SALT LAKE CITY — A factor in Utah’s loss to Houston was the unavailability of guard Ricky Rubio, who went out in the first quarter of Game 6 against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a hamstring injury.
Rubio talked about it for the first time Wednesday during the “locker cleanout” when every player spoke with the media after talking with members of the Jazz coaching staff and management.
The 27-year-old, who was playing in the NBA playoffs for the first time in his career, revealed that the hamstring was “bothering me for a long time,” going back to the Memphis game he missed in late March and his minutes were limited somewhat after that.