
Ricky Rubio reflects on his NBA career and the dark days that occurred: ‘I was lost’
Growing up in Spain, Ricky Rubio had a decision to make. At just 10, he showed promise as an athlete and was asked to choose between basketball and soccer.“The real football,” he said.He was a good soccer player, and the popularity of the sport in his country compelled him to throw everything into it. That lasted for about a month.Rubio could not ignore a connection to basketball that ran deep. His father was a basketball coach. His older brother was an accomplished player. But more than family ties called to him. The rhythm of the game, the metronomic beat created…



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