- Tyrell Terry announced on Instagram that he will retire from the NBA after two seasons.
- Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the 2020 NBA Draft.
- He says anxiety brought about dark times and he lost his love for the sport.
NBA player Tyrell Terry has announced his retirement from the sport, citing anxiety caused by the sport he no longer loves.
“This message is very difficult to share and emotional to write.” Terry wrote on Instagram“Today, I decided to let go of the game that has shaped so much of my identity, the one that has guided me since I took my first steps.”
Terry was the first pick in the second round of the 2020 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. He was an outstanding college player at Stanford University.
Terry wrote that a key factor was the strain sports were taking on his mental health.
“I have achieved incredible accomplishments, made unforgettable memories, made lifelong friends, but also experienced some of the darkest times of my life,” Terry wrote. Where I began to despise and question, it was more than those around me saw or knew. “
He also wrote about how anxiety affected him physically and made him dislike sports.
“I woke up feeling intrusive and nauseous and found myself struggling to breathe normally with a stone weighing more heavily on my chest than I could carry,” Terry wrote. . “This is just a brief description of the anxiety this sport has brought on me and I am grateful for all the doors that have opened for me, but for something I have fallen in love with, no more. We cannot continue this fight.”
Terry spent most of his first season in the NBA’s developing G League, playing just 11 games for the Mavs. He was released before his 2021-22 season and briefly signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.
You can see Terry’s full statement here:
