The injury news is in for Ricky Rubio, and it’s not good.
The Cleveland Cavaliers guard left Tuesday night’s game late in the fourth quarter with a left knee injury. The team announced on Wednesday that Rubio suffered a torn ACL, knocking him out for the season.
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) December 29, 2021
This is a major blow for Rubio and the Cavs.
Cleveland has been the biggest surprise of the NBA season, and Rubio was a big part of that. He and Darius Garland were operating well together, producing excellent results for the Cavs.
The Cavaliers have had a +16.1 net efficiency when Ricky Rubio and Darius Garland have shared the floor this season.
That is the best of any 2-man lineup to play 500 minutes together.
Rubio averaged 13.1 points this season, tied for the most in a season in his career. https://t.co/NR49dpOCDA
— Matt Williams (@StatsWilliams) December 29, 2021
Rubio was averaging over 13 points per game this season and nearly had a triple-double on Tuesday night.
Fans may remember that Rubio also suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in 2012.
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