When I Watched NBA All-Stars in Atlanta and Learned to Work with My Depression

College in Atlanta made me say goodbye to innocence and hello to shame

Michael Jordan (pictured on the left with hands on his hips), stands beside the late Kobe Bryant who is talking to the former with his arms extended.

I’m often embarrassed by my love for basketball. At parties in my twenties, I thought I could convey my morals by hating the Lakers. Or show valor in my stray lust for Knick success. Basketball is my escape from…