Bulls' Billy Donovan talks Andre Drummond's absence for mental health: 'There's also a human side'

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Chicago Bulls center Andre Drummond missed Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers following his post on Twitter that he was deleting his social media to focus on his own mental health. 

Head coach Billy Donovan discussed Drummond’s absence from the team after he was ruled out for personal reasons. 

"As we come here and play games, there's also a human side, a personal side to all these guys," Donovan said via ESPN. "And you feel bad when anybody's going through something like that. I think you try to give as much support as you can."

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Andre Drummond, #3 of the Chicago Bulls, prepares to shoot a free throw during the game against the Charlotte Hornets on Feb. 2, 2023 at United Center in Chicago. (Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images)

Donovan is hopeful, though, that Drummond will be able to travel with the team to face the Charlotte Hornets on Friday. 

Drummond said that he was even changing his phone number to go along with the social media blackout. 

BULLS' ANDRE DRUMMOND DELETES SOCIAL MEDIA TO ‘FOCUS ON MY MENTAL HEALTH’

"Time to focus on my mental health," he wrote on his Twitter account Tuesday. "If you too are struggling with your mental health, you are not alone. It’s okay to ask for help."

"Sometimes when people look at these guys and they see them play and they see these NBA players, stars, all this other stuff, and all the stuff that comes with it that gosh, their lives must be just absolutely perfect," Donovan added. "They're not. We're all flawed. We all have challenges. We all have issues and things we all have to deal with."

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