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Jazz guard Ricky Rubio uses basketball to drive positive change in Utah community

Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio (3) reaches in to stop Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon (13) from scoring a fast break basket as the Utah Jazz host the Milwaukee Bucks at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017.

FARMINGTON — It’s three hours before tipoff.

A long-haired, 6-foot-4 Spaniard strolls into an unlikely place in a black Adidas sweat suit.

While most of his Utah Jazz teammates are performing their pregame routines nearly 20 miles away to prepare for the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday in Salt Lake City, Ricky Rubio makes a spontaneous trip to the Farmington Recreation Center.