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Ricky Rubio reveals suicidal thoughts before focusing on his mental health
“I don’t want to continue, not with basketball anymore, with life”
👉 He also discusses considering a return to action: “I’d like to play basketball without being Ricky Rubio”
eurohoops.net/en/fibawc/1845… – 2:50 AM

Ricky Rubio: When my mother was diagnosed with cancer during the 2015–16 season, I was in a very bad place. I’d leave training and call her, but things were going really poorly for me that year. She’d hang up because she had to vomit and was feeling bad. During the All-Star break, I decided to come to Barcelona to see her, and I saw her like never before. On the flight back, I thought I shouldn’t have boarded that plane—I knew she wouldn’t have much time left. But I had to go back and play. Why? I felt like I had to go play, but I didn’t want to. Luckily, I think my mom waited for me. When the season ended, I came back and got to see her. If she hadn’t waited, I never would’ve forgiven myself. -via Marca.com / July 7, 2025

Ricky Rubio on his time in the NBA: I didn’t make friends, just teammates. It’s my nature, honestly—it’s hard for me to open up and connect, and I haven’t known how to face conflict. I’ve seen lots of teammates with despotic attitudes. And I’m not able to say: “You don’t talk to a waiter like that.” How am I going to say that to a teammate? I just keep quiet and witness attitudes or behaviors that aren’t right. Often, they don’t even realize—they’re stuck in a character, in their ego. In the locker room, you hear nonsense like: “What car do you drive?” Are we really competing over who has the better car? That won’t make me a better person. -via Marca.com / July 7, 2025