Over the past few years, the topic of mental health in professional sports has been talked about with increasing regularity, with many athletes beginning to speak out about it. Thankfully, the NBA is no exception to this - On media day for the Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo spoke about his offseason and taking a much needed mental and physical break from the game. Ben Simmons has addressed his mental health struggles more than once over the past year, and in the weeks leading up to the opening of training camps across the NBA, DeMar “DeMarvelous” DeRozan appeared on JJ Redick’s The Old Man and The Three podcast to chat about various basketball topics.
DeMar DeRozan, Ben Simmons, Giannis Antetokounmpo & The Mental Health Balancing Act
