Andrew Bogut rolled his ankle upon falling on Houston point guard Kyle Lowry in the Bucks 105 – 99 victory on Wednesday.
John Hammond Announcement on the Bucks Twitter page:
Andrew returned to Milwaukee this morning to be evaluated by Bucks orthopaedic physician, and to undergo a MRI exam on his left ankle. The results of the MRI identified a left ankle fracture which will keep Bogut out indefinitely
Fracture’s are often a bigger nuisance than a clean break.
For all the struggles the Milwaukee Bucks have had over the years, game night atmosphere has rarely been among them. Surely you remember the ladder dunk, the Work Hard, Play Hard motto, the half time acts, the baby races and all of Bango’s other shenanigans over the past few years.
The Bucks know how to do this stuff.
Their latest gimmick, Be Milwaukee, comes with a pretty slick video that earned rave reviews from fans in attendance last night.
Stop back at 6:00 PM Central (also known as game time) for a live chat with Bucksketball writers throughout the game.
At this point, there are a lot of things up in the air before the Milwaukee Bucks take on the Charlotte Bobcats in the season opener for both teams.
It sounds like most Bucks players will be active. Scott Skiles told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Charles F. Gardner on Christmas Eve that he wasn’t sure whether or not Luc Mbah a Moute (knee tendinitis) would be ready to go for the opener and Tobias Harris seems a sure bet to miss on account of the dehydration issues he’s had over the past week. Carlos Delfino’s sprained right wrist may limit him early as well. Both Mbah a Moute and Delfino practiced on Saturday, but both were limited.
But everyone else, Andrew Bogut and Stephen Jackson included, practiced and seem set to go this evening, barring any abnormalities.
Mike Dunleavy Jr. was quite the hit throughout the pre-season and with Delfino nursing his wrist on his shooting hand, he’ll slide in at the three. Brandon Jennings, Bogut and Jackson are the unquestioned starters at the one, two and five, and according to the aforementioned Gardner, Ersan Ilyasova will be starting at the four. It seemed likely that Drew Gooden would man the forward spot next to Bogut, but the lack of a backup center appears to have made him an appealing option off the bench.
Head over to the mothership today when you get a chance. Today was the Bucks turn in ESPN’s 5 on 5 series previewing each team. I even contributed a video of me talking at my computer about why maybe we can feel good about Brandon Jennings again. Watch it. It’s to the right of these words right here in that handy little video player.
Former Milwaukee Bucks forward Armen Gilliam died playing pick-up basketball Tuesday night at age 47.
Gilliam joined the Bucks in August of 1996 as the team searched for a front court mate to pair with blossoming prospect Vin Baker. Coming off a season during which he emerged from the shadow of Derrick Coleman in New Jersey and averaged better than 18 points and nine rebounds, Gilliam appeared a perfect fit.
But Gilliam struggled to earn consistent playing time under Coach Chris Ford. “The Hammer”, as he was known,bounced in and out of the starting lineup and his minutes fluctuated from game to game. He averaged just 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds in his first season as a Buck as the team struggled to a 33-49 record.
After two more seasons as a role player in Milwaukee, Gilliam played one more season for the Utah Jazz before retiring from the NBA.
Gilliam finished his career with averages of 13.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
Jeremy Schmidt writes the Milwaukee Bucks blog Bucksketball.com. Follow him on Twitter.
