This is a word a podcast from Slate. I'm your host Jason Johnson. Between the pandemic,

the racial reckoning and the threat of political violence, many black Americans have been suffering

from mental health challenges over the last few years. Those pressures are showing up in our

family and our careers. And that's true for pro athletes, whose best and worst days at work

are broadcast all over the world. When you talk about bringing their race to the game of basketball,

I am a believer that race almost precedes us. Before I walk in the room, race almost walks

in front of me. Black mental health and sports and beyond coming up on a word. With me, Jason Johnson,

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Welcome to a word a podcast about race and politics and everything else. I'm your host Jason

Johnson. The NBA season is over the Golden State Warriors have racked up another championship

and players across the league are settling in for the off season. On the court, NBA players are

among the athletic elite. Off the court, most are young black men who are dealing with the same

social and cultural trauma that the rest of the African American community is subjected to.

In recent years, players have found themselves at the center of the toughest social and political

debates from COVID policy to racial justice in addition to all the pressures of growing up in the

public eye. Now more teams are beginning to focus on maintaining the mental and not just physical

health of their players. With more on this, we're joined by Corey Yeager. He's a life coach in the

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