Six years ago, a simple 3am tweet from All-star DeMar DeRozan inadvertently kicked off a new conversation about mental health in the NBA. And in the years since, he's embraced his role as a mental health advocate. 

Now, DeMar has launched a new web series, titled Dinners with DeMar featuring some of the likes of Draymond Green, Dwyane Wade, and Damian Lillard opening up about their own internal struggles.

So today, our Jamal Collier takes us inside DeMar DeRozan's mental health journey,
and how he's helping players around the league to up their game by elevating and advancing their minds.
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