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Timberwolves' Rubio to take ankle surgery

Xinhua, April 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio will have arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle Monday in Southern California.

Rubio has played 22 games this season after spraining his ankle early in the year. He has played only once since March 13 and sat out his 13th consecutive game Saturday night when Minnesota closed out its road schedule against the Golden State Warriors.

The surgery will be performed by Dr. Richard Ferkel and will take place at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute.

The team released a statement before the game that cited ongoing pain in Rubio's ankle as reason for the surgery. Endi