1-on-1 exclusive: DeMar DeRozan opens up about mental health

Leila Rahimi goes one-on-one with Bulls' DeMar DeRozan to talk about mental health. They discuss his depression tweet from 2018, the response he received from fans, having compassion for others, seeing growth in fellow NBA players, finding a support system and more.
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1-on-1 exclusive: DeMar DeRozan opens up about mental health
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[@tauruslaw]

THIS is why I Love Demar not just as a player but as a PERSON! Money doesn’t solve ANYONES issues! Most times it only intensifies them! He expressed it beautifully saying all we can do is try to be KIND to others because we ALL go thru SOMETHING!!! ❤❤

[@blessedupshea5593]

Well said I always said these are still human beings at the end of the day people think you can just work all day everyday and not feel affected from life just cause he's in the NBA doesn't mean he don't go through his own things for a long time that's been the norm especially for men men need time to heal and recover as well ya know

[@doubledose5007]

This dude is AMAZING at faking it and fooling y'all in the process this is insane Sweet Lord... The selfish moment he always refers to is him feeling depressed back then cause he had just cheated on his bm Kiara and she ran away with the kids he wasn't allowed to see them so he had to learn to live without the daughters... Years later and he started a new family with his btch Shaavonti, she gave him a son using IVF gender selection cause he never wanted to be a Girl Dad to begin with so he ain't missing his girls much no more smh, and everytime he knocks up his ex its a girl that pops out how disgusting... So now he rotates his families while using Kiara and the girls for PR purposes but once the cameras off he spends all his time with his son Zino at the gym or in Beverly Hills with his heauz Shaavonti, Barenese, etc... Last year he forced them to all face one another in Paris France while lying saying his whole fam was with him. Bulljive ! His mama wasn't or cousins either but Jordan Craig, absolutely... This dude played the victim back in '18 plain and simple, he got coochie issues not mental issues but he'll never tell the truth cause he a narcissist in love with his image. That's why he'll never claim the heauz he considers family cause he don't want y'all to know who he really is. So sad DeMar is horrible he wears 11 cause he loves his son more - born 11/11. Ofc he'll never tell the truth cause he don't want to hurt Diar n shit not being the favorite. It's disgusting how he always puts on an act and yall believe in it always smfh

[@doubledose5007]

A lot of stuff he goes through is self inflicted that's what he don't tell yall. Like I said in my comment at that time his ex ran away with the kids he couldn't see them but now it's all good cause she finally accepted getting juggled with another btch Shaavonti. 3 kids in 14 months he had plus DeMar got what he wanted meaning a son with Vonti he hated being a Girl Dad and really wanted a boy so now he got him and finally claimed him and never got shiit for faking to be a Girl Dad, as a result he got away with juggling kitties he happy now smh what a horrible pos he really is. But y'all wouldn't know since he gets away with EVERYTHING by acting so kind always smh...

[@timharvey55]

DeMar is a real one. Pure class. I hope he retires as a Bull and stays around the team and organization in some capacity for many years.

[@javelldunn3379]

I love Demar Derozan he is the player in the NBA in 2022 season he carried the bulls in the playoffs he was amazing

[@anshfancy3281]

He’s so underrated I hope I could meet him one day he’s not like other athletes

[@consciouscooking6256]

Thank you so much for this interview. Demar is an excellent human being and an excellent athlete, and I hope they don't trade this gem away.

[@doubledose5007]

Except he juggles uteruses, hides kids, pays for abortions, lies in interviews etc.. Great human fs yea

[@ryanhutson]

I love this dude....he's a real one

[@dannygarcia7481]

Debo u a real one! Chicago needs u! Ur voice is felt all the way to ur hometown stay here but follow ur heart

[@nawfside4888]

Compton in The house 👏👏. Love you Big Brother keep killin

[@MikeyDre24]

💯

[@BornTroublesome]

true professional, hopefully he retires a bull chicago loves deebo

[@KAY-nl4tf]

He speaks like a Poet and not a baller

[@doubledose5007]

He's amazing at what he does that's fs

[@brandondominguez5540]

Honestly we are below 500 and this is the stupid interview we get???? She should be asking questions on why the bulls are playing like shit. Besides this is demars last season with the bulls which i am very glad about because hes really bringing this team down. Plus he no longer has that clutch factor amd always misses game winners. Im ready for him to get traded for a good haul back

[@brooklyn98104]

Relax

[@ChawlieJR]

Health is wealth.. gratitude for your testimony brethren.. bless up🤌🏾

[@thehappyhermit01]

Poor little multi-millionaires!

[@KimboRice93]

There's a lot more to life than money.

[@thehappyhermit01]

@@KimboRice93 Easy for them to say.

[@tauruslaw]

@@thehappyhermit01 You’re a MISERABLE Human and the fact that you think because he’s a millionaire he shouldn’t be complaining about anything says WAY MORE about YOUR character than HIS! Go touch some GRASS and stop being an internet TROLL !

[@meezysquad]

​@@thehappyhermit01It's ok to cry but jealousy looks ugly on all of us

[@doubledose5007]

Plus he a fake. He ain't depressed he got BM drama and pu$$y issues that's all. The competition with the BMs is ruthless smh very toxic environment for his kids to grow up in...

[@ragingoracle6239]

I rather hear about Salary Cap Heath at this point and what this team is going to be force to do moving foward.. I can go somewhere else to get a Mental health presentation.. Good vid, but lets not us sreious issues to deflect from speaking on topics that people want to talk about, like the salary cap, Zach not being a Max player, Pwill playing out of position for %92 of his career so far, Billys short sighted choice to not play Vuc at the 4 and Drum and the 5 for all this time, The drafting of Wing after wing yet DEbo and Zach plauing all the minutes thereby stuntng the growth of the players drafted, Zach pulling the Ottor Porter Jr with his contract, The fact the is makes more sense to trade Debo right now than to keep him in every aspect, Accountability for AKME for this team being in the same position the team was in (competition wise) when they got to chicago..... Lets not deflect the issues that Bulls fans by doing specials on serious life issues.. Its so dog and pony right now and an obvious attempt to improve the optics for an organization that has had nothing but misteps in that department..