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The Cleveland Cavaliers have been one of the greater stories in the NBA this year. They have surprised many with their excellent play on the court, climbing up the Eastern Conference. What’s been more amazing is how they have done it. The Cavs already lost point guard Collin Sexton for the season with a left […]

Cleveland Cavaliers veteran guard Ricky Rubio was in the midst of a fantastic campaign. He was proving to be a huge piece of this resurgent Cavs squad, then he, unfortunately, tore his ACL. It was a massive blow to a Cleveland backcourt that is already missing Collin Sexton due to injury. That being said, it’s […]

In the midst of a very impressive campaign, the Cleveland Cavaliers were hit with some awful injury luck in the first half. Collin Sexton went down with a knee injury, while Ricky Rubio recently tore his ACL. Although the Cavs just traded for Rajon Rondo to make up for the loss of two backcourt figures, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers veteran Kevin Love proved on Friday night that even at 33-years-old, he’s still a walking bucket. With the Cavs’ roster hurting right now with numerous absences, Love stepped up and delivered against the Atlanta Hawks, even though his team still ended up losing in a 121-118 thriller. Love collected 35 points and 11 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in search of answers in the aftermath of Ricky Rubio’s devastating torn ACL injury in his left knee. With the Spanish point guard done for the season, the Cavs are turning to Rajon Rondo, completing a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers for the veteran. Rubio was in the midst of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are having an impressive start to the season as they are currently fifth in the Eastern Conference with a 20-15 record. Collin Sexton already sustained a season-ending injury earlier in the season. But the injury luck got even worse as Ricky Rubio incurred another massive blow to the Cavaliers season with a […]

Losing Ricky Rubio to an ACL tear is a brutal blow for the Cleveland Cavaliers. His steadying presence off the bench as a scorer and playmaker was very beneficial to the Cavs and a key reason for their surprising success. In his first year in Cleveland, Rubio averaged 13.1 points, a career-high, and 6.6 assists, which […]

The Cleveland Cavs were dealt a tough blow earlier this week, when it was announced that point guard Ricky Rubio suffered a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the season. That left another hole for the Cavs to fill. They are already without Collin Sexton for the year as well. It’s been reported […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are having an unexpected fantastic season thus far. They are 20-14 on the season, only 3.5 games behind the Brooklyn Nets at the top of the Eastern Conference. They even have the conferences best plus minus, outscoring their opponents by an average of over six points per game. But the news is […]

What many feared to have happened on Tuesday night for Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio ended up being the truth, his season is over due to a knee injury. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the injury is a torn left ACL for the 31-year old first-year Cavs player. Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio has suffered a […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered an upset loss at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. However, the defeat isn’t the Cavs’ main concern as Ricky Rubio exited the game with an apparent knee injury. While driving into the paint near the two-minute mark of the fourth quarter, Rubio came sprawling down to […]

In Early August of 2021, the Cleveland Cavaliers (Cavs) brought over veteran point guard Ricky Rubio in a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Taurean Prince and a 2022 second-round pick. At the time it seemed, especially due to Rubio’s one-year, $17.8 million contract, that Cleveland would be using Ricky as a mentor […]

There used to be a time when Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio was one of the youngest and most promising talents in the NBA. Although he’s not managed to make that jump into superstar status — or even into All-Star territory — what he’s doing this season with the Cavs is making people turn their […]

For the past few years, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been in rebuilding mode after the departure of hometown hero LeBron James back in 2018. The Cavs have built up a young core in the years since LeBron left, and, finally, this roster is starting to unleash its impressive potential. Through 21 games played, Cleveland is […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio has played a key role in the Cavs getting off to a surprising start in the 2021-22 season. Rubio is also a difference maker off the court, which is why he just received the 2021 Offseason NBA Cares Community Assist Award.  Rubio is getting this award “for his continued efforts to […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and does not have a timetable to return yet. The 22-year-old sustained the injury while banging knees with Jarrett Allen in the second quarter of their huge Sunday night win over the New York Knicks. Sexton will undergo further tests and evaluations […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers moved to 7-4 on the season with an impressive 126-109 victory over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. The Cavs were spearheaded by both the old and the new, with veteran point guard Ricky Rubio and Evan Mobley leading the charge. Rubio had the most eye-popping stat line with […]

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Ricky Rubio played the best game of his career on Sunday as he led the Cavs to a 126-109 victory over the New York Knicks. Rubio exploded for a career-high 37 points in a truly epic performance in Madison Square Garden. The Cavs veteran made history on Sunday as he became […]

Ricky Rubio has been excellent for the Cavs to start the season and the veteran has proven himself to be a key addition to the team. Rubio is a true professional and based on what we’ve seen from him on the basketball court, you can’t really tell how he truly feels about making the move […]

Ricky Rubio and Facundo Campazzo brought their FIBA rivalry to the NBA court on Monday, during the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Denver Nuggets. After a closeout challenge by Facundo on Rubio that the Cavs guard did not like, the two got into each other’s face and jawed until human beings with cooler […]

Despite rumors of the Cleveland Cavaliers potentially parting ways with Kevin Love this summer, the fact still remains that he’s still with the team right now. It also looks like the Cavs are open to keeping the former All-Star in Cleveland as they now start to plan for his role for the squad in 2021-22. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be parading one of the youngest lineups in the league this season. With the lack of experience on the roster, the Cavs have tasked Ricky Rubio to look after the kids. The 10-year veteran is the new guy for the Cavs, but he’s by far the second-most tenured player on the […]

Darius Garland is one of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ most promising players, and Ricky Rubio aims to help him maximize his potential. As such, the Cavs veteran plans to replicate what he did for Devin Booker and Donovan Mitchell during his time with the Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz, respectively. Rubio recognizes the Cavs’ starting point […]

If Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio had it his way, he would be playing for a title contender. However, the Cavs are still far from such lofty status, but Rubio will play the hand he’s dealt. In speaking with Evan Dammarell of Fear the Sword, the Spanish court general admitted that his situation in Cleveland […]

Ricky Rubio broke into the basketball scene as an 18-year-old wunderkind for Spain in international competitions. Fast forward to today, he’s considered as one of the senior citizens of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Rubio was traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Cavaliers last August in exchange for Taurean Prince, and when the veteran playmaker looked […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio will be playing for his fourth team in 11 seasons. While that doesn’t seem like a lot, the last couple of years have seen the Cavs veteran get shipped from Phoenix to Oklahoma City then traded to Minnesota before landing in Cleveland. Such movement has taken away a sense of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made a trade for veteran point guard Ricky Rubio on draft day, and that has altered their plans for free agency when it opens on Monday. Chris Fedor of cleveland.com reports point guards such as Alex Caruso and T.J. McConnell are no longer targets thanks to the presence of Rubio. Instead, the Cavs […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio has played in the NBA for six seasons already, and he’s definitely seen a lot of LeBron James on the court personally during his time in the big league. The Cleveland Cavaliers‘ record-setting win in Game 4 of the NBA Finals that ended the Golden State Warriors‘ bid for an undefeated postseason […]

With the deadline mere hours away, it is looking less and less likely that Cleveland will be making improvements via the trade market. With few assets left, Cleveland has little they can bring to the table in trade negotiations, and only a definitive upgrade would see Cleveland willing to part with a rotation player such […]