“Andrew Bogut wanted one more shot to represent Australia at the Olympics and wasn’t going to let an injury take that away again”.
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Cuban’s beef with global play, however, didn’t stop him from allowing his newest star, center Andrew Bogut, to represent Australia in Rio.
But here he is in Rio, making a almost flawless debut. “It’s the best team in the world, the best players in the world, so I think if we go out there with the right mind-set and compete with them, win or lose we’ll be happy with that”, Bogut told USA Today.
Andrew Bogut, who has been under an injury cloud, led the Boomers to an 87-66 upset win over France and Liz Cambage was instrumental in the Opals’ 84-66 victory over Brazil. He also had four rebounds, five assists, and a block on 23 minutes of play.
“For me, the last time I considered playing for the Green and Gold I was 17 years old”.
“I thought we did a pretty good job of throwing bodies at Parker”, said Australian coach Andrej Lemanis.
“She gave me a massive hug and we just laughed about it”. “If it wasn’t right yesterday, I’d put my hand up and I’m on a flight back home”.
Bogut and Aron Baynes held Gobert to just five points.
Bogut insisted there were no hard feelings between the pair, who both begin their Olympic campaigns on Saturday.
“He’s the best big passer in the National Basketball Association, probably in the world”, Ingles said of Bogut. The alley-oops were “not something we specifically targeted”.
However, the American went on to admit that Bogut’s off-court issues with conditions inside the athletes village won’t affect him once he’s in action for Australia during the Games.
“Like I said, I apologize to the people of Brazil”.
This is about the early timeline Bogut was expected to return.
During his rehab, Bogut wondered if his new employer would support his Olympic pursuit. The Dallas Mavericks acquired him in a July trade, as Golden State facilitated the signing of Kevin Durant.
Bogut, who now has an extended bed and extra pillows, said he wasn’t having a dig at Brazil or organisers.
“I was hoping she wasn’t going to swing at me, but the arm was coming around for a hug”. “I got my confidence rolling, trying to be a voice on defense and have an impact on the game”. Before the tournament we said that we need to be pricks defensively.
It would take a courageous man to write off this Boomers team in the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Bogut’s Olympics got off to a rocky start after he complained about the lodging conditions on social media, but apparently things have gotten better. “It’s more a shot at the International Olympic Committee to get out of the penthouse suites they’re stayig in and get things rolling a bit better”.
