Friday (Ricky Rubio "change this face" edition): Wha' Happened?

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March 1, 2013 at 5:33PM

There is some debate over whether Ricky Rubio told Alexey Shved "change this face" or "change your face" followed by "be happy. Enjoy it" as the Wolves slogged through another basketball game last night, a blowout loss to the Lakers. One Twitter follower suggested Rubio, a Spaniard, was taking the literal translation of the expression "cámbiate la cara," which roughly translates into more like "relax." It still works. We don't care what he meant. It was awesome. It's why everyone loves Rubio. And here it is, if you missed it:

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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