Just saw the Bayless comments on Dak's depression and I don't like giving the usual suspects attention, but 1) depression is not a weakness 2) the best leaders do in fact ask for help 3) not talking about it solves nothing and can be dangerous. No one has to shoulder this alone.

We need to deconstruct the ideas of what an athlete "should be," because they are human and depression doesn't care about one's job, status, or money. It is a health issue.

What continues to bother me, hours later, is knowing how many Skips shape sports culture. How many coaches, ADs, front office folks, players and fans hold the same beliefs about weakness or leadership. The scaffolding around sports is broken. The status quo is wrong.