The interview of Ricky Rubio In 'The Évole' left many pearls, many headlines. Although at the end of the program the own Ricky y Jordi Évole They were circling a good headline, the truth is that the player of the The Masnou He spoke clearly, open and bluntly. The mental health and conflict just before the 2023 World Cup was shocking.
But in the end, Évole He tried to ask him about his future. Not to say if he retired, but to say what he felt at that time. And the player's words They may have opened the door to a possible withdrawal if you do not find the motivation or the necessary reasons to play again.
“I would like to play basketball without being Ricky Rubio, but it is impossible“Ricky said with some nostalgia. Then he added:”I want to play basketball, but I can't. I am squeezing the maximum to see if I can. The answer is increasingly clear. “Perhaps so clear that he is already said.
Since the end of the season with the Barcelona in 2024playing 15 games of the Endesa League and 13 of the Euroleague,Ricky He has not played a professional level again. He did in a match in a municipal league. So explained: “During this year I have missed basketball and wanted to play with nothing external. The game I have played is a league of friends to have fun, but I have not finished enjoying it. I want to try to see the way to play basketball again, to have fun again because in the end I did not enjoy it“It was not the form.
Nor did the return to the selection go well. He returned for two classification games in the Windows, in Zaragoza and Belgium, and then be summoned by SERGIO SCARIOLO For him World Cup 2023. He did not play it because, as he said in the interview and also made public in his day in a statement, he abandoned the concentration to treat his mental health problem. It was the moment when he fell deeper on his dark side.
