El Portland Fashion Center has witnessed a moment that Spanish basketball has been waiting for 380 thatthe return to the basketball courts of Ricky Rubio (32 years old).
The Spanish point guard, who December 28, 2021 tore the cruciate ligament in his left knee (the same one that was injured in March 2012), brushed double digits in his return to the Cavaliers against the Blazers.
This was Ricky Rubio’s serious injury in 2021: he tore the cruciate ligament in his left knee
This was Ricky’s horrifying injury: It hurts just looking at it!
Ricky Rubio touches double digits in just 10 minutes in his return to the NBA
Ricky Rubio participated very actively in the victory 113-119 of his Cavaliers, who they came back from 14 points behind and they staged a great second half, in Portland.
On his return to the slopes Ricky firm 9 points (1 of 1 on 2-point shots, 2 of 4 on 3-pointers and 1 of 2 free throws), 3 rebounds and 1 assist in just over 10 minutes of game.
Jarrett Allen (24+10+6), Donovan Mitchell (26+5+5), Darius Garland (20+2+10) and Evan Mobley (17+8) were the most outstanding players for the Cavaliers on the day of the return of Ricky and in the fifth win in Cleveland’s last seven games.
The first basket in Ricky Rubio’s return to the NBA 380 days later
Ricky Rubio’s first basket on his return to the NBA 380 days later
Damian Lillard scores 50 points in Ricky Rubio’s return to the tracks
The great protagonist of the Blazers was Damian Lillard, who scored a whopping 50 points (5 of 13 triples) but could not avoid Portland’s fifth straight defeat.
Jerami Grant (22), Jusuf Nurkic (12+12) and Anfernee Simons (15) were Lillard’s best teammates.
Special Cavaliers jerseys to celebrate Ricky Rubio’s return to the slopes
Ricky Rubio begins his second stage with the Cavaliers, a team that signed him in 2021 and transfers in 2022
In February 2022 the Cavaliers traded Ricky Rubioconvalescing from his serious knee injury (torn anterior cruciate ligament), to the Indiana Pacers.
In the summer, the point guard from El Masnou, already a free agent, He returned to Cleveland and signed for the Cavaliers for three seasons and $20 million..
Ricky Rubio, who is 32 years old, came to the NBA in 2011 and since then has signed contracts with the Timberwolves, Jazz, Suns, Pacers and Cavaliers.
Before his injury Ricky Rubio averaged 13.1 points and 6.6 assists in 34 games with Cleveland.
