Gone in 60 seconds: Bogut breaks leg less than a minute into his Cavs debut
‘It’s a tough moment’ says LeBron James as his side lose to Heat
LeBron James didn’t need to speak with Andrew Bogut or see the X-rays on the centre’s leg.
“I heard it break,” he said. “I heard it crack.”
In an ugly instant, Cleveland lost much more than a game.
Bogut broke his left leg less than one minute into his debut and the Cavaliers never recovered while being outgunned 106-98 by the surging and not-to-be-overlooked Miami Heat, who beat the NBA champions twice in three nights.
Dion Waiters scored 29 points, Goran Dragic added 21 and the Heat held off a late rally by the Cavs, who trimmed a 20-point deficit to 103-98 in the final minute. It could have gotten tighter but James missed a long 3-pointer before Waiters banked one in with 12.2 seconds left.
However, Miami’s latest impressive win was overshadowed by the injury to Bogut, who only signed with Cleveland last week and had been welcomed to the team earlier in the day by being given jersey No. 6.5 – a joke that made the big Australian smile.