Following his ruptured Achilles and accompanying infections, the passing of his mother, and the circumstances that pushed him off the court, John Wall depression took control of his life.
Before finally seeking help, Wall claims he came dangerously close to killing himself. Wall talked about this in detail in a Players Tribune article.
Wall claimed that his children prevented him from following through for a while, but even that was almost insufficient.
He eventually told his loved ones that he needed assistance. Once they managed to get him in to see a therapist, things began to improve.
When Wall’s mother eventually passed away, that is when he started to consider suicide seriously. She was his closest friend, and because of his injuries, he could not adapt by taking up basketball.
However, Wall overcame his depression and is now a role model for many youths suffering from depression and other mental diseases.
