Australian NBA star, Andrew Bogut, has tee'd off on the NBA's culture of fakeness, taking particular aim at his former teammates from the Golden State Warriors who he says are "full of shit."Bogut, who was traded back to the Milwaukee Bucks four months ago to free up room under the Warriors salary cap to sign Kevin Durant, made the comments to USA Today ahead of the two teams match-up next Saturday (Nov. 19). The article, which has registered a paltry 58 likes on Facebook, offers a refreshing and brutally Australian perspective on the big egos and bogus personalities of the NBA.Asked whether was bothered by the "hits (he took) on the way out town" from Golden State regarding his "durability" Bogut initially played a straight bat to the reporter."Oh, who cares? I don't care," he said.When the reporter probed further, asking how he felt about the fact the criticisms had come from within the Golden State team, the Melbourne-raised, Croatian-heritaged Bogut smashed the follow-up question over the fence for six:"But that's how it is. I don't buy into the sources thing. I don't buy into all that (expletive), because this league is so two-faced and everybody is so fake. The same people who made those comments will see me tomorrow and shake my hand and ask me how my family is. This league is full of people who are full of (expletive) and shallow, and that's what you figure out in pro sports. It's very hard to meet a genuine person who you can call your friend in this league. That's just the reality, and I understand that."People can take parting shots. I didn't have a great Finals series obviously, with the injury, and finish off the way I wanted to, but that's the way it goes. I'm not bitter about it. I could have played better definitely, especially on the offensive end. But I think defensively that I provided something for them that really helped that team win games."The bad blood began after Bogut was injured in game five of the NBA Finals Series, at which point his team the Warriors were up 3-1 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was not playing major minutes at the time of the injury. Despite starting each of the first five games of the finals he averaged just 3.2 points and 3 rebounds in 12 minutes per game in the series. With Bogut gone, however, the Warriors blew the series lead and coughed up the championship to a Lebron James inspired Cavaliers. Bogut was traded to Milwaukee shortly after.Read the full interview here.
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