Lonnie Walker opens up about his past

[Mackmiller974]

Spurs' Lonnie Walker IV says new haircut freeing as he works through childhood sexual abuse

In an Instagram post on Thursday, Spurs guard Lonnie Walker IV said that when he cut his signature hairstyle this week, he was attempting to free himself of painful memories of being sexually abused as a child.

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[Tad Footeball]

Always seemed like a kid that was happy as he was classy. Kinda shows that you never know what weight a person might be carrying around underneath it all.

 

[RobCanes1905]

Wow, did not expect to wake up to that. What a strong kid, both to open up about it and the ability to forgive. Incredible bravery, hope he succeeds in every aspect of life.

 

[ben]

rooting for him

 

[IncaneInTheBrain]

What?!

 

[RangerGranger]

Tears of sadness.

Mad, mad respect for this dude.

 

[IndayArtHauz]

My goodness. So proud of him, what a brave thing to do.

 

[RangerGranger]

He's one of OURS!!! Always.

 

[Deleted member 25284]

He always has a smile on his face. Really goes to show you don’t know what demons visit people every night. Let’s say a prayer for him and help keep him uplifted. Took strength to say that. That’s a cane

 

[brock]

**** that’s crazy, never know what some of these athletes go through growing up

 

[tcgrad1014]

When I saw the headline I thought his painful past was referring to when he dribbled the ball off his foot in the NCAAT game.

 

[CaneFanWNY]

Man this hit me hard..dude has been genuinely one of the nicest athletes I've seen come through here in some time.
When you think of the world we live in where so many casual people always have to quip with "just shut up and dribble the ball" or "your job is to entertain me, not voice your opinion" as if struggles dont exist within the life of an athlete simply because they're an athlete.

 

[Fightinibis]

Spurs' Lonnie Walker IV says new haircut freeing as he works through childhood sexual abuse

In an Instagram post on Thursday, Spurs guard Lonnie Walker IV said that when he cut his signature hairstyle this week, he was attempting to free himself of painful memories of being sexually abused as a child.

www.espn.com

****. God Bless man.

 

[Fluffhead]

What an awful story. I thought he was about as solid of a person as you can be before reading that, but to overcome that and have his disposition and attitude. Unreal. We can all stand to learn a lesson from him.

 

[Scipio]

A story of his perseverance. Love Lonnie - both as a Cane and as a Spur fan, but he's just a great human being on top of that. The fact that he's overcome such hardship is a testament to the man he is. He's been a treat to watch for both my alma mater and my favorite NBA team, on and off the court.

 

[Da_Lucky_One]

I am happy to see Lonnie playing so well.