Recently, Mavericks star Irving talked about his mental journey during his recovery period in an interview.

June is World Mental Health Month, and Irving revealed that he had thoughts of suicide due to depression before. He said: "I am watching the finals and recovering from my cruciate ligament injury - I will also feel frustrated or depressed. But I am sharing these with honesty now because you deserve to know the truth. I let others make up stories, enter my heart, and violate my spiritual boundaries. This has led to a spiral of my own emotional decline. I know the feeling of losing everything or not wanting to live in this world again. So please don't be silent, don't back down. I care about people who have the same experience, please seek help from your loved ones in time."