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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Jay Williams suffered career-ending injuries in a motorcycle accident a year after he was selected with the No. 2 overall pick in 2002. (Stan Honda/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In a &lt;em&gt;New York Times&lt;/em&gt; profile nearly 10 years since a motorcycle accident effectively ended his career, Jay Williams details the emotional and psychological recovery he underwent in the years following the incident for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Williams, a National Freshman of the Year, NCAA champion and Naismith National Player of the Year for Duke in the early 2000s, told &lt;em&gt;Times&lt;/em&gt; reporter Greg Bishop that he struggled with depression, went to the therapy and even attempted suicide.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CI remember lying in my bed,\u201D he said. \u201CAnd I\u2019m just tired of being here. I didn\u2019t want to be here anymore. I was so afraid to face people. And I didn\u2019t really know who I was. And I didn\u2019t really want anybody to see me. And I didn\u2019t want to talk to anybody. I didn\u2019t want to talk about it.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Williams glanced at his mother, Althea Williams, as he recounted the story. He continued: \u201CI mean, to the point where I sat there, and I had this pair of scissors in my hand. I just kept going on my wrist. I wasn\u2019t trying to go sideways. I was going vertical. I didn\u2019t want to be here. At all.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His mother added: \u201CI came in. I saw it. I slept in the room every day after that.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The story also details his injuries and physical recovery, his rise to a touted NBA prospect and his current life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Williams, the No. 2 overall pick after Yao Ming went No. 1 in the 2002 draft, played 75 games during his only season in the NBA, averaging 9.5 points and 4.7 assists. He attempted a comeback in 2006, but never returned to the league.\nHe has worked for ESPN as a college basketball analyst since 2004 and is currently dating ESPN TV personality Charissa Thompson.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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