Sports’ Newest Battlefront: Mental Health

Athletes like Michael Phelps, DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love are going public. Now comes another sports personality’s raw, personal look at a private struggle.

This isn’t a typical sports story, but I think it’s an important one.

Over the past few months, a handful of high-profile athletes have come forward to talk about their personal issues with mental health. The Olympic legend Michael Phelps opened up on his struggleswith depression, as did the NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors. Another basketball All-Star, Kevin Love, currently in the playoffs with the Cleveland Cavaliers, went public about his battles with anxiety—including a panic attack he suffered during...