Former NBA champion breaks his leg in Cleveland Cavaliers debut ·

06 Jan 2025, 00:00

Andrew Bogut signed on with the Cleveland Cavaliers to add depth off the bench, joining former top picks Deron Williams and Derrick Williams.

Bogut lasted less than a minute before suffering a devastating leg injury, which eventually came back as a fractured tibia.

Andrew Bogut leaves game and hobbles to the sideline in first game with Cavs after bumping knees with Okaro White pic.twitter.com/PNY7GcSylr

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) March 7, 2017

THIS JUST IN: Initial X-rays and evaluation at the arena reveal that Bogut has a fractured left tibia. pic.twitter.com/o6PMn6fY8p

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 7, 2017

It looked like he simply bumped knees, but obviously the injury was much, much worse.

Hopefully Bogut can make a full recovery.

The 32-year-old center played 22 minutes per game in Dallas before he was waived, averaging three points and eight rebounds per game.

Bogut won the NBA championship with the 2014-15 Golden State Warriors.

Former NBA champion breaks his leg in Cleveland Cavaliers debut