24/07/2023
Act. a las 18:26
CEST
The friendly between Catalonia and Argentina on the occasion of the centenary of Catalan basketball will not have the presence of Ricky Rubio. Ferran Aril, president of the Catalan Basketball Federation, said in an interview for ‘Què t’hi jugues’ that he hopes the game “will be a celebration of Catalan basketball”, but he also lamented the absence of the Cleveland Cavaliers player.
“It’s a pity, because everything was managed, including the insurance policy. The club did not cause any problem and Ricky’s predisposition has been total“Lamented Aril, who confirmed that the NBA’s refusal responds to the fact that the game is not about” an official FIBA competition.
The coach Salva Maldonado will not be available either, which causes leave “due to Covid problems”, as confirmed by Aril. The person in charge of directing the Catalan team in his absence will be Pedro Martínez.
Aril wanted to take advantage of his intervention to praise his rival, who It has stars such as Facundo Campazzo, Nicolás Brussino or Luca Vildoza. “Not even in the best of cases could we aspire to have a better rival on the day of the centenary, it is one more incentive to fill the Nou Congost.”
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