Ricky Rubio Rumors

After remarkable on-court performances at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in China, the tournament’s TISSOT MVP Ricky Rubio of Spain is also making an impact away from the court. The 28-year-old player has unveiled a room at Barcelona’s Dexeus University Hospital where cancer patients can spend time with family and friends. The room has has undergone a makeover, which was paid for by The Ricky Rubio Foundation, and is divided into different zones: relaxation, reading and wellness.

He said of the room: “This is a dream come true and much bigger than winning a World Cup. My mother had radiotherapy in the U.S. There are many memories that marked me. “There are little things that a hospital can do to help make patients happy. I spent many hours in this room with my mother and I couldn’t recognize it today. It doesn’t look like a hospital waiting room. Not everything can be bad news for patients in bad rooms. If you can have some distraction for a few minutes, all the better. My mother would have been prouder to see me unveil this room than to have won the World Cup.”