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Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut was injured on a hard fall underneath the basket in the second quarter in Saturday night's game against Phoenix.
He suffered a right elbow injury, according to the Bucks Media Relations Department, and was taken to Aurora Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee for more tests after being examined by the Bucks' orthopedic physician Michael Gordon.
Bogut was taken away in an ambulance early in the second half. Four people were needed to lift him onto a chair, and he was still dressed in his Bucks uniform as the ambulance drove off.
Bucks head athletic trainer Marc Boff was helping Bogut as he left the arena.
Sunday morning, Charles Gardner of the the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel revealed Bogut is lost to the Bucks for the season with a dislocated right elbow, sprained wrist and broken right hand. He would likely undergo surgery immediately.
Here's the push from Amare Stoudamire and subsequent fall...
It's not pretty...
"It was nasty," said Bucks guard Luke Ridnour. "It popped all the way out. I don't know the extent of his injury but it didn't look real good that's for sure. It was not pretty at all."
"I didn't feel there was any intent or anything there," Bucks head coach Scott Skiles said. "I know when a player goes airborne, they try to take special care that nobody touches him at all, in that type of vulnerable state.
"In looking at it, I felt like Amare was kind of stopped on the play. It was awkward. Bogues was going with so much momentum and got caught up in the air there.
"We were near it and we could see it, we could see the elbow injury."
The Bucks are trying to solidify a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference... their magic number is now two after the win over the Suns.
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