Dwyane Wade on his future plans: “I will be in therapy”

The Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade plans to retire after this season and considers going to therapy to deal with transition from professional basketball.

“l will be in therapy. Seriously. I meant it, it is going to be a big change. I told my wife, I said, ‘I need to do therapy, and we need to do a little bit.’

I was always against someone that don’t know me telling me how to live my life or giving me instructions. But I need someone to talk to about it. Because it is a big change. Even though I got a long life to live, other great things I can accomplish and do, it’s not this. So it’s going to be different,” Wade said, per ESPN.

For retired players transitioning away from the court, Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be a key tool in managing anxiety, stress, or identity shifts. This evidence-based approach works by helping individuals identify and alter unproductive thought patterns, laying the groundwork for a smoother adjustment into post-basketball life.