On October 31, Beijing time, the 6th round of the 2021-22 CBA regular season, Xinjiang completed a stunning reversal against Shanxi and finally won the victory. Although the Xinjiang team reversed the Shanxi team at that time, there were some regrettable situations. Because in this matchup, Xinjiang's Rutubula and Abdul Salam were injured and left the field. After the game, when Adi Jiang participated in the post-match press conference, he specifically talked about the situation of Rutubula and Abdul Salam.
According to Adi Jiang at the time, Abdul Salam's injury was a muscle cramp, which was not a major problem. As for The situation in Rutubula, Adi Jiang said at the time that the specific injuries would not be known until they had to be examined in detail.
On October 31, Beijing time, media person Lu Pengru revealed through a social media post: "It is understood that Lutubula left Zhuji today to return to Urumqi for rehabilitation. In the 6th round of the regular season, Rutubula was injured and left the field in a game against Shanxi against Xinjiang, and was later diagnosed with a fractured bone. That means Rutubra will miss the rest of the first phase of the regular season. ”
You know, Rutubula is the core main player of this Xinjiang team today. In the 2021-22 regular season, Rutubra started every game, averaging 24.5 minutes per game, averaging 9.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, and averaging 57.9% shooting per game. Notably, Rutubula's improvement was so pronounced that it averaged just 4.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.2 steals and 0.5 blocks per game in the 2020-21 regular season.
For the Xinjiang team, Rutubula's injury now is definitely a huge loss. As we all know, during this year's offseason, Zhou Qi did not complete the renewal of the contract with the Xinjiang team, and the Xinjiang team lost the absolute meaning of the internal strong point. In the 2021-22 CBA regular season, the 7 rounds of the regular season, Xinjiang's current record is 2 wins and 5 losses. In this context, Lutubula has now suffered such an injury, so that the Xinjiang team will face a more severe test next.