[外電] Bucks' Bogut recouping from back inj …
Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4153794
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Bucks' Bogut recouping from back injury
Updated: May 9, 2009, 12:58 AM ET
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut is in his
hometown, recovering from a back injury, watching the NBA playoffs and
wishing he was taking part in them.
"Just watching the playoff atmosphere right now, I'm jealous of every team
that's there," Bogut said Friday. "It's a great thing to be part of."
Bogut is recovering from a stress fracture in his back that curtailed his
fourth NBA season. The 7-footer cannot work out until his back fully heals.
The 24-year-old signed a five-year, $60 million contract with the Bucks last
year.
"I'm waiting to get another MRI scan, which will be in about a week," Bogut
said. "It should show us it's fully healed, and then I'll start doing stuff
slowly.
"Because it's such a long offseason, there's no point trying to rush it and
then set myself back. We need to make sure it's 100 percent healed, so I'm
not doing any strenuous activities at all."
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft, Bogut played 231 of a possible 251
games in his first three seasons.
But an ankle injury in Australia's quarterfinal loss to the United States at
the Beijing Olympics was followed by a minor knee problem early in the
2008-09 season.
He was in and out of the lineup until the fracture was finally diagnosed,
ending his season. He played just 36 games as the Bucks finished with a 34-48
record.
"I played through it for almost two months on and off, and it was
frustrating," he said. "I couldn't play 100 percent and still went out there
and gave it a go until it was decided I should just shut it down. With three
months left in the season, that was very frustrating."
Bogut, who averaged 11.7 points and 10.3 rebounds before the injury, looks
forward to his next trip to the playoffs with the Bucks. His only postseason
appearance came in his rookie season.
"Obviously, Milwaukee put their faith in me and signed me to a long-term
deal, and I was happy to sign it," he said.
"It's somewhere I enjoy being. The only thing I haven't enjoyed is we haven't
made a playoff push. That's on my shoulders as much as anyone else. I
definitely need to perform better to help the team get there."
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