How the NBA Finally Learned to Start Taking Mental Health Seriously

Mar 18 2018 by The Daily Beast

 
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In a little more than a month, a sea change has taken place in the NBA—and it all started with an unexpected and innocuous tweet. On February 17, DeMar DeRozan, the Toronto Raptors All-Star guard, took to Twitter and wrote, “This depression get the best of me.”

There was a time, not that long ago, when an NBA player confessing an emotional or behavioral problem—even in a tweet which was quoting a song—might be met with scorn...

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