Cleveland Cavaliers and Spanish National Team point guard Ricky Rubio announced Saturday that he was putting his career on hold indefinitely to focus on mental health. «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 said. «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.» Later this month Rubio was expected to lead the Spanish in an attempt to defend their World Cup title in the Philippines.
But he left the team's training camp earlier this week in Madrid and didn't play in Spain's first warmup game Friday night against Venezuela.