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Andrew Bogut in doubt for Boomers’ Olympic qualifier

Andrew Bogut's high-flying basketball career is over.

Andrew Bogut's high-flying basketball career is over.

Andrew Bogut is in doubt for Australia’s crunch clash with New Zealand on Tuesday night.

It’s understood the NBA championship winner only arrived in Wellington around midnight on game day, having stayed in Melbourne to get treatment on his back after Australia’s 12-point win in the opening leg on Saturday.

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He is expected to join a final shoot-around later in the day, but it’s unclear whether he will play in the final game of the two-game Oceania series.

If the Boomers win or lose by 11 points or less, they will qualify for next year’s Rio Games.

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