Ricky Rubio out for season with ACL tear
Adrian Wojnarowski: Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio has suffered a season-ending ACL tear to his left knee, sources tell ESPN.
Source: Twitter @wojespn
Ricky Rubio’s injury lowers Cavs’ playoff ceiling, but defense, favorable schedule should help sustain success
by @ColinCBSSports
cbssports.com/nba/news/ricky… – 9:12 PM Kevin Pelton @kpelton
Wrote about the impact of Ricky Rubio’s ACL tear on the Cavaliers’ playoff hopes and his upcoming free agency: es.pn/3z9Xeyq (ESPN+) – 7:26 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Cavaliers: Ricky Rubio out for season with torn ACL nba.nbcsports.com/2021/12/29/cav… – 7:10 PM Tas Melas @TasMelas
The same injury as 9 years ago for Ricky Rubio? Terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible. – 6:57 PM John Schuhmann @johnschuhmann
Rubio injury truly sucks. Beyond his tangible contributions to the Cavs this year, I wonder how much his mentorship has played a role in Garland’s improvement. – 6:24 PM Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
With Ricky Rubio out for the season due to a torn ACL and Collin Sexton also out for the season with knee surgery, keep an eye on the Cavaliers to be active on the trade market. @Chris Fedor and I discussed targets and trade assets on the @Jorge Sierra podcast hoopshype.com/lists/collin-s… – 5:54 PM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Ricky Rubio injury update: Cavaliers guard out for remainder of season with torn ACL
https://t.co/Xow0sYc3Kn pic.twitter.com/qi4iQeqe7e – 5:51 PM Mary Schmitt Boyer/Jodie Valade @PDcavsinsider
Awful news: The Cavaliers confirmed that point guard Ricky Rubio suffered a season-ending torn ACL on Wednesday. trib.al/3YqXC7e #Cavs – 5:48 PM Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio suffered a torn ACL in Tuesday’s game against New Orleans, per the team. – 5:43 PM Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Here are the cap ramifications on the Ricky Rubio injury:
🏀Cleveland has up until Jan. 15 to apply for a $8.9M Disabled Player Exception
🏀DPE= player on a 1 year contract (sign or trade for)
🏀$3.1M below the tax
🏀15 players under contract (must have an open roster spot) – 5:39 PM Jeff Stotts @InStreetClothes
Re: Ricky Rubio: Unfortunately suspicions of a torn ACL have been confirmed. He joins Michael Redd and Jabari Parker on the list of NBA players to tear the same ACL twice during their professional career. – 5:39 PM Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
Damn, Ricky Rubio has been incredible this year and has been so important to the Cavs. Tough break for him and the resurgent Cavs – 5:38 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Rubio was enjoying a terrific season. 2nd career ACL. He will be back! bleacherreport.com/articles/10022… – 5:36 PM Marla Ridenour @MRidenourABJ
#Cavs say guard Ricky Rubio tore the ACL in his left knee Tuesday night & is out for the season. – 5:33 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs Ricky Rubio tore his ACL, which was revealed in an MRI today. Rubio will miss the rest of the 2021-22 season. – 5:33 PM Rick Noland @RickNoland
Rubio torn acl. Done for season – 5:33 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Does Rubio being out make the Cavs more likely to make a “go for it” trade? They’ve been rumored to be in on Ben Simmons for a while now. – 5:33 PM Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
Cleveland Cavaliers say Ricky Rubio tore his ACL and will miss remainder of season. – 5:32 PM JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio has suffered a torn ACL and will naturally miss the rest of the season, the team announced. – 5:32 PM Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio has suffered a season-ending ACL tear to his left knee, sources tell ESPN. – 5:30 PM JD Shaw @JShawNBA
NBA’s best from Dec. 28:
– F. Wagner: 38 pts, 7 reb, 12-20 fg
– J. Embiid: 36 pts, 11 reb, 11-16 fg
– L. James: 32 pts, 11 reb, 11 ast
– C. Boucher: 28 pts, 19 reb, 2 blk
– R. Rubio: 27 pts, 13 reb, 9 ast
– J. Butler: 25 pts, 8 reb, 15 ast
– R. Westbrook: 24 pts, 12 reb, 10 ast – 11:44 AM Joe Gabriele @CavsJoeG
From #Cavs PR: Ricky Rubio left tonight’s game v. NOP with a left knee injury. He’s currently being evaluated by #Cavs medical staff and an update is expected on Wednesday. – 11:24 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
Ricky Rubio left tonight’s game in the 4th quarter with a left knee injury. He’s currently being evaluated by the Cavs’ medical staff. #Cavs expect an update tomorrow. – 11:23 PM Rick Noland @RickNoland
Koby hit big on Mobley, Rubio, Markkanen so can’t get on him for Pangos miss. But that kid just taking up a roster spot – 10:50 PM Jeff Stotts @InStreetClothes
Just saw the Rubio video. Hate that for him and fingers crossed it’s not as bad as it looked. – 10:44 PM Rick Noland @RickNoland
And to think Rubio had 27, 13, 9 before injury smh – 10:40 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs J.B. Bickerstaff said Ricky Rubio is still being evaluated for his injury in the fourth quarter. – 10:37 PM Rick Noland @RickNoland
Cavs lost twice tonight. Losing Rubio would be big blow – 10:36 PM John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Semi-Pelicans vs. Semi-Cavs got wacky; huge comeback by New Orleans, some good stuff from rookie Herb Jones and former Griz legend Garrett Temple.
Rubio knee injury at end looked badbadbad, gotta hope he’s ok. – 10:32 PM Joe Gabriele @CavsJoeG
For #Cavs: Rubio, 27pts, 10-25FG, 3-7 3ptFG, career-hi-tying 13reb, 9asst, 2stl, 2blk; Love, 24pts, 7-12 3ptFG, 4reb, 3asst; Mobley, 22pts, 9-12FG, 7reb; Markkanen, 14pts, 6-15FG, 5reb, 2stl; for NOP: Temple, all 17pts in 4Q, 6-6FG, 5-5 3ptFG. – 10:32 PM Rick Noland @RickNoland
Hoping for best but fearing worst for Rubio – 10:32 PM Rick Noland @RickNoland
Writing a prep story. How bad Rubio injury look? – 10:28 PM Joe Gabriele @CavsJoeG
Tough loss in New Orleans – #Cavs get off to hot start, go cold in 2Q – fall late, 108-104; Rubio (27pts, 13reb, 9asst) left game w/2:20, 4Q, left court not under his own power (updates to follow); CLE, led by 23 in 1H, 9-12 3ptFG in 1Q, 5-29 rest of the way; NOP wins 4Q, 32-21. pic.twitter.com/8MfYaToB07 – 10:28 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs fall 108-104 to the Pelicans. After scoring 39 pts in the first, Cavs were outscored in the next 3 quarters. Pelicans outscored Cavs 32-21 in the 4th.
Losing Rubio there in the end and not having a strong point guard in those last moments was tough. – 10:24 PM Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
Because of Rubio’s injury I have to watch Denzel Valentine make beyond questionable decisions in the clutch.😞 – 10:20 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Uh oh, Ricky Rubio went down with a left knee injury with minimal contact. Immediately signaled for help from the bench, and had to be helped off. That’s the knee he tore the ACL in back in 2012. – 10:13 PM Chris Vernon @ChrisVernonShow
makes me sick to see Rubio hurt. And did not look good 😞. He’s been so good for Cavs – 10:12 PM Tas Melas @TasMelas
F*** Ricky! 🙏 up for Rubio. – 10:12 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs Ricky Rubio is being helped off the floor by his teammates. He’s heading to the locker room. – 10:12 PM Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Ricky Rubio just went down in a heap and immediately started to signal to the bench.
He’s been helped off the floor by teammates and he’s not putting ANY weight on it.
Rubio: 27 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists. Incredible game. Horrible to see it end like that… – 10:11 PM Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Ricky Rubio just went down and he can’t put weight on his left knee. This would be a tremendous loss for Cleveland. He’s been unbelievable tonight.
He’s heading straight to the locker room. – 10:11 PM Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Herb Jones won’t get any stat for it, but his “Straitjacket” defense on Ricky Rubio led directly to a Cavs 24-second violation. Crowd urging #Pelicans as they try to cut into deficit, but Cavs keep maintaining lead around 10-12 – 9:39 PM Joe Gabriele @CavsJoeG
#Cavs jump out to 23-pt lead, cool off in 2Q – still up at H, 58-48; CLE, 9-12 3ptFG in 1Q, 0-10 in 2Q; CLE, just 1 T.O. in 1H; Rubio, team-hi 16pts, 7-15FG, 2-3 3ptFG, team-hi 7asst, team-hi 6reb; Mobley, 14pts, 6-8FG, 4reb; Love, 14pts, 4-6 3ptFG, 3reb. pic.twitter.com/8KxjTTMxon – 9:14 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs have a 19-point lead over the Pelicans at the end of the first. They lead 39-20. Kevin Love leads the Cavs with 12 points, on 4-of-4 from 3. Ricky Rubio with 10 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds. – 8:39 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
Hello #Cavs Ricky Rubio. He has an early 10 points here in the first quarter. He’s 4-of-6 from the field. He also has 3 rebounds and 2 assists. – 8:22 PM Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Evan Mobley is starting for Cleveland tonight.
Cavs going Rubio, Okoro, Dean Wade, Markkanen and Mobley. – 7:39 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs Evan Mobley and Isaac Okoro are back in the starting lineup.
Starting five: Ricky Rubio, Isaac Okoro, Dean Wade, Lauri Markkanen and Evan Mobley – 7:37 PM Joe Gabriele @CavsJoeG
#Cavs starters v. NOP…
Rubio
Okoro
Wade
Markkanen
Mobley – 7:33 PM
Source: Twitter @wojespn
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CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBARicky Rubio’s injury lowers Cavs’ playoff ceiling, but defense, favorable schedule should help sustain success
by @ColinCBSSports
cbssports.com/nba/news/ricky… – 9:12 PM Kevin Pelton @kpelton
Wrote about the impact of Ricky Rubio’s ACL tear on the Cavaliers’ playoff hopes and his upcoming free agency: es.pn/3z9Xeyq (ESPN+) – 7:26 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Cavaliers: Ricky Rubio out for season with torn ACL nba.nbcsports.com/2021/12/29/cav… – 7:10 PM Tas Melas @TasMelas
The same injury as 9 years ago for Ricky Rubio? Terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible. – 6:57 PM John Schuhmann @johnschuhmann
Rubio injury truly sucks. Beyond his tangible contributions to the Cavs this year, I wonder how much his mentorship has played a role in Garland’s improvement. – 6:24 PM Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
With Ricky Rubio out for the season due to a torn ACL and Collin Sexton also out for the season with knee surgery, keep an eye on the Cavaliers to be active on the trade market. @Chris Fedor and I discussed targets and trade assets on the @Jorge Sierra podcast hoopshype.com/lists/collin-s… – 5:54 PM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Ricky Rubio injury update: Cavaliers guard out for remainder of season with torn ACL
https://t.co/Xow0sYc3Kn pic.twitter.com/qi4iQeqe7e – 5:51 PM Mary Schmitt Boyer/Jodie Valade @PDcavsinsider
Awful news: The Cavaliers confirmed that point guard Ricky Rubio suffered a season-ending torn ACL on Wednesday. trib.al/3YqXC7e #Cavs – 5:48 PM Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio suffered a torn ACL in Tuesday’s game against New Orleans, per the team. – 5:43 PM Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Here are the cap ramifications on the Ricky Rubio injury:
🏀Cleveland has up until Jan. 15 to apply for a $8.9M Disabled Player Exception
🏀DPE= player on a 1 year contract (sign or trade for)
🏀$3.1M below the tax
🏀15 players under contract (must have an open roster spot) – 5:39 PM Jeff Stotts @InStreetClothes
Re: Ricky Rubio: Unfortunately suspicions of a torn ACL have been confirmed. He joins Michael Redd and Jabari Parker on the list of NBA players to tear the same ACL twice during their professional career. – 5:39 PM Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
Damn, Ricky Rubio has been incredible this year and has been so important to the Cavs. Tough break for him and the resurgent Cavs – 5:38 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Rubio was enjoying a terrific season. 2nd career ACL. He will be back! bleacherreport.com/articles/10022… – 5:36 PM Marla Ridenour @MRidenourABJ
#Cavs say guard Ricky Rubio tore the ACL in his left knee Tuesday night & is out for the season. – 5:33 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs Ricky Rubio tore his ACL, which was revealed in an MRI today. Rubio will miss the rest of the 2021-22 season. – 5:33 PM Rick Noland @RickNoland
Rubio torn acl. Done for season – 5:33 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Does Rubio being out make the Cavs more likely to make a “go for it” trade? They’ve been rumored to be in on Ben Simmons for a while now. – 5:33 PM Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
Cleveland Cavaliers say Ricky Rubio tore his ACL and will miss remainder of season. – 5:32 PM JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio has suffered a torn ACL and will naturally miss the rest of the season, the team announced. – 5:32 PM Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio has suffered a season-ending ACL tear to his left knee, sources tell ESPN. – 5:30 PM JD Shaw @JShawNBA
NBA’s best from Dec. 28:
– F. Wagner: 38 pts, 7 reb, 12-20 fg
– J. Embiid: 36 pts, 11 reb, 11-16 fg
– L. James: 32 pts, 11 reb, 11 ast
– C. Boucher: 28 pts, 19 reb, 2 blk
– R. Rubio: 27 pts, 13 reb, 9 ast
– J. Butler: 25 pts, 8 reb, 15 ast
– R. Westbrook: 24 pts, 12 reb, 10 ast – 11:44 AM Joe Gabriele @CavsJoeG
From #Cavs PR: Ricky Rubio left tonight’s game v. NOP with a left knee injury. He’s currently being evaluated by #Cavs medical staff and an update is expected on Wednesday. – 11:24 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
Ricky Rubio left tonight’s game in the 4th quarter with a left knee injury. He’s currently being evaluated by the Cavs’ medical staff. #Cavs expect an update tomorrow. – 11:23 PM Rick Noland @RickNoland
Koby hit big on Mobley, Rubio, Markkanen so can’t get on him for Pangos miss. But that kid just taking up a roster spot – 10:50 PM Jeff Stotts @InStreetClothes
Just saw the Rubio video. Hate that for him and fingers crossed it’s not as bad as it looked. – 10:44 PM Rick Noland @RickNoland
And to think Rubio had 27, 13, 9 before injury smh – 10:40 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs J.B. Bickerstaff said Ricky Rubio is still being evaluated for his injury in the fourth quarter. – 10:37 PM Rick Noland @RickNoland
Cavs lost twice tonight. Losing Rubio would be big blow – 10:36 PM John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Semi-Pelicans vs. Semi-Cavs got wacky; huge comeback by New Orleans, some good stuff from rookie Herb Jones and former Griz legend Garrett Temple.
Rubio knee injury at end looked badbadbad, gotta hope he’s ok. – 10:32 PM Joe Gabriele @CavsJoeG
For #Cavs: Rubio, 27pts, 10-25FG, 3-7 3ptFG, career-hi-tying 13reb, 9asst, 2stl, 2blk; Love, 24pts, 7-12 3ptFG, 4reb, 3asst; Mobley, 22pts, 9-12FG, 7reb; Markkanen, 14pts, 6-15FG, 5reb, 2stl; for NOP: Temple, all 17pts in 4Q, 6-6FG, 5-5 3ptFG. – 10:32 PM Rick Noland @RickNoland
Hoping for best but fearing worst for Rubio – 10:32 PM Rick Noland @RickNoland
Writing a prep story. How bad Rubio injury look? – 10:28 PM Joe Gabriele @CavsJoeG
Tough loss in New Orleans – #Cavs get off to hot start, go cold in 2Q – fall late, 108-104; Rubio (27pts, 13reb, 9asst) left game w/2:20, 4Q, left court not under his own power (updates to follow); CLE, led by 23 in 1H, 9-12 3ptFG in 1Q, 5-29 rest of the way; NOP wins 4Q, 32-21. pic.twitter.com/8MfYaToB07 – 10:28 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs fall 108-104 to the Pelicans. After scoring 39 pts in the first, Cavs were outscored in the next 3 quarters. Pelicans outscored Cavs 32-21 in the 4th.
Losing Rubio there in the end and not having a strong point guard in those last moments was tough. – 10:24 PM Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
Because of Rubio’s injury I have to watch Denzel Valentine make beyond questionable decisions in the clutch.😞 – 10:20 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Uh oh, Ricky Rubio went down with a left knee injury with minimal contact. Immediately signaled for help from the bench, and had to be helped off. That’s the knee he tore the ACL in back in 2012. – 10:13 PM Chris Vernon @ChrisVernonShow
makes me sick to see Rubio hurt. And did not look good 😞. He’s been so good for Cavs – 10:12 PM Tas Melas @TasMelas
F*** Ricky! 🙏 up for Rubio. – 10:12 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs Ricky Rubio is being helped off the floor by his teammates. He’s heading to the locker room. – 10:12 PM Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Ricky Rubio just went down in a heap and immediately started to signal to the bench.
He’s been helped off the floor by teammates and he’s not putting ANY weight on it.
Rubio: 27 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists. Incredible game. Horrible to see it end like that… – 10:11 PM Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Ricky Rubio just went down and he can’t put weight on his left knee. This would be a tremendous loss for Cleveland. He’s been unbelievable tonight.
He’s heading straight to the locker room. – 10:11 PM Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Herb Jones won’t get any stat for it, but his “Straitjacket” defense on Ricky Rubio led directly to a Cavs 24-second violation. Crowd urging #Pelicans as they try to cut into deficit, but Cavs keep maintaining lead around 10-12 – 9:39 PM Joe Gabriele @CavsJoeG
#Cavs jump out to 23-pt lead, cool off in 2Q – still up at H, 58-48; CLE, 9-12 3ptFG in 1Q, 0-10 in 2Q; CLE, just 1 T.O. in 1H; Rubio, team-hi 16pts, 7-15FG, 2-3 3ptFG, team-hi 7asst, team-hi 6reb; Mobley, 14pts, 6-8FG, 4reb; Love, 14pts, 4-6 3ptFG, 3reb. pic.twitter.com/8KxjTTMxon – 9:14 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs have a 19-point lead over the Pelicans at the end of the first. They lead 39-20. Kevin Love leads the Cavs with 12 points, on 4-of-4 from 3. Ricky Rubio with 10 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds. – 8:39 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
Hello #Cavs Ricky Rubio. He has an early 10 points here in the first quarter. He’s 4-of-6 from the field. He also has 3 rebounds and 2 assists. – 8:22 PM Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Evan Mobley is starting for Cleveland tonight.
Cavs going Rubio, Okoro, Dean Wade, Markkanen and Mobley. – 7:39 PM Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs Evan Mobley and Isaac Okoro are back in the starting lineup.
Starting five: Ricky Rubio, Isaac Okoro, Dean Wade, Lauri Markkanen and Evan Mobley – 7:37 PM Joe Gabriele @CavsJoeG
#Cavs starters v. NOP…
Rubio
Okoro
Wade
Markkanen
Mobley – 7:33 PM