Rudy Fernandez, captain of Spanish national team, Named his biggest regret regarding Ricky Rubio’s mental struggles.
Fernandez, 38 old captain of Spanish national team touched on different issues related to the Slovenian national team, in an interview with Spanish Marca, he spoke a lot about Ricky Rubio.”We’ve been together since we were 14 years old. He was my roommate. This year we were in singles due to Covid. It annoys me because in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, we were roommates and he was with me at all times because of my father and the death of my grandfather“.
“He would take me outside to disconnect. It hurts me to be here right now and not realize that Ricky was feeling bad. I was the one who was closest to him. I didn’t realize his condition,” he continued.
Rudy pointed out that, most probably, wouldn’t have made any difference had he been able to detect his teammate’s discomfort. However, he’d still be willing “to give him a hug.” “That’s kind of what I’m accusing myself of,” he conceded. “He still needed a hug I didn’t give it to him. It was all very fast and he was gone. It’s a feeling of helplessness because a friend was there, feeling bad, I didn’t realize it. It’s complicated because we’re in a lot of different things, but this team is really a family, it’s not marketing. We have each other for all the moments – bad ones too,” Fernandez argued.
Captain of Spanish national team also spoke about Luka Doncic. “I faced him in the Olympic Games and he was flirting with triple-double. He continues to be the same despite all the greatness he has as a player. He is a great person and I am glad that he is doing well.
Spain will face Team USA in Malaga, but Rudy isn’t scared to play against NBA stars. “”I know many of their players. They’re very young and that can be good or bad, not knowing too much about FIBA basketball, something new can come to them, but on another hand We have to be aware that they are players who play in the best league in the world and are leaders in their teams” conclude Fernandez
The FIBA World Cup will be played from August 25th to September 10th in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan. Spain will play in group G, with Ivory Coast, Dominican Republic and Brasil.