Endesa League
Liga Endesa remembers the debut of 14-year-old Ricky Rubio 18 years ago
The youngest player to ever debut in Liga Endesa was Ricky Rubio at the age of 14 years and 11 months. 18 years have passed since then. The Spanish league remembered this special moment of the Spanish guard.
Today, on October 15th, exactly 18 years ago, a child of just 14 years and 11 months received his baptism of fire in the Liga Endesa. This is Ricky Rubio, who belonged to Badalona at the time and is still the youngest player to debut in the Spanish league.
In this game against Granada, Rubio had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, which corresponds to 5 points in the scoring system. After 698 regular season games in the NBA and numerous individual and team successes with the Spanish national team, Rubio has retired from basketball and faced his demons. It is unknown if he will ever return to the pitch.
Source: sport 24
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