Mental health has been one of the biggest issues faced by players while inside the bubble. Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard opened up about his own struggles and admitted how he himself fell victim to the same.
According to Howard, being away from his family has been the toughest part of being inside the isolated campus.
“For myself, there has been times where I was depressed about just having to be in the bubble, not being able to see my family, my kids,” Howard said, via Kurt Helin of NBC Sports. “So it could be very difficult, so I just tried to find a way to escape mentally by doing a lot of reading, getting out and walking, talking to a lot of the people who work for the NBA who are here and experiencing the bubble as well.
“So just trying to just share my experiences with them and to listen to their experiences and find hope within each other.”
Kudos to Dwight Howard for having the bravery to open up about something so personal. While it has been less of a taboo subject of late, there's no denying that this remains to be a polarizing issue.
Howard has played a key role for the Lakers in what has been an amazing postseason run. He is a far cry from the former MVP contender he once was, but the fact that he was able to embrace his reduced role for his new team speaks volumes of his maturity level.
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