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February 3, 2009 at
3:21PM CST
BY GERY WOELFEL
For the last six weeks, Andrew Bogut has tried to deal with excruciating back pain, hoping it would eventually subside.
But that hasn’t occurred and now Bogut’s frustrating-filled season might just be over.
Bogut, who played briefly in the Bucks’ last two games after having missed eight straight games for what was then described as back spasms, underwent a battery of tests Monday.
The results were expected to be announced today, but Bucks general manager John Hammond, reached in East Rutherford, N.J., said he hadn't received them as of Tuesday afternoon.
However, there are growing whispers that Bogut can't play anymore without experiencing intense pain and will sit out the rest of the rest of the season -- or close to it.
It is believed that if Bogut rests his back, he should fully recover and won't have to undergo surgery.
Bogut, who didn’t travel with the team to East Rutherford, N.J., for tonight’s game against the Nets, wasn’t available for comment
Bogut has been plagued by injuries throughout the season. He also had hip problems and a bad bout of migraine headaches.
When Bogut has been on the court this season, he has played well, averaging a double-double with 11.7 points and 10.3 rebounds.
If the Bucks lost Bogut for the rest of the season, it would be the second significant setback the Bucks have suffered in recent weeks.
Earlier, star shooting guard Michael Redd was ruled out for the season after tearing his anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments.
Without Bogut and Redd, the Bucks' chances of making the Eastern Conference playoffs would be severely impacted.
The Bucks currently have a 24-27 record and are in the eighth – and final – playoff spot.
Hey der how bout dem Packers!: Do you have a comment on this column? This column is not about MU or the Super Bowl and is breakng news not yet reported anywhere else. It's a fine job of reporting and if Susan Shemanske reads it she should commend Gery and tell him to ignore ignorant readers like you.
Hey Westie - Do YOU read Gery's columns on a regular basis??
If you did, you would recognize that my comment regarding the column was pretty straightforward - Gery has an obvious man crush on the Bucks and an obvious dislike of TT and the Green Bay Packers.
His columns are quite predictable.
He ignores Marquette basketball.
By the way, Marquette won last night tying a team record with their 12th straight win - their record is now 20-2 and they are the only undefeated team in the Big East.
They shoudl sit Bogut down, fix what they can with his back and hope for a decent draft pick. Get the young guys on the court and build. With both him and Redd down the season is lost.
So Marquette is undefeated in the Big East. Everyone is talking about that so why is it necessary for Gery to write an article about it. The story about Bogut being out has not been mentioned anywhere else and is a good story. What is the deal with all the love about Marquette? I guess we could say you have a bit of a man crush yourself.
I am tired of reading about the Bucks - a sub-500 team playing in a mediocre division without their two supposed best players- when another area team is having great success.
I am not a Marquette alumni - I am a basketball fan. Heck, I would be happy to see Gery post someting about WIsconsin's mens basketball team's recent losing streak instead of something about the Bucks each week.
What galls me to no end is Gery's "Breaking Bucks News" or "Tradewinds blowing for the Bucks" postings.....I have read the same stories in 2007, 2008 and now in 2009.
If you recall, back in Dec of 2007 as the Packers were on their way to a 13-3 record and the NFC Championship Game, Gery posted three Bucks stories and one ripping the Packers.
Read for yourself:
The Woelfel World of Sports
Bucks shouldn't push panic button Posted on December 20, 2007 Bucks exhibit their potential Posted on December 13, 2007 Bogut + big minutes = wins for Bucks Posted on December 7, 2007 Past mistakes haunt Packers against Dallas Posted on December 1, 2007
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