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Earlier this summer the news came in that Ricky Rubio, a studly Spanish player with a prize winning beard who can also play basketball was taking a mental health break from the NBA. The news wasn’t box office because Rubio is not a box office attraction. He’s a good solid NBA player who has had a remarkable career playing not just in the NBA but in various Euro basketball leagues.
Since becoming the youngest professional in Spanish basketball history, Rubio has officially been playing professional basketball since he was 14, before finally deciding, at 32, it was time to take a break.
Congrats, Ricky Rubio. That’s a courageous and difficult thing to do.
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