UPDATE: ESPN's Marc Stein reported Tuesday night that the Warriors will provide an update on Bogut's condition Wednesday after reviewing medical data.
Warriors center Andrew Bogut's MRI, originally set for late Monday night to determine how seriously he injured his left knee in Game 5 of the NBA Finals earlier in the evening, instead will take place Tuesday morning, according to multiple reports.
The team characterized the early third-quarter injury during a 112-97 loss as a sprain and delayed the MRI to let the knee "calm down," an apparent reference to initial swelling in the 7-footer's knee.
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No matter the outcome, the awkwardness of the injury certainly leaves Bogut's status in question for Game 6 on Thursday in Cleveland, where the Cavaliers will look to tie the series at 3-3.
"It would have been nice to have him available, but we played four, five different people at center, just trying to find something that would work," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said (via the San Francisco Chronicle).
"It's unfortunate. Hopefully he's OK. We need him."
With Draymond Green suspended for Monday's game, the Warriors — already thin in the front court — saw Bogut play just eight minutes, scoring no points and pulling down only three rebounds but blocking three shots. He is averaging 4.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 16.6 minutes per game this postseason.
Bogut needed help to leave the floor after the injury, biting on his jersey apparently in an effort to deal with the pain.
