Bucks center Andrew Bogut will have right elbow surgery

Bucks center Andrew Bogut will have right elbow surgery

Milwaukee Bucks General Manager John Hammond announced today that center Andrew Bogut will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove loose particles and scar tissue in his right elbow on Tuesday, April 12.  The surgery will be performed by Dr. James Andrews at the Andrews Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center in Gulf Breeze, FL.

The team announced on Friday that Bogut would miss the remaining four games of the 2010-11 season due to right elbow pain.

In 65 games this season (all starts) Bogut averaged 12.8 points, a career-high 11.1 rebounds and a league-leading and career-best 2.6 blocks per game. His 168 blocks this season are the seventh-highest single-season total in team history, just behind his sixth-place total of 175 set last year. In 396 career games (388 starts), Bogut has averaged 12.7 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks. He is among the franchise leaders in points (5,043, 18th), rebounds (3,710, fifth) and blocks (618, third).

Author: Inside Hoops

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