His injury Ricky Rubio He stopped his big moment in his tracks. In December 2021, in its full rise Cleveland Cavaliers and to best season of his career The Catalan’s left knee suffered another setback. Almost nine months after the accident, the point guard is on the final stretch of his recovery, definitely seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and his return to the courts is near.
Since he underwent surgery on his left knee in January, Ricky worked tirelessly to return as soon as possible, but also not to take unnecessary risks. A recovery plan that he has followed flawlessly and that has led him to reach the training camp in excellent physical condition.
As mentioned in half a day of caves, Rubio’s original plan was to be ready for the start of preseason, an extremely ambitious goal that he was unfortunately unable to achieve. Despite this, the Catalan has done a lot of individual work and Communication training will start soon.
A few weeks shy of his 32nd birthday, the native Masnou returns to Cleveland with the idea of picking things up where he left off when injured, on a team on the rise that has added a Donovan Mitchell that will allow them to contend for more ambitious targets.
After a long time away from the public stage, these were Ricky Rubio’s most interesting statements during his time half a day of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
How is Ricky Rubio doing since his injury?
“I feel good, I’ve worked really hard this summer. We’ll see how the next 2-3 weeks go, most of it with the team. We’ll see how my mind and body connect to get out there and play again . I’ve been doing a lot of 1v0 work, so the contact part will be the most important to know where I’m really at.”
“But I’m going to take it easy, go step by step, not skip any part of the process because we’ve worked hard to be where we are.”
His likely return date
“Yes, I have in mind when I can come back, but it changes every week. I wanted to be ready for training camp, but I knew it was practically impossible. I talked to my trainers and medical team and they said it would take 10 to 12 months, but that’s quite a margin.
“I’m going step by step and now it’s time to go back to training and then it’s back to the game. Now I’m back to training, how long will this step take? I don’t know. I can say you 6 weeks, but maybe 5 I’m ready to play or I’ll tell you 12 and in the end it’s more time. I’ll be back.”
“Right now, hopefully, I’d be back in December, but who knows. I could be playing late November or well into January. I don’t want to put a date, but when I do, it will be 120%.”
Why return to the Cavs?
“I was at a point in my career where I felt comfortable here. I knew the people here and where I was going to be. I felt like I had unfinished business here. I felt like we had a lot of success last season and I didn’t want to lose.” to continue building on what we built last year.”
“I felt good, where I left off in January. It’s good to get together before training to really know what we want to be and take a few steps forward because it takes time to get everyone back together. People think because the team has been successful last year in this, they will pick up where they left off, but things don’t work like that, you have to work every day.”
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