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Bucks hold off Pacers at the end to sweep home stand
After beating three powerful teams – Cleveland, Boston and Utah – the Bucks tried hard not to peek ahead to their three-game western trip this week. They almost did.

But a more-than-solid showing by the bench helped rescue a sluggish performance by the starters as the Bucks were able to improve their record to 36-29 with their sixth straight victory 12th in their last 13.

Forward Jerry Stackhouse was hot early and he led the way with 20 points in 24 minutes off the bench, and four Bucks reserves combined to score 46 points, almost matching the starters’ total of 52. Read More »

Andrew Bogut is a fuel injected dunk machine. He is the rocker, he is the roller, he is the out-of-controller!

That’s what I imagine “The Nightrider“  would have said about this Bogut dunk on Brandon Rush if he was a guest blogger on Hooped Up today — and if Mad Max didn’t blow him up.

Milwaukee Bucks General Manager John Hammond announced today that Andrew Bogut (7-0, 260) suffered a lower left leg strain and contusion in Wednesday’s 99-85 win against New Jersey that is expected to sideline the fifth-year center for two-to-four weeks.  Bogut scored team-highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds in the win and left the game late in the fourth period and did not return to action.

Bogut, 24, was examined by Bucks orthopedic physician Dr. Michael Gordon, M.D., and underwent an MRI exam this morning, which revealed the injury.

In nine games this season, Bogut has averaged 16.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.44 blocked shots in 33.6 minutes per game.

via Press Release

Another van glorious season of NBA basketball is about to begin and Hooped Up does a quick and dirty preview of all 30 clubs.

Last season Micheal Redd and Andrew Bogut missed a lot of games due to injury, but now they’re both healthy. However, second leading scorer Richard Jefferson, third leading scorer Charlie Villanueva and fourth leading scorer Ramon Sessions are all gone.

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The Milwaukee Bucks confirmed Wednesday that centre Andrew Bogut will be sidelined at least eight weeks because of a stress fracture in his back.A series of tests revealed the injury, which has bothered him since he began experiencing back spasms on Dec. 17.

He will require rest and rehabilitation, but not surgery. Bogut, 24, played less than 17 minutes in each of his last two outings and sat out Tuesday’s 95-88 loss to the New Jersey Nets.

He is shooting a career-high 57.7 per cent clip this season, averaging 31.2 11.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.1 blocked shots and 31.2 minutes in 36 games, including 33 starts.

Via Bloomberg

For the Spirit of the Australian basketball league Santa Claus is 7 feet tall, plays for the Milwaukee Bucks and wears #6.

“After discussing ways to help out his mentor and Spirit coach Rob Beveridge, Bogut has made the first donation to a special bank account established to raise funds for the Sydney club’s players and coaching staff – a tidy $30,000.

It may pale in comparison to what Bogut earns in the US – this week he placed fifth on the BRW top 50 Australian sports earners list with $8.2 million.

But it was still welcome good news for Spirit players who recently took a drastic pay cut in an NBL rescue package to ensure they played out the rest of the season.”

ABC Australia

Losing Bogut for an extended period of time, is the last thing the Bucks need right now.

“The Milwaukee Bucks, already without their starting backcourt of Michael Redd and Luke Ridnour due to injuries, lost Andrew Bogut to a bruised knee in the third quarter Monday night against Orlando.

And the Bucks also lost the game, as Dwight Howard scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Magic in a 108-101 victory.”

Wisconsin State Journal

Sometimes things actually work in favor for the New York Knicks.  According to reports, the heart and soul of the Celtics squad aka Kevin Garnett was suspended today for a game, starting tomorrow against the Knicks for striking Bucks center Andrew Bogut in the face on Saturday. This is surprising given the incredible verbal taunting superpowers Garnett posses.

The incident happened in the last quarter of the Celtics 102 -97 victory over the Bucks when Bogut struck Garnett in the mouth after being fouled. Bogut was tossed from the game after receiving his second technical of the match and today his foul on Garnett was upgraded to a flagrant foul penalty one.

Is it me or is the NBA is handing out suspensions like condoms at a V.D. clinic these days.

Andrew Bogut, limping heavily toward Australia’s locker room, said he feared the worst. “I think it’s a ligament,” Bogut said. Halfway around the world, the Milwaukee Bucks were holding their collective breath. Bogut was to undergo an MRI today to determine the severity of an ankle injury he suffered during Australia’s 116-85 loss to the United States in the men’s basketball quarterfinals at the Olympic Games on Wednesday night.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel