The Cleveland Cavaliers have officially unveiled Ricky Rubio’s debut Cavs bobblehead, presented by KeyBank. The bobblehead will be given to all fans in attendance on Wednesday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. when the Cavs take on the Philadelphia 76ers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The nodding figurine features the fan-favorite guard in his #13 wine Icon uniform.
Fans can purchase tickets for the game to receive the Ricky Rubio Bobblehead at cavs.com/promo.
An extremely limited number of special edition Ricky Rubio bobbleheads will also be available as part of an exclusive single-game ticket package that will go on-sale soon. The bobblehead features Rubio in the Cavs 2022-23 City Edition uniform, a vintage and earthy design inspired by Cleveland Metroparks. Fans can text RICKY to 30594* to sign-up for notifications and be the first to know when the special edition ticket package goes on-sale.
Rubio (6-3, 190) has appeared in 679 games (601 starts) with Minnesota, Utah, Phoenix and Cleveland, holding career averages of 11 points, 4.1 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.80 steals in 30 minutes. He played in 34 games (eight starts) for Cleveland last season, averaging a career-high tying 13.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.6 assists, and 1.44 steals in 28.5 minutes before missing the final 48 games with a season-ending ACL tear. On Dec. 13, 2021 vs. Miami, Rubio became one of 12 active NBA players to record 5,000 career assists. Rubio also recorded a career-high 37 points, shooting 8-9 (.889) from the three-point line, 10 assists and three rebounds in 31 minutes off the bench on Nov. 7 at New York, becoming the first player in NBA history with at least 30 points, 10 assists and eight three-pointers in a game off the bench. He also became the first player in Cavs team history to make his first eight three-point attempts of a game [via Elias Sports Bureau]. Rubio was traded to Indiana after his injury in a deal that brought Caris LeVert to Cleveland but did not appear in a game for the Pacers.
Originally drafted by the Timberwolves with the fifth overall selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, the 11-year NBA veteran was a 2012 NBA All-Rookie First Team selection. Rubio currently has the 11th-most assists among active NBA players (5,098) and has averaged more than 6.0 assists in 10 of 11 NBA seasons. He has also made two playoff appearances with Utah in 2018 and 2019, averaging 14.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.82 steals in 33.6 minutes. A longtime member of the Spanish National Team, Rubio has played in three Olympics (2020, 2016, 2008), winning silver 2008 and bronze in 2016. At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he scored 38 points against the United States, breaking the record for most points scored against USA during Olympic competition. He also led Spain to a gold medal in the 2019 FIBA World Cup.