Suspected of having an ACL torn, will the Knicks second round pick face a long absence?

Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich officially announced that Lithuanian team's backcourt core Rokas Jokubitis will withdraw from the currently ongoing Men's Basketball European Championship and will miss a large number of games in the new season due to a left knee injury encountered in the match against Finland this Monday. Bayern Munich called the injury a serious ligament injury, and Yokubatis will undergo surgery and will miss the game for at least 6 months. Although Bayern Munich's statement did not clearly state Yokubatis' injury, according to the information found by BasketNews reporter Donatas Urbanas, Yokubatis's ACL and meniscus were affected.

Bayern Munich sports director Dragan Tarlac said in a statement: Unfortunately, injuries are part of competitive sports, but it is obvious that this injury is disastrous for Rocas. We have been appreciating Rocas' performance during the European Championships before. His performance in the past was excellent. He is also the absolute core of the team and led the Lithuanian team to achieve excellent results. However, we are confident in his spiritual attributes and his fighting mentality, and he will return strongly after overcoming his injuries. We will wait for him to return to the court and we will also help him in various ways to hope that he will return to the court smoothly next year.

Yokubatis' performance during the European Championship was very outstanding. He averaged 24.2 minutes in these 4 games, with averaging 17.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.5 steals, 3.5 turnovers and 2.2 fouls, shooting percentage of 49.1%, three-point shooting percentage of 55.6%, and free throw shooting percentage of 66.7%. Yokubatis has super high offensive efficiency and stable scoring ability on the offensive end. He is an excellent scorer. He is also one of the best passers to this European Championship so far. He can also play a certain effect on the defensive end. Yokubatis is already a very outstanding player in the European arena. This European Championship was also an excellent opportunity for him to fully demonstrate his talent. Unfortunately, he suffered such serious injuries at such a critical node, which is indeed a pity.

Yokubatis was born in November 2000. He is 24 years old, 193cm tall and weighs 83kg. He is a backcourt star from Lithuania selected by the New York Knicks in the 34th pick in the second round of the 2021 NBA Draft. Yokubatis has been working hard in European stadiums in the past few seasons, and his progress is obvious to all. He was already the backcourt core of the Israeli giants Tel Aviv Maccabi last season. He also switched to the defending Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich in the new season. I wonder if this injury will have an impact on his career development. Will he have a chance to return to the NBA in the future?