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Ricky Rubio: Difficult To Respect, Regardless Of The Language Barrier

It occurred to me when looking over the photos from this Spanish article that maybe it’s best for everyone that Ricky Rubio stayed in Europe. Had he ventured across the Atlantic to ply his trade, pictures like these would have made him an object of terrible ridicule. At least I’d hope so:

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↵Sure, a cynic might say, “You’re just jealous that he’s being photographed with a gorgeous woman, and you’re at home writing about BYU football.” And yeah, maybe that’s it.

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↵But then, can you imagine posing for pictures like these and keeping a straight face? Like, think about the type of person that would do something like that. Pretty indefensible, no? And for the record, these were grabbed from Ricky’s official website RickyRubio9.com, not some arcane magazine. And you know, it just...

↵It all makes you appreciate Brandon Jennings.

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