CLEVELAND—Golden State centre Andrew Bogut will need six to eight weeks to recover from a left knee injury, ruling him out for the rest of the NBA final and putting his Olympic team hopes in jeopardy. Bogut blocked five shots in Game 2 of the final, and the Warriors’ defensive numbers are typically much better when he is on the floor. The Warriors labeled it an “impaction injury” that resulted in serious bone bruises, but he isn’t expected to need surgery. Bogut was hurt about 90 seconds into the third quarter of Game 5 on Sunday, when he blocked a shot by the Cavaliers’ J.R. Smith and then landed awkwardly. It’s a major blow to Golden State’s defensive scheme, though.

Source: thestar June 15, 2016 16:30 UTC