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Ricky Rubio On His Way To Minny (Finally)

Ricky RubioIt took awhile, but Barcelona point guard Ricky Rubio is finally headed to the USA. Drafted number five overall in the 2009 NBA Draft, Rubio chose to play for his hometown team rather than join the Minnesota Timberwolves. But, after a two-year negotiation, Rubio agreed to play in the NBA next season (whenever that starts).      

Rubio averaged only 6.5 points per game, on 39% field goal shooting, while coming off the bench for Regal Barcelona. Despite these stats, Rubio is widely admired by NBA coaches, which may bode well for the Timberwolves, who had the worst record in the league last year and have won only 32 games in the past two seasons. With the number two choice in the upcoming draft, Kevin Love, Michael Beasley, Wes Johnson and now Rubio, prospects are looking up in Minnesota.  

 

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Bruce has traveled the world, both working for and covering a wide array of the sports world’s greatest events. Below is a sampling of the level of experience and perspective he brings to ifollosports.com.

OLYMPIC GAMES:  
Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Los Angeles 1984, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Salt Lake City 2002, Beijing 2008     
*Editor of the Official Report of the 1984 Olympic Games

PAN AMERICAN GAMES:   
Caracas 1983, Indianapolis 1987, Havana 1991, Mar del Plata 1995, Winnipeg 1999



WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES:   
Zagreb 1987, Duisberg 1989, Sheffield 1991, Buffalo 1993, Fukuoka 1995, Sicily 1997, Palma de Mallorca 1999 

USA TRACK AND FIELD:     
World Championships (Helsinki 1983), World Junior Championships (Athens 1986), World Cup (Rome 1981), World Cup (Havana 1992), Pan American Junior Championships (Barqisimeto 1982, Orlando 1986)  Editor of USATF annual calendar project (1980-1991) and Cross Country handbook (1979-1991) 

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: 
World Baseball Classics in 2006 and 2009.

ASSOCIATED PRESS     
Correspondent covering the Los Angeles Lakers and UCLA Bruins basketball, track and field, and swimming 1977-1989
  

A California native, Bruce is a 
graduate of UCLA and resides in Venice Beach.

 

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