but without Bogut, their big-men will have to step up to get the job done. I see a game 7 in the far distance.
