Found August 31, 2012 on Shatter The Backboard:
In the first game of the regular season, an exuberant Draymond Green sets a pick for Stephen Curry near the top of the key. It’s the Dancing Bear’s first playing time of the year, and in his excitement he pops out a second too early. The results are disastrous: Curry stumbles over Green’s left foot, simultaneously spraining both ankles while throwing the ball up towards the rim. Andrew Bogut – who has looked superb in the first couple quarters of the season – leaps to catch the errant pass, smashing his head against the side of the backboard and incurring such severe head trauma that he is sidelined the majority of the year. In a span of 5.3 seconds the entire season is lost.[1] Golden State goes into tank mode 2.0 as management decides to keep David Lee sidelined with a dubious gluteal pull. Meanwhile, midway through the season, Harrison Barnes decides to take a hiatus from his basketball ball career to market his new brand of sneakers, “the Black Falcons.” Andris Biedrins plays 35 minutes a game and the Warriors finish 20 and 62. Bob Fitzgerald still finds a silver lining.
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