Nate Robinson: 'The NBA Gave Me Depression'

Gladstone · June 2018

https://www.si.com/nba/2018/06/18/nate-robinson-depression-struggles-bulls-pelicans?xid=socialflow_twitter_si&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=sinow

Nate Robinson is hoping to make a comeback in the NBA, and he recently opened up about some of the personal issues he faced during his 11-year career. Robinson shared how he developed depression during his NBA career and felt like he struggled with having both an angel and a demon inside of him.

"The NBA gave me crippling depression," Robinson told Bleacher Report. "I've never been a depressed person in my life."

BleachedAnusDawg · June 2018

He's trying to make a comeback because he's broke.

dnc · June 2018

Kendall Gill redux

RoadDawg55 · June 2018

He's not making it back to the league. He has too big of personality. He also bounced around because he's 5'9" and a gunner. He was good.

He's probably still good enough, but this is not a rare story. Guys bounce around and fizzle out. He had a good career.

GrundleStiltzkin · June 2018

#MeToo

rodmansrage · June 2018

if i was '5'9"' and playing in the nba id be depressed too.

"The hardest thing in my whole life, of my 34 years in existence on earth, was dealing with 11 years in the NBA of trying to be somebody that [NBA coaches] want me to be," Robinson said.

is he a millennial?

Robinson said that he was looked down on for his behavior. While he enjoyed playing with a little flair or joking around, he felt that he was being punished for his actions. It seemed to him that other people thought the solution to his problem was to be quiet and serious.

he's a millennial.

allpurpleallgold · June 2018

I always felt like his height was his biggest issue. He didn’t help himself but teams would have been more willing to put up with him if he was 4 inches taller. He’s out of the league because he got old and stopped producing. He needed every ounce of his athleticism and once he lost even half a step he was going to have trouble at his height.

FreeChavez · June 2018

allpurpleallgold said:
I always felt like his height was his biggest issue. He didn’t help himself but teams would have been more willing to put up with him if he was 4 inches taller. He’s out of the league because he got old and stopped producing. He needed every ounce of his athleticism and once he lost even half a step he was going to have trouble at his height.

6'7" with a wingspan can hide a lot of warts.

5'9" without much of a jumper................