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LeBron James praises 'brother' Kevin Love's strength and openness about mental health struggles

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- On World Mental Health Day, after Kevin Love announced an important donation to UCLA, LeBron James praised his ex-teammate's strength and openness when it comes to Love's struggles with panic attacks.

"Kevin Love was one of my favorite guys, one of my brothers" James said, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin. "When he acknowledged that (he has suffered panic attacks) I just told him how strong he was -- not only for himself, but for other people that are going through the same issues. Not only just athletes, but a lot of kids that look up to him and maybe going through it don't know how to express things, so I think it's a pretty cool thing.