An NBA player has to be mindful of his health to play his best.
Sometimes that means extra stretches, targeted exercise, specialized meal plans.
It also means taking care of your mental health.
“When we have diabetes, we go get treated. When we tear our ACL, we go get surgery,” current Utah Jazz assistant coach Keyon Dooling wrote in the Players Tribune in 2018. “But if our heart is broken, or if our soul is hurting what do we do?”
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the NBA, the Utah Jazz, and University of Utah Health, the trusted healthcare provider of the Utah Jazz, want to address and end the stigmas surrounding mental health.