Current:Home > NewsNBPA reaches Kyle Singler’s family after cryptic Instagram video draws concern -Streamline Finance
NBPA reaches Kyle Singler’s family after cryptic Instagram video draws concern
View
Date:2025-04-14 16:03:23
The National Basketball Players Association has connected with former Duke star and NBA player Kyle Singler’s family after he said he fears for his life in a cryptic Instagram video he posted on Tuesday.
“We are in contact with Kyle’s family,” Sarah Houseknecht, a spokeswoman for the NBPA, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Wednesday morning. “As with all current and former members of the NBPA, we offer any and all support to players, whether through their biggest successes or times of challenge.”
Singler, 36, spoke slowly and was shirtless in the first video, which was posted Tuesday morning. It drew an outpouring of concern and support from former teammates and others and has been shared more than 12,000 times.
“I have been mistreated and abused, neglected, made into a mental example,” Singler said. “And I fear for my life every day. And people in my community make me look out as if I’m going to be someone that’s going to be a problem and make things difficult for people when I’m only trying to be helpful.
“I feel like I have a certain way about myself and strength and purpose that does not get valued or get treated properly.”
Singler has posted two short videos since the first one. He sounded more stable in the second video while repeating some of the grievances from the first. The third, posted early Wednesday morning, was an acknowledgement of the “real ones” who sacrifice for others, followed by words of wisdom.
Several NBA players responded to the first video. Kevin Love wrote, “I love you Kyle. Hit me whenever. Please.” Isaiah Thomas said: “Here for you bro! Always and forever.” Andre Drummond added, “You aren’t alone brother! I’m here for you.”
Many of those who responded included the Instagram handles of Duke men’s basketball, the NBA and others in their comments, hoping to get their attention.
Singler was on Duke’s 2010 national championship team and was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament.
Singler was the 33rd overall pick in the 2011 draft and started his career overseas before playing in the NBA. He played three seasons for the Detroit Pistons, who drafted him, and was on the All-Rookie second team in 2013. He played parts of four seasons for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
___
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org.
___
AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba
veryGood! (772)
Related
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- Drew Lock gives emotional interview after leading Seahawks to last-minute win over Eagles
- Recalled applesauce pouches now linked to more than 200 lead poisoning cases in 33 states, CDC says
- More than 2,000 mine workers extend underground protest into second day in South Africa
- Southern California rocked by series of earthquakes: Is a bigger one brewing?
- Chileans eschew extremes in quest for new constitution and end up with the old one
- The Excerpt: Gov. Abbott signs law allowing Texas law enforcement to arrest migrants
- Chris Christie’s next book, coming in February, asks ‘What Would Reagan Do?’
- How breaking emerged from battles in the burning Bronx to the Paris Olympics stage
- MLB mock draft 2024: Who will Cleveland Guardians take with No. 1 overall pick?
Ranking
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- France’s government and conservative lawmakers find a compromise on immigration bill
- 13,000 people watched a chair fall in New Jersey: Why this story has legs (or used to)
- See inside the biggest Hamas tunnel Israel's military says it has found in Gaza
- Olympic women's basketball bracket: Schedule, results, Team USA's path to gold
- Convicted sex offender escaped prison after his mom gave him disguise, Texas officials say
- Jackson’s water rates to increase early next year
- 5 teens charged in violent beating at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Recommendation
Paris Olympics live updates: Quincy Hall wins 400m thriller; USA women's hoops in action
Migrant families rally for end to New York’s new 60-day limits on shelter stays
20-year-old wins Miss France beauty pageant with short hair: Why her win sparked debate
Group turned away at Mexican holiday party returned with gunmen killing 11, investigators say
Video shows dog chewing cellphone battery pack, igniting fire in Oklahoma home
Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas' tops Billboard's Hot 100 for fifth year in a row
Everyone in Houston has a Beyoncé story, it seems. Visit the friendly city with this guide.
Egypt election results: No surprises as El-Sisi wins 3rd term with Israel-Hamas war raging on border