Netease Sports reported on December 30:
The Cavaliers have made rapid progress this season and have become a dark horse, but now there is a bad news that defender Rubio has been reimbursed for the season.
At the end of the game against the Pelicans yesterday, Rubio fell to the ground and injured when he broke through with the ball, and was then assisted by Okuro and Love to leave the field. The Cavaliers officially announced that Rubio underwent an MRI examination today, which showed a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and was reimbursed for the season.
This is the second time Rubio has suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee since 2012. Prior to this, two players in the NBA have suffered two ligament tears at the same position in their careers. They are Michael Reid and Jabari Parker.
At the end of Rubio’s last game against the Pelicans, Rubio fell to the ground during a breakthrough with the ball, and was subsequently helped by his teammates to leave the field. At that time, the Cavaliers were very worried about Rubio’s serious injury, but the result was unexpected. This is the second time Rubio has suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee after 2012. Before leaving the field, he had 27 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists. All three statistics were the team’s highest.
This season, Rubio played 34 games, averaging 28.3 minutes per game, averaging 13.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, showing a very good state.
Later, some Cavaliers told team reporters that after Rubio was reimbursed for the season, the Cavaliers might go all out to pursue the 76ers Ben Simmons. Earlier, there was news that the Cavaliers had been pursuing Simmons for a long time.