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Cavaliers' Rubio to miss rest of NBA season due to injury
Cleveland Cavaliers' 31-year-old guard left Tuesday night’s game in New Orleans in 4th quarter due to left knee injury
Selcuk Bugra Gokalp |
30.12.2021 - Update : 30.12.2021
Ricky Rubio (R) Photo: Elif Ozturk Ozgoncu - Anadolu Agency
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The Cleveland Cavaliers announced on Thursday that Ricky Rubio will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 NBA season.
The 31-year-old guard left Tuesday night’s game in New Orleans in the fourth quarter due to a left knee injury and did not return to action.
A torn anterior cruciate ligament was revealed after further examination of the injury following the game.
The club announced that the Spaniard will miss the rest of the 2021-22 season and that his status will be updated as appropriate.
Rubio averaged 13.1 points, 6.6 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game for the Cavaliers in NBA 2021-22 season so far.
