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With the monumental signing of Kevin Durant, the Golden State Warriors were forced to break up a team that remained nearly intact from their 2014-2015 championship season. Key departures included starters Harrison Barnes and Andrew Bogut, who both signed with the Dallas Mavericks. Another huge loss was power forward Marreese Speights, who signed with the L.A. Clippers […]

Andrew Bogut never shies away from speaking his mind or showing his emotions, and that was no different after Australia‘s loss to Spain in the Bronze medal game in Rio. Bogut completely slammed the officiating in the contest, especially regarding a controversial foul call on Patty Mills in the final moments. The Aussies led 89-88 […]

Wesley Matthews, shooting guard for the Dallas Mavericks, seems extremely motivated to take his game to another level this upcoming season. Coming off a torn achilles just a few seasons ago and putting up decent stats last season, he seems excited about the potential of what he and the Mavs can do in 2016-17. He […]

To accommodate Kevin Durant, the Golden State Warriors had to make sacrifice this summer by giving up key pieces of their rotation. One of the biggest sacrifices they made was letting go of Andrew Bogut, who brought them toughness and a defensive identity. The Dallas Mavericks were prepared to benefit by landing Bogut in a […]

Andrew Bogut starting for the Australian Boomers in this summer’s 2016 Rio Olympics has been one of reasons they’ve been undefeated leading up to this week’s marquee game against Team USA. Averaging 14.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 2.3 blocks in 24.5 minutes per game, Bogut is giving more to his team than expected […]

The Australian National Men’s Basketball team has never won a medal in Olympic basketball. They’ve also never started any tournament undefeated through the first two games, until this year that is. In their third game Wednesday, they fought their way to a 54-49 halftime lead against Team USA, making it the American team’s first halftime deficit […]

The Australia men’s basketball team exceeded expectations on Wednesday evening, giving Team USA all they could handle before taking a slim 99-89 defeat. Most pundits assumed that the Americans would cruise along to their third consecutive gold medal, especially with their primary adversary in the past, Spain, sputtering at the start of the games. It […]

The Golden State Warriors had their fair share of bad luck last season, letting their only 3 game skid of the year cost them an NBA title. Andrew Bogut probably had to most disastrous end to the NBA season, leaving Game 5 with a concussion injury while colliding with J.R. Smith. Luckily for Bogut, he says the […]

During his NBA career, Andrew Bogut has developed a reputation for his physicality. At times, his opponents have taken exception to it. Even though Bogut’s adversaries are the ones making these observations, his teammates are well aware of it as well. They practice against the Australian center all year long, and they get a front […]

Australia has started the 2016 Rio Games off strong, going 2-0 in the first couple of games without a problem. That may change since their next game will be their ultimate test according to center Andrew Bogut. Bogut spoke to ESPN regarding the Australian National team’s upcoming game against the U.S. Men’s basketball team. It’s […]

Team USA captures a lot of attention being a collection of NBA All-Stars on one team. They are asked for autographs constantly from fans, and other Olympians too. Australian center Andrew Bogut is very outspoken, and is not one to fraternize with other teams. Bogut made enough observations, and had something to say about opponents who look at Team […]

Andrew Bogut, who has never seemed shy about expressing his feelings on any particular subject, recently complained about the athletes’ village for the 2016 Olympics that is taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He has received some criticism lately for his comments as some believed it was a direct insult at Brazil. Due to the […]

Andrew Bogut has been recently dealing with unfortunate circumstances prior to the Olympic Games. Here’s just a sample of how salty the Australian felt about his rooming situation. https://twitter.com/andrewbogut/status/760312402294501377 It seems Klay Thompson is not shy to poke fun at his ex-teammate about this situation. “I haven’t talked to him about it (the accommodation) yet but Andrew’s been […]

The Dallas Mavericks benefitted more than anyone from the Warriors’ acquisition of Kevin Durant (other than the Dubs themselves). Golden State had to dump contracts and Dallas was right there in position to scoop up Harrison Barnes and Andrew Bogut from them. Barnes was given a max deal and Dallas hopes he blossoms into a star […]

It wasn’t long before news about the Rio Olympic village’s terrible conditions leaked out to the world’s attention. Some countries are angry about the safety hazards and lack of repairs that have made the rooms uninhabitable. Italy was reportedly so upset that it paid for it’s own contractors to bring the living conditions up to par. […]

The Boomers just got a major boost. After injuring his knee in the recent NBA Finals which prompted him to miss the remainder of the series, newly-acquired Dallas Mavericks center Andrew Bogut returned to the floor for the Australian national team. Know for being tough-as-nail, Bogut played nine minutes in Australia’s 82-53 win over China […]

In order to acquire Kevin Durant in the biggest story in this year’s free agency, the Golden State Warriors had to find a new home for their Australian big man, Andrew Bogut. It’s not often than players under contract are given a choice of where they would like to be traded to, but Bogut was […]

The Portland Trailblazers announced yesterday that they signed former Golden State Warriors center Festus Ezeli for a 2 year/$16 million deal. He will now join the vastly improved Blazers roster which features the dynamic backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. Ezeli spent the last 3 seasons in Oakland and contributed to their Championship in […]

Monday afternoon signaled big changes around the league. One of those changes was for Warriors center Andrew Bogut. After agreeing to sign star free agent Kevin Durant, the Warriors needed to create cap room to make the deal work, and one of the contracts that needed to be moved was Bogut’s. They quickly found their […]

When Kevin Durant announced his decision to join Golden State this morning, the Warriors executives quickly turned their attention from acquiring mode to dissembling. General manager Bob Myers now faces a tough task, building a team around a core of four superstars (Draymond Green, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and Klay Thompson) with very tight cap […]

Coming off a devastating defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA finals, the Golden State Warriors now reportedly have grown tired with starting center Andrew Bogut, ultimately influencing their choice in 6’11” Vanderbilt center Damian Jones in the 2016 draft. According to some chatter around NBA bay area sources, the Warriors are increasingly frustrated with […]

After finishing with a regular season record 73 wins, the Golden State Warriors seemed poised to walk through the playoffs and into their second NBA Championship in a row. Instead, they blew a 3-1 series lead in the Finals to let LeBron James and the Cavaliers walk away with the title and become the first […]

Heading into Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors were still unsure about the status of their center and primary rim protecter, Andrew Bogut. Or, at least they weren’t revealing it to the public. During Game 5 on Monday night, Bogut suffered a knee sprain while contesting a shot by J.R. Smith. He came down on it awkwardly […]

Early in the third quarter of Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Andrew Bogut fell awkwardly on his leg while defending a J.R. Smith shot in the paint, and he ended up writhing on the ground afterward with an injury. You can watch the scary play here. Initially, Bogut was diagnosed with a sprained knee, […]

Andrew Bogut has been the stone wall in the back to protect the rim for the Warriors this series. Specifically with Draymond Greent out for Game 5, the hope was that Bogut would be able to step up in his absence. The hope from Warriors fans started to turn into reality as he did a […]

After Draymond Green got suspended for one game on Sunday for hitting LeBron James in the groin in Game 4, there has been a lot of criticism against the NBA’s suspension. Andrew Bogut believes that the main driving force behind Green’s suspension was in fact the Cleveland Cavaliers’ management. According to Stefan Bondy of the […]

The Warriors are going full-throttle on the court right now, taking care of the Cavaliers in Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals by an average of 24 points. Golden State’s Andrew Bogut is also taking it straight to Shaquille O’Neal. When Bogut appeared on NBA TV after the Warriors’ Game 2 win, he […]

The Golden State Warriors are three games away from repeating as NBA champions. They have shattered individual and team records over the past two years, including their 73-win mark this past season. Despite all of these accomplishments, it doesn’t mean the current roster of players are guaranteed to return next season. That would be because […]

The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers will face off in a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals, which the Warriors won 4-2 after coming back from down 2-1 after Game 3. The series will begin on Thursday night in Oakland and will be historic regardless of who ends up with the ring. For […]

The Golden State Warriors fell behind the Oklahoma City Thunder two games to one in their Western Conference Finals series on Sunday night, suffering a brutal 133-105 defeat. It was the second-worst loss of the season for the Dubs, and the statistics behind their performance were even more abysmal. However, despite the depressed expressions on […]

The Golden State Warriors have climbed to the top. So naturally, there are plenty of people trying to pull them back down. We call these people haters, and the have an amazing capacity for pointing out every potential flaw in a team that just won a record 73 regular season games. One of the most […]

Australia and New Zealand have a similar relationship to the United States and Canada. The countries are very alike, but they also enjoy trash-talking each other. However, with the Western Conference Finals right around the corner, Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams, a New Zealander, said he won’t trash talk his Australian opponent Andrew Bogut […]

Although Stephen Curry is expected to win his second straight MVP award, many would argue that he isn’t the best all-around player in the NBA. That honor many would argue belongs to Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard. However, one of Curry’s Warriors teammates disagrees. After a Game 1 Western Conference Semifinal victory over the Trail Blazers, […]

The Golden State Warriors sit at an incredible 69-9, needing to win their final four games to set the record for the most victories in a single regular season at 73. To do so, they’ll need to take down the San Antonio Spurs and the Memphis Grizzlies, twice apiece. As some of his teammates have acknowledged, […]