Recently, a video of former NBA player Delonte West appeared on various social media accounts, showing a detained West who appeared to be distressed. The visual prompted reactions from West’s college basketball coach Phil Martelli and his teammate at that time, Jameer Nelson, ESPN reports.
“Over the past several hours I have talked with many who are willing to help—please read and embrace Jameer’s wisdom—we are reaching out to our basketball network to get the progressional help Delonte needs,” Martelli said. “This is so very painful.” In the video, West says someone with a gun approached him and physically assaulted him.
Over the past several hours I have talked with many who are willing to help – please read and embrace Jameer’s wisdom – we are reaching out to our basketball network to get the professional help Delonte needs. This is so very painful. https://t.co/8IAuTdzCc9
— Phil Martelli (@PhilMartelli) January 21, 2020
In an interview with TMZ, West’s agent Aaron Goodwin said the former Dallas Maverick’s family is supporting him as well as the NBA. In 2016, West was checked in to a medical facility to treat his mental health. Since being drafted to the NBA in 2004 by the Boston Celtics, West has played for teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Dallas Mavericks.