Former Duke star and NBA player Kyle Singler sparked concern throughout the basketball world on Tuesday after posting a pair of bizarre videos on Instagram.
In the two videos, the first posted Monday night and the second Tuesday afternoon, a shirtless Singler rants to a nearly empty room about being treated poorly by his “community” and insinuates that he’s been trying to Start a new business after your playing career. , which ended when he retired in 2019.
Singler’s statement in the first video”
“I need to make an announcement, because I feel like my voice is being silenced and every day, shit is thrown at me. My community, shit. I have been mistreated and abused, neglected, made into a mental example and I fear for my life every day.
“People in my community make me look like I’m going to be someone who’s going to be a problem and make things difficult for people when I’m just trying to be helpful. I feel like I have a certain way of being with myself. and strength and purpose that are not valued or treated adequately.
And the second:
“So, like I was saying, I’ve been in this house for five years and it’s a hole. I’ve gone out to my community, I’ve tried to bring my family and friends to play, to try to help me, start a new career, start a new life, and everyone has made a fool of me.
“Creating chaos, creating narratives so that, again, it is profitable for people. My life has not changed at all. I am being held hostage in a certain situation and positioned to, again, create a false narrative about someone and people in general, when all I have wanted to do is create a business in nature so that all people feel…
Those two videos are the only posts on Singler’s Instagram page as of Tuesday afternoon.
The two videos raised significant concerns about Singler’s mental health. Kevin Love, who played on Singler’s AAU team before college, asked everyone who could support Singler. Love has spoken out about her own mental health issues in the past.
To everyone who has spent time with Kyle Singler and whose lives he has touched: shower him with the love and support he needs and deserves. I wouldn’t be who I am today without him. I will always be indebted to him and I love him. To the NBA family, the Duke BB family and South Medford…
– Kevin Love (@kevinlove) November 12, 2024
In addition to Love, NBA veterans Isaiah Thomas and Andre Drummond commented on Singler’s videos with messages of support. Thomas wrote: “Here for you brother! Always and forever,” and Drummond added: “You’re not alone brother! I’m here for you.”
Singler holds an important place in Duke basketball history as one of the stars of its 2010 national championship team. Along with current Duke head coach Jon Scheyer, he received first-team All-ACC and Player of the Year honors. Most Highlighted from the Final Four that season.
The Detroit Pistons selected Singler with the 33rd pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. He spent the first three years of his NBA career as a starter, but saw his playing time fade in the following years. He averaged 6.5 points in 21.9 minutes per game in six seasons with the Pistons and Oklahoma City Thunder.
Following his departure from the Thunder in 2018, Singler played a couple of seasons in Spain before announcing his retirement in 2019 for personal reasons.
