Veteran Cleveland Cavaliers and Spain nationwide group level guard Ricky Rubio is taking a pause from basketball to focus on his psychological well being, he introduced Saturday.
“I have decided to stop my professional activity to take care of my mental health. I want to thank all the support I have received from the [Spanish national] team to understand my decision,” Rubio stated in a press release issued by the Spanish Basketball Federation.
“Today #family makes more sense than ever. Thank you. I would ask that my privacy be respected so that I can face these moments and be able to give more information when the time is right.”
Rubio was scheduled to play for defending champion Spain on the 2023 FIBA World Cup later this month. He left the group’s coaching camp in Madrid earlier this week.
“We were informed today by Ricky and his representation that he has decided to step away from his illustrious basketball career to focus on his mental health at this time,” stated Koby Altman, president of basketball operations for the Cavaliers.
“We understand how difficult of a decision this was for him and will balance providing whatever support we can while simultaneously respecting Ricky’s request for privacy.”
Rubio, 32, has been within the public eye since he grew to become a family title in Spain at 15, because of his flashy type of play.
The Timberwolves chosen him with the No. 5 general decide within the 2009 draft, however he performed two extra seasons in Spain earlier than heading to the NBA. He has 698 profession appearances (603 begins) with Minnesota (2011-17, 2020-21), Utah Jazz (2017-19), Phoenix Suns (2019-20) and Cleveland.
He has profession averages of 10.8 factors, 7.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds over 29.6 minutes per sport.
In July 2022, Rubio signed a three-year, $18.44 million contract with $16.25 million in ensures to stick with Cleveland.
But a torn ACL sustained in his first season in Cleveland restricted him to 33 video games (two begins) after rejoining the group in the midst of the group within the 2022-23 season. He averaged 5.2 factors, 3.5 assists and a pair of.1 rebounds over 17.2 minutes per sport.
–Field Level Media/Reuters
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