Timberwolves’ Point Guard Ricky Rubio to Have Ankle Surgery
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Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(OAKLAND, Calif.) — Ricky Rubio’s injury-riddled season has officially come to an end. The Minnesota Timberwolves announced that the point guard will undergo ankle surgery on Monday, thus ending his season.
Rubio sprained his ankle earlier this season, and it wound up derailing his production as he appeared in just 22 games for the Timberwolves this year.
“We have closely monitored the status of Ricky’s ankle injury during the rehabilitation process,” The Timberwolves said in a statement. “Ricky recently experienced ongoing soreness in his left ankle and it became apparent that it was not responding according to its anticipated timeline for recovery. As part of this process we sought numerous opinions as to the best course of action. Ricky was most recently seen by Dr. Richard Ferkel of the Southern California Orthopedic Institute in Los Angeles and it was concluded that the best option would be to pursue diagnostic arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle.”
Rubio averaged 10.3 points and 8.8 assists for the team this season. He is expected to be ready for training camp for next season.
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