{"id":2526,"date":"2023-04-04T10:30:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T14:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2023-04-04T16:58:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T20:58:24","slug":"bulls-head-coach-discusses-andre-drummonds-mental-health-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/2023\/04\/bulls-head-coach-discusses-andre-drummonds-mental-health-break.html","title":{"rendered":"Bulls Head Coach Discusses Andre Drummond&#8217;s Mental Health Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2541\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2541\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/410\/2023\/04\/donovan-drummond_credit-Dennis-Adair-flickr_inset-@drummond-instagram-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dennis Adair \/ Flickr | Inset: @drummond \/ Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chicago Bulls center Andre Drummond missed a game against the Los Angeles Lakers after posting on Twitter that he was deleting his social media to focus on his mental health. The Bulls\u2019 head coach Billy Donovan discussed Drummond\u2019s absence from the team after he was ruled out for personal reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Donovan told ESPN, \u201cAs we come here and play games, there\u2019s also a human and personal side to all these guys. And you feel bad when anybody\u2019s going through something like that. I think you try to give as much support as you can.\u201d Thankfully, Drummond returned to the team to face the Charlotte Hornets.<\/p>\n<p>Drummond added that he also changed his phone number to coincide with his social media blackout. He wrote on his Twitter account, \u201cTime to focus on my mental health. If you, too, are struggling with your mental health, you are not alone. It\u2019s okay to ask for help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Donovan added, \u201cSometimes when people look at these guys, and they see them play and they see these NBA players, stars, all this other stuff, and all the stuff that comes with it that gosh, their lives must be just absolutely perfect. They\u2019re not. We\u2019re all flawed. We all have challenges. We all have issues and things we all have to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Deleting all my social apps my Managment will take over , also changing my number ..<br \/>\nTime to focus on my mental health . If you too are struggling with your mental health, you are not alone ? it\u2019s okay to ask for help<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndreDrummond\/status\/1640782266996588544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This incident isn\u2019t the first time Drummond discussed his mental health. Last year, he said he was \u201cfocusing on the wrong things, allowing my everyday life to stress me out.\u201d He\u2019s also not the only Bull to go through mental health struggles. Like Drummond, Demar DeRozan has been about struggling with mental health, sharing his opinion on his teammate\u2019s situation.<\/p>\n<p>Per ESPN, DeRozan said, \u201cWe love this game. We play this game. This game\u2019s been good to us all. But at the end, you got to worry about and care for yourself first and foremost. He also added that he would give Drummond space but would be there if Drummond needed him.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulls went on to lose to the Lakers 121-110 after Anthony Davis and LeBron James combined for 73 points. DeRozan finished with 22, while Nikola Vucevic had 29 points with 12 rebounds for a double-double.\u00a0Chicago is still in the hunt for a play-in tournament spot with the regular season dwindling, sitting in 10th place in the East after the loss.<\/p>\n<p>Drummond is in his 10th NBA season. The two-time All-Star has served in a bench role with the Bulls this year, totaling 6.1 points and 6.7 rebounds over 12.8 minutes per game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Bulls center Andre Drummond missed a game against the Los Angeles Lakers after posting on Twitter that he was deleting his social media to focus on his mental health. The Bulls\u2019 head coach Billy Donovan discussed Drummond\u2019s absence from the team after he was ruled out for personal reasons. 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