During the 2017-2018 season, Dwyane Wade, in the colors of the Cleveland Cavaliers, was aiming for an NBA title. As a true leader, he did not spare some of his teammates. And especially the interior Kevin Love.
In January, as the Ohio franchise struggled, former Minnesota Timberwolves missed games with “illness”. At the time, the Cleveland players had not liked Love’s behavior, and had confronted him with much criticism during a team meeting.
A few months later, the 32-year-old publicly revealed his mental health issues. And looking back, Wade regrets his attitude.
“I had an incident in Cleveland with Kevin Love. And I had no idea he was suffering from mental health issues at the time. I was on him, because I’m an old guy trying – c ‘was my last chance – to win a championship, and I didn’t know what he was going through mentally.
So we had a very ugly incident as a team, which came out in the papers. Then once I left Cleveland, Kevin opened up about his issues. And he truly has become a voice for mental health. And I had no idea.
Kevin Love might not like me as a person because of this moment, but if I ever get to see him again, I would just like to apologize to him because I didn’t know to what he was facing. And I was just trying to say, ‘we need you, we need you’.
But I didn’t know he was going through something so bad that I couldn’t understand or even know what he was facing “, told D-Wade on Carmelo Anthony’s show.
A real mea-culpa from Dwyane Wade. As a competitor he just wanted to push one of the best players on his team to surpass himself. But he was unaware of the gravity of Kevin Love’s situation. In any case, the interior should appreciate!
Kevin Love opens up about his decision to open up about his mental health issues
