Ricky Rubio rejoins Barcelona on a contract through the end of this season
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ricky Rubio rejoins Barcelona on a contract through the end of this season

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Ricky Rubio signed a short-term contract with Barcelona on Tuesday, a month after he announced that his 12-year NBA career was over. Barcelona said the guard will “return when he is ready.” Rubio was drafted in the first round by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2009 but stayed in Spain and played two seasons at Barcelona before switching to the NBA. The Spaniard linked up with Barcelona for a week of training before deciding to sign the new contract, the Catalan team said. “Ricky Rubio’s return to competition will come when the player himself decides the time is right.” Rubio has been on the international basketball stage since he was a teenager, first catching the eye of scouts and fans as a 14-year-old hoops prodigy.

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Ricky Rubio returns to Barcelona after leaving NBA due to mental health issues
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ricky Rubio returns to Barcelona after leaving NBA due to mental health issues

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Ricky Rubio reflects on his NBA career and the dark days that occurred: ‘I was lost’
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Ricky Rubio reflects on his NBA career and the dark days that occurred: ‘I was lost’

New York Times  

Growing up in Spain, Ricky Rubio had a decision to make. “I’ve always been that guy trying to be positive,” Rubio said in a telephone interview from his home in Spain. “I was fearless and I didn’t know the wrong side, I would say,” Rubio said. “Even though it was just one year, it was so impactful to my career.” …

Guard Ricky Rubio says his NBA career is over. He stepped away from Cavs to work on mental health
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Guard Ricky Rubio says his NBA career is over. He stepped away from Cavs to work on mental health

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — With uncommon vision on the basketball court, Ricky Rubio could make a basic pass look extraordinary. After stepping away from his playing career — and the Cleveland Cavaliers — this season to address mental health issues that he’s still working on, Rubio said Thursday that his NBA career is over after 12 seasons. “Ricky Rubio embodied everything a …

Ricky Rubio was upset when he was traded to the Cavaliers, but now is enjoying his renaissance
3 years ago

Ricky Rubio was upset when he was traded to the Cavaliers, but now is enjoying his renaissance

New York Times  

CLEVELAND — Ricky Rubio was quite upset when he heard he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was preparing to play Luka Doncic and Slovenia, on the other side of the world, and as he put it Sunday, “in the summer, my mind was somewhere else in my NBA career.” Rubio, 31, is married with a 2-year-old child, and …

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