Ricky Rubio out for the season with torn ACL

Rubio suffered a torn ACL, knocking him out for the season. Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports

Cavs' Ricky Rubio suffers torn ACL in left knee for second time, out for the season

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 12/29/21

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.

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— 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