Ricky Rubio, still convalescing from the grave lesin suffered in December 2021 at the Smoothie King Center, analyzes his new season with the Cleveland Cavalierswith whom this summer he signed for 18 million for three years.
This was Ricky’s hair-raising injury: It hurts just to look at it!
During the ‘Media Day’ Ricky Rubio acknowledged that he had “a pending issue with the Cavaliers”, a team that transferred the Spaniard to the Pacers (with whom he never made his debut) after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Ricky Rubio does not set a date for his return to the slopes after his serious injury
The question that everyone in Cleveland and in Spain is asking is “when will Ricky Rubio return to the courts?”
“I wanted to be ready for (preseason) training camp, but I knew it was impossible. Talking to my coaches and medical staff they say my recovery will take 10 to 12 months, but it’s a long term. It changes every week. But I think that it’s not good to put a date on when I’m going to be back,” Ricky Rubio acknowledged at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse during the Cavaliers’ Media Day.
He wanted to be ready for training camp (preseason), but he knew it was impossible.
“It could be six weeks, but in five he could be ready to play. I hope he can play in December, but who knows,” he points out about his reappearance at El Masnou.
I hope that in December I can play, but who knows
At this point in his recovery, Ricky Rubio is already able to get out on the court to do 1v0 exercises: “I’ve been working hard this summer, putting in a lot of work on my part.”
Let’s see how the next two or three weeks goes, doing some work with the team and then see how my mind and body connect to get back to playing again.
“Let’s see how the next two or three weeks go, working some with the team and then see how my mind and body connect to get back to playing again. The contact part is going to be the most important to see where I’m at. I’m going to take my time. I’m going to go step by step,” the 31-year-old Spanish point guard said of the next steps in his recovery process.
Ricky Rubio: “I have a complete mental, dietary, training plan to come back stronger”
Ricky works to “be 120%” when he reappears and “come back better than before” thanks to “a complete mental, dietary, training plan to come back stronger.”
“And I’m getting there. I’ve had the best summer of my career. I’ve even hired a cook for my house, something I’ve never had,” he explained.
