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VIDEO: Ricky Rubio Arrives In Minnesota Like A Rock Star

by Tom Ziller
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Ricky Rubio Announces He Will Join Minnesota Timberwolves
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Ricky Rubio arrived in Minnesota via aeroplane on Monday to join the Timberwolves. A crowd equal parts media and fan welcomed the 20-year-old Spaniard at the airpoirt, and the phrase "what a moment for Minnesota" was uttered (possibly sarcastically). See the video from ESPN 1500 Twin Cities below.

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