John Wall

John Wall says he considered taking his own life during a time in the last three years when he was dealing with a torn Achilles and the deaths of family ...

"You can tell I'm kind of smiling a lot more, all those types of things," he said. "We're all going through times, nobody's got it easy, but I don't think a lot of people could get through what I went through," Wall said. I mean, just tearing my Achilles, my mom being sick, my mom passing, my grandma passed a year later, all this in the midst of COVID and at the same time, me going to chemotherapy, me sitting by my mom taking her last breaths wearing the same clothes for three days straight laying on the couch beside her." A lot of people think, 'I don't need help, I can get through it at anytime,' but you've got to be true to yourself and find out what's best for you." Wall has played just 40 games over the last three years because of injuries, COVID-19 and his former team, the [Houston Rockets](/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets), not playing him before he joined the Clippers. His mother had been a volunteer at the Wake County location.

John Wall 'thought about committing suicide' as he dealt with the deaths of his mother and grandmother and missed two NBA seasons with injuries.

I let the game do the talking when I get between those four lines." I’m looking at all that and I’m like, 'If I can get through this, I can get through anything in life.' And I don’t like to brag about this, seriously. "But I don’t do all the talking. And to me to get back on top where I want to be and seeing the fans still want me to play, having the support from my hometown – this important period means a lot." I can get through it at any time,' " he said. "At one point in time, I thought about committing suicide.

John Wall says he considered taking his own life during a time in the last three years when he was dealing with a torn Achilles and the deaths of family ...

“You can tell I’m kind of smiling a lot more, all those types of things,” he said. “We’re all going through times, nobody’s got it easy, but I don’t think a lot of people could get through what I went through,” Wall said. I mean, just tearing my Achilles, my mom being sick, my mom passing, my grandma passed a year later, all this in the midst of COVID and at the same time, me going to chemotherapy, me sitting by my mom taking her last breaths wearing the same clothes for three days straight laying on the couch beside her.”

John Wall said he considered taking his own life when he was dealing with a torn achilles and the deaths of family members.

“You can tell I’m kind of smiling a lot more, all those types of things,” he said. “We’re all going through times, nobody’s got it easy, but I don’t think a lot of people could get through what I went through,” Wall said. I mean, just tearing my achilles, my mom being sick, my mom passing, my grandma passed a year later, all this in the midst of Covid and at the same time, me going to [my mother’s] chemotherapy, me sitting by my mom taking her last breaths wearing the same clothes for three days straight laying on the couch beside her.” A lot of people think, ‘I don’t need help, I can get through it at anytime,’ but you’ve got to be true to yourself and find out what’s best for you.” His mother had been a volunteer at the facility. Wall has played just 40 games over the past three years because of injuries, Covid-19 and his former team, the Houston Rockets, not playing him before he joined the Clippers.

John Wall says he considered taking his own life during a time in the last three years when he was dealing with a torn Achilles and the deaths of family.

John Wall says he considered taking his own life during a time in the last three years when he was dealing with a torn Achilles and the deaths of family ...

"You can tell I'm kind of smiling a lot more, all those types of things,'' he said. "We're all going through times, nobody's got it easy, but I don't think a lot of people could get through what I went through,'' Wall said. I mean, just tearing my Achilles, my mom being sick, my mom passing, my grandma passed a year later, all this in the midst of COVID and at the same time, me going to chemotherapy, me sitting by my mom taking her last breaths wearing the same clothes for three days straight laying on the couch beside her.'' A lot of people think, 'I don't need help, I can get through it at anytime,' but you've got to be true to yourself and find out what's best for you.'' His mother had been a volunteer at the Wake County location. Wall has played just 40 games over the last three years because of injuries, COVID-19 and his former team, the Houston Rockets, not playing him before he joined the Clippers.

John Wall had suicidal thoughts in recent years, the Clippers point guard revealed during an interview earlier this month.

“We’re all going through times, nobody’s got it easy, but I don’t think a lot of people could get through what I went through,” Wall said. Wall played 40 games that year, averaging 20.7 points, but sat out all of last season as the Rockets were developing younger guards. Wall’s struggles began after he was ruled out for the remainder of the season with an injury to his left heel in December of 2018. Wearing the same clothes for three days straight and laying on the couch sobbing,” he said. Then after undergoing surgery the following month, he developed an infection. The experiences had a profound impact.

John Wall says he considered taking his own life while dealing with a torn Achilles and the deaths of family members during the pandemic.

"You can tell I’m kind of smiling a lot more, all those types of things," he said. [Lakers](https://www.foxsports.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers-team) superstar [LeBron James](https://www.foxsports.com/nba/lebron-james-player)' production company tweeted, "@John Wall we got your back. Wall’s mother, Frances Pulley, died in December 2019 at the age of 58 after struggling with breast cancer. I mean, just tearing my Achilles, my mom being sick, my mom passing, my grandma passed a year later, all this in the midst of COVID and at the same time, me going to chemotherapy, me sitting by my mom taking her last breaths wearing the same clothes for three days straight laying on the couch beside her." Wall has played just 40 games over the last three years because of injuries, COVID-19 and his former team, the [Houston Rockets](https://www.foxsports.com/nba/houston-rockets-team), not playing him before he joined the Clippers. His mother had been a volunteer at the Wake County location.

John Wall, a guard for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, shared that he contemplated suicide in recent years after facing a series of emotional and physical ...

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