Andrew Bogut injured a minute into his Cleveland Cavaliers debut

Australian centre Andrew Bogut sustained a leg injury less than a minute into his Cleveland Cavaliers debut.

Andrew Bogut #6 of the Cleveland Cavaliers breaks his leg in the first minute. Picture: AFP

Andrew Bogut has suffered a broken leg just 58 seconds into his debut with NBA defending champions Cleveland.

When Bogut came off the bench late in the final seconds of the first quarter of Monday’s game against the Miami Heat at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena the home crowd gave him a loud cheer.

But Sighs went through the arena 22 seconds into the second quarter when the big Australian went out to the three point line to defend Miami forward Okaro White. White’s knee struck Bogut in the left shin and he fell to the floor in pain. With the 2.13m tall centre at the Cleveland Clinic undergoing further tests, the Cavs said initial x-rays revealed a fractured left tibia.

Bogut, who has struggled with injury in recent years, was traded by the Dallas Mavericks to the Philadelphia 76ers last month before negotiating a contract buyout and then joining the NBA champion Cavaliers.