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 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Ray Giacoletti had been Utah's coach for a few months when he finally got to see his star player in action for the first time. And it wasn't exactly under the best of circumstances.
Andrew Bogut was the 19-year-old lining up at midcourt for Australia in the Athens Olympics, jumping center against someone a decade older who was wearing the blue and white of the host country in a gym overflowing with loud, proud Greeks. If that scenario didn't leave Bogut breathless, a forearm slammed into his chest immediately after tipoff could've done the trick.
Nah. Bogut just swung back, bringing a smile to Giacoletti's face then and again Thursday as he retold the story.
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