CLEVELAND: The Cavaliers’ search for a rim protector apparently will begin anew.
The tag of just another regular-season game did not apply in a 106-98 loss to the Miami Heat at Quicken Loans Arena Monday night, not when big man Andrew Bogut suffered a fractured left tibia 58 seconds into his Cavs debut.
The Australian 7-footer was thought to be the final piece of the puzzle in the Cavs’ bid to repeat as NBA champions when he signed Thursday.
Bogut was kneed in the leg by the Heat’s Okaro White and went down beside the scorer’s table with 11:38 left in the second quarter.