Barcelona face a deadline to sign Ricky Rubio / News - Basketnews.com

Barcelona don't have a close deadline to register Rubio for the Spanish Liga Endesa. However, the club has only until February 7th if they wish to sign the player for EuroLeague.

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After months of being away from basketball, Ricky Rubio returned to the basketball court in Barcelona, Spain, to practice with FC Barcelona. The team, however, faces a tight deadline if it wishes to sign the former NBA guard.

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If the Catalan organization agrees with Rubio to join the squad, Barca will have no problems registering the player in the Spanish Liga Endesa (ACB) competition. The club has registered 16 players in the tournament so far. With the total limit being 20 players, Barcelona wouldn't be tied to any strict deadline.

However, the issue arises in the EuroLeague. Namely, all EuroLeague teams have until February 7th to register new players to their squads, leaving Barca with just a week until the deadline passes.

"Seeing Ricky on the court is very good news, but only and exclusively for his recovery process. I'm happy as a person, and we also have to be very happy that he has chosen our club as part of his recovery process," Barca's head coach, Roger Grimau, said after Tuesday's practice.

"Sometimes I wish I could have had a better NBA career," Rubio said in an interview with Jon Krawczynski from The Athletic. "Sometimes I wish I would’ve had a championship. Sometimes, I think about my career, but at the end of the day, I had a lot of fun. I enjoyed it."

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