“He’s a real bipolar, he’s not that Kanye bipolar, that fake one,” Gilbert Arenas compares mental health of Ben Gordon who was stabbing random people with Kanye West

“He’s a real bipolar, he’s not that Kanye bipolar, that fake one,” Gilbert Arenas compares mental health of Ben Gordon who was stabbing random people with Kanye West

Gilbert Arenas and Ben Gordon

Earlier this month former NBA star Ben Gordon shocked the NBA world after he was detained following a bizarre incident where he tried to stab people with sewing needles. Sharing his take on players’ mental health former All-star Gilbert Arenas spoke about the incident and how difficult it is to deal with bipolar disorder while being an athlete and brought Kanye West into the conversation.

In the video, Arenas was questioned about the stabbing incident brought on by Gordon’s attempt to stab innocent individuals. The former player then spoke about several sportsmen who were bipolar. He said, “I think he might be bipolar. He’s a real bipolar, he’s not that Kanye [West] bipolar, that fake one. This is a real bipolar, when you’re bipolar and you’re an athlete, you gotta remember, you can run down the rabbit hole of that sport.”

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He added, “Getting better, watching a film, there are so many things that keep you occupied and that under control. You got the medical staff, making sure you’re gonna get the medicine every day. You have this wall around you, where you don’t have episodes. Cause you gotta remember, you’re being monitored every day.”

Arenas further said, “When these players are done, who’s giving them the stuff? So now, you’re gonna have a guy who hasn’t been on his meds, for two, or three weeks. You gotta remember, them two, three weeks, he’s never had that in his life. This is a whole new human being.” While there haven’t been any recent developments about the condition of the former Sixth Man of the Year there is still optimism that he may soon get the right assistance he requires.

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Ben Gordon’s previous struggles with mental health

Ben Gordon
Ben Gordon

Gordon has had many recent run-ins with the authorities in addition to his claimed rampage of needle-sticking. He also made news in October after he hit his 10-year-old kid in an airport in New York City. Gordon was additionally detained last month for assaulting two McDonald’s security personnel in Chicago when they attempted to take him out of the establishment.

In 2020 the former bulls player even published an article with The Players Tribune where he spoke about his mental health. In the article, he said, “There was a point in time when I thought about killing myself every single day for about six weeks. I would be up on the roof of my apartment building at four o’clock in the morning. Just pacing to the edge of the ledge, looking over — pacing back and forth, back and forth — just thinking, I’m really about to do it, B. I’m about to escape from all this shit.”

Gilbert Arenas compared Gordon’s situation with Kanye West’s. But he never agreed on the rapper being bipolar and even debated with the interviewer where he eventually won. For Ben, though he had some wise words talking about his mental health. He also discussed Delonte West‘s situation and threw light on how athletes suffer a lot more being bipolar as suddenly everything with them changes.

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