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Bogut hit with flagrant foul for high shot on Westbrook

Bogut hit with flagrant foul for high shot on Westbrook

Aussie big man Andrew Bogut has immediately caused a stir at the beginning of Game One, in the Warriors' Western Conference Final series against the Thunder, copping a flagrant foul for a hit on Russell Westbrook.

Bogut was contesting a rebound with the athletic Oklahoma City guard, when his arm came down and slammed into Westbrook's face.

Officials determined the contact was "unnecessary" and therefore hit Bogut with a flagrant foul - considered a serious personal foul in the NBA.

Fouls are considered flagrant when it involves excessive or violent contact that could injure the fouled player.

Take a look at the incident above.