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www.bet.com - Andrew Bogut continues to impress as with NBA side the Milwaukee Bucks as the posted yet another impressive victory over the Miami Heat in Milwaukee last night.
Earlier this year, Bogut became the highest paid Australian sportsmen of all time when the Milwaukee Bucks signed a four year deal reportedly worth somewhere in the vicinity of $90 million.
He has also recently turned his hand to philanthropy, donating thrity thousand dollars out of his own pocket to prop up ailing Australian club the Sydney Spirit.
Following recent knee surgery, Bogut was back to his sensational best against the Heat, scoring a very handy 20 points as well as snatching 11 rebounds.
The massive Australian almost let his career take a different turn when he was approached by the AFL very early on his career with offers from a few interested clubs.
According to his father, Bogut, who was playing amateur basketball at the time for no pay, remained with basketball because money was not a motivating factor.
This was evident when he turned out in the gold colours of the Boomers in his first Olympics at Beijing earlier in the year.
The win by the Milwaukee Bucks over the Miami Heat brings their current record to 11 and 15 – keeping their albeit slim chances of making the play-offs alive.
Bogut will need to remain at the top of his game if he is to realise his ultimate dream of taking part in the NBA play offs against the best basketballers in the world.
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