Warriors' Andrew Bogut definitely out for season

"Newly acquired Warriors center Andrew Bogut ruled out a late-season return from a fractured left ankle and put into question his playing status for the 2012 Summer Olympics during a wide-ranging 1 1/2-hour interview with The Chronicle on Thursday afternoon. "At this point, I think it's safe to say that returning this season is not going to happen," Bogut said during lunch at a downtown Oakland cafe. "The most important thing is to get the bone right. If I come back at 99 percent, and the bone is unsettled, and something shards off, I'm in big trouble. "It would be nice to play this season, but it's not going to happen." That hasn't slowed Bogut's efforts. Wearing a protective boot, he shot free throws following Monday's shootaround, and he spent Thursday morning doing the monotonous rehabilitation he's been doing every day since the Jan. 25 injury. Bogut's rehab includes a warm-up on a stationary bike, a strength and conditioning program that focuses on his upper body while he's in the boot, and a strenuous bike ride that gets his heart rate up to 150 to 160 beats per minute. He sits in a cold tub, gets his ankle massaged and stretches, then finishes with three ice baths in his hotel room."