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2mo ago

Ricky Rubio Delivers Final Interview, Reveals Near-Suicidal Crisis and Career Uncertainty

In a closing interview he opened up about his darkest struggles with depression, the burden of perfectionism, the toll of locker-room isolation, the uncertainty of a return to the court

Ricky Rubio habló acerca de sus problemas de salud mental y de los momentos más difíciles de su carrera deportiva
Riky Rubio se abrió en canal para habalr de su vida en el programa 'Lo de Évole'
“Una de las noches que estaba en el hotel dije: ‘no quiero seguir, ya no con el básquet, con la vida’", confesó Ricky Rubio. (AP / Archivo)
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Overview

  • Rubio warned this will be his last interview and said he will not grant any further media access.
  • He described a 2023 World Cup training camp night when he felt he no longer wanted to live, saying life had lost all meaning.
  • He traced his depression back to a December 2021 knee injury and the death of his mother in 2016, recounting a year of anger and the challenges of seeking help.
  • Rubio criticized NBA locker rooms as driven by ego and business interests, leaving him isolated and unable to form genuine friendships.
  • Mental health organizations have lauded his unprecedented openness as a catalyst for reducing stigma around psychological struggles in elite sports.