Success Saturday - Kevin Love
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kevin Love had suffered in silence for most of his life, relying on basketball to manage what he calls a lifelong battle with social anxiety. After he suffered a panic attack during a game against the Atlanta Hawks Love left the game, facing questions and criticism from teammates who didn’t know he suffered from depression, Love began to speak out. Love became the NBA’s face of mental health when he published a first-person essay for the Player’s Tribune, followed by a compelling interview with ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan pulling the veil off depression and anxiety in pro sports.
Love encourages others to “speak your truth” and credits speaking out and helping others with brining him peace.
