Andrew Bogut Injury: Updates on Warriors Center's Back and Return
Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut has been hindered by back spasms that have forced him to miss playing time, and it is uncertain when he will be ready to return.
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Latest on Bogut's Playing Status
Sunday, Dec. 6
The San Francisco Chronicle's Rusty Simmons reported Bogut is questionable to play tonight against the Brooklyn Nets.
Ezeli Replaces Bogut
The Warriors extended their NBA record start to 21-0 without Bogut, whose back spasms kept him out of Saturday’s game against the Toronto Raptors, according to Eric Smith of Sportsnet.
Festus Ezeli started in Bogut’s place, according to Ethan Strauss of ESPN.
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude of CSN Bay Area reported Bogut determined he couldn’t play after coming out for pregame warm-ups. He’d been bothered by his back since the Warriors’ win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 24, according to Simmons, but didn’t miss anything more than practice.
Bogut has started 10 of the 14 games he’s played in and is averaging a 6.4 points, 1.6 blocks, 6.4 rebounds and a career-low 19.9 minutes per game.
The Warriors are already without starter Harrison Barnes, who has been sidelined with an ankle injury with an unclear return timetable that could keep him out most of December.
The defending champs have been able to chug along swimmingly without Barnes, but their undefeated season could be in jeopardy if their injuries continue to pile up.
