NBA All-Star John Wall considered suicide after injury and mother’s death

Clippers star’s mother and grandmother died during pandemic

John Wall. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

John Wall said he considered taking his own life during a time in the past three years when he was dealing with a torn achilles and the deaths of family members at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The guard joined the Los Angeles Clippers this summer and is eager for a return to form this coming season. 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.