Ricky Rubio Collided With Kobe, Team Fears He Tore ACL [UPDATE: Rubio out for the year]
Ricky Rubio collided with Kobe Bryant with 16.4 seconds left in the Timberwolves 105-102 loss to the Lakers last night. The 22-year-old is having an MRI today. Minnesota sources fear he suffered a torn ACL. From Yahoo! Sports.
“Possible ACL,” the source briefed on Rubio’s condition said. “We’ll know more after the MRI. … There’s a lot of worry right now.”
Rubio was in the midst of a strong rookie season. Minnesota was looking like a functional basketball team and battling for a playoff spot. If he’s out for the season, he will be missed.
[UPDATE: The Star-Tribune reports Rubio is indeed done for the season. The rehab time is 6-9 months, so Rubio will also miss the Olympics.]
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March 10th, 2012 at 10:08 AM
crestfallen
March 10th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
Let’s not jump the gun and call it awful until we find out if it’s torn, as your tweet did.
March 10th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
Terrible ski crash in Switzerland. 29 years old, awful.
March 10th, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Well, they’re screwed this year, screwed next year.
March 10th, 2012 at 10:26 AM
How could you tear an ACL there?
March 10th, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Can Darko play the point?
March 10th, 2012 at 2:05 PM
So Wage breaks Kobe’s nose, and Kobe takes out Rubio’s ACL. Who will Rubio take it out on next season, CP3?
March 10th, 2012 at 3:10 PM
Being optimistic here, but Ridnour’s play as of late leads me to believe an 8-seed is still entirely possible.
March 10th, 2012 at 4:42 PM
That really stinks. That team was fun to watch.