Bogut: Unrated Edition

Whoah, did anyone else see that coming? I thought Andrew Bogut was one of those Vegemite sandwich toting friendly Aussies, like out of a Men at Work song. Turns out he's one of those angry rugby playing, foul mouthed, bird flipping Aussie dudes who may or may not be a skin head. Bogut apparently gave the crowd an eyeful of his lewd gesturing after getting ejected with 48 seconds to go in a pwning by the Raptors. Bogut nearly sends Bosh flying. It took me a few minutes to notice the most important detail: it was a home game in Milwaukee! I used to consider Bogut a bit of a softy, but back it up, dude's a straight up gangster. Flipping off the home crowd? That's some cold blooded shit. I love it. He's like a punk rock Sheed.

See the foul here. It's pretty mean spirited and nasty. From what I can tell, the camera cuts back to the court just as Bogut's about to commit the finger faux pas:

Lindsay Hunter: Trying to Make the Cheerleading Squad?

Lindsay Hunter just got slapped with a 10 game suspensh from the league for testing positive. No, not for testing positive with audiences, for drugs. Read this(from FanBall):

Guard Lindsey Hunter was suspended for 10 games on Wednesday, the NBA announced. Hunter tested positive for phentermine, which is on the banned list. A search on webmd.com shows that phentermine is a prescription used to fight obesity. Hunter has not appeared obese during the season, so this is a bizarre story. Luckily he has no fantasy value, so this will not affect any lineups.

Agreed. That is both bizarre and a fantasy non-factor. What is this dude getting in shape for? Dance class? Prom? Weird...

Birdman: What Happened to that Boy?

Chris "Birdman" Andersen got bounced from the league for torching doobies. Unfortunate, because the kid had a knack for blocking shots and humiliating himself in the dunk contest. I watched him play, and honestly, he's pretty good. I always felt he had a huge potential upside if he could ever get it clicking. When he got banned from the league I figured he'd go, kick back, and start blazing away with Shawn Kemp. Turns out he's still in solid shape and will be trying a comeback; come January Andersen will be eligible to petition the league for reinstatement. Surprisingly enough Byron Scott, known for being a hardassed disciplinarian, says he'd take back Birdie in a second. From the Times-Picayune (by way of RealGm):

"If he is cleared by the NBA and everything, I would love to have Birdman back," Scott said. ". . . He was one of my favorites. He's very coachable and played as hard as anybody, and I would love to have him back."