By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Ricky Rubio is recovering from the NBA season in his native Catalonia and watched in person his first professional team, Joventut Badalona, play against Real Madrid in the Spanish ACB semifinals.
During the game, he gave a short interview on the live broadcast, in which, among other things, he repeated that he is feeling that his NBA career is near its end.
“I’m here on vacation and at the same time I’m working hard,” said Ricky who is very likely to return to the Spanish National Team this year to defend the title of World Champions with them in 2019, when he was the MVP of the tournament in China.
As he added: “The idea when I left Europe (in 2011 after playing in Barcelona) to play in the NBA was to come back at some point. I don’t know where I will be mentally and physically and if I will continue to play, but yes, my NBA days are coming to an end! “.
Ricky Rubio has been playing in Cleveland for the past two years amid various trades and injuries that plagued him, eventually signing a three-year contract that will expire in 2025. He has been paid $6.1 million this year and another $6.5 million in 2024-25.
He played in just 33 games this year, averaging 17.2 minutes with 5.2 points and 3.5 assists, his worst NBA numbers since he started there with the Timberwolves.