Former NBA All-Star John Wall recently shared a deeply personal revelation about his battle with suicidal thoughts, shedding light on the importance of mental health awareness.
In a candid conversation on The OGs podcast with Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller, Wall disclosed that he had contemplated taking his own life on two separate occasions.
Despite grappling with despair, Wall revealed that thoughts of his children ultimately dissuaded him from succumbing to the darkness.
“I know how it is and I try to tell people mental health is serious, so I had to go get a therapist after that,” Wall said. “Like if it wasn’t for my two boys, I would have killed myself. I put a gun to my head twice. And a lot of people that’s close to me and my friends at the time didn’t know.
“And not to branch off, but I had a video came out throwing up gang signs and stuff like that. That’s when I was in my darkest moment trying to figure out to find happiness… Twice I wanted to commit suicide, but I was like, ‘Man, if I take myself away from this earth, I’m failing my kids. Like, who gonna be there to raise them?'”
