Beijing time on December 30th! Today the Cavaliers officially announced that the team's defender Ricky Rubio suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and is expected to be reimbursed for the season. Previously, Rubio suffered a left knee injury against the Pelicans and subsequently withdrew from the game. It is worth mentioning that Rubio suffered the same torn anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee in 2012.
In 2009, Rubio was selected by the NBA Minnesota Timberwolves with the 5th pick in the 1st round. So far in the regular season, Rubio has averaged 28.5 minutes per game, 13.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.4 steals.
Rubio's absence will certainly have a big impact on the Eastern Dark Horse Cavaliers. This season the Cavaliers can be said to have quietly completed the rebuild, shown a strong competitiveness in the East, so far, the team has a record of 20 wins and 14 losses, temporarily ranked fifth in the East, it can be said that the playoffs are very promising, some time ago, they even entered the top four in the East.
After Rubio's absence, plus Sexton, the Cavaliers have only Garland on the guard line, and although Garland has performed very well this season, the season is still long, and the Cavaliers can no longer suffer injuries. Lefour, who spoke about Ricky Rubio's injury after the game, said: "It was really hard for me, I saw the pain when he fell to the ground, I played with him for a long time and I really care about him. I pray he'll be okay and he's played really well this season. ”