Signing with Cleveland in the summertime of 2023 — a union greater than 4 years within the making — was imagined to be a contemporary begin, the chance no different workforce was keen to offer. Ty Jerome was a camp standout. He stored turning heads in the course of the preseason. Momentum was constructing towards a major position as the first backup level guard and rotational mainstay. After which, within the second sport of the common season, in opposition to his previous Thunder buddies, Jerome suffered a sprained ankle late within the third quarter — a footnote in a home-opening loss. Or so everybody thought. Jerome never returned. Not that night. Not the rest of the season. It was an outcome no one could have predicted. Frustration. Anger. Doubt. Misery. Depression. Jerome felt all of it. “I was in a very dark place,” Jerome admitted. “I felt disconnected from the group. I felt alone.”
Supply: Cleveland Plain Dealer
Supply: Cleveland Plain Dealer
