Abrines played in the NBA from 2016 to 2019 for the Oklahoma City Thunder, the reigning champions. He played alongside Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Robert Schroeder, Carmelo Anthony, and others. It was an intense experience. But everything took a turn for the worse with mental health issues that led him to leave the NBA . ” I never had a bad relationship with any player. Westbrook was incredibly kind to me. When I wanted to quit, he took me out to dinner, and it was fantastic. The whole hanging out, playing cards, and all that stuff we have there isn’t really the norm. Maybe I would have preferred to have teammates I could share more with, which we did have the first year with the international players in Oklahoma. That’s what loneliness is like; you have more time to dwell on things, and you feel very alone. I was also introverted, and combined with other factors, it all adds up, and I ended up the way I did.”
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