Gia Allemand Boyfriend Ryan Anderson Opens Up About Suicide

New Orleans Pelicans power forward Ryan Anderson (poses for a portrait at NBA basketball media day in Metairie, La on Sept. 30, 2013. Gerald Herbert—AP

"I think it’s really important for me to talk about it"

NBA player Ryan Anderson has revealed his struggle to come to terms with the suicide of his girlfriend, “Bachelor” contestant Gia Allemand, in a new interview with Sports Illustrated.

The New Orleans Pelicans forward found Allemand, 29, hanging from a vacuum-cleaner cord “so tight around her neck that at first he couldn’t loosen it” in August 2013. She died a short while later.

Anderson, 26, fell into despair after she was taken off life support. He returned to basketball in September.

Anderson took to Twitter after an outpouring of support from readers.

The fact that this @SInow article is having such a deep connection with so many people gives me the chills!#URNotAlone

— Ryan Anderson (@ryananderson33) November 13, 2014

Read the article at SI.com.

Time.com

NBA’s Ryan Anderson Reveals Struggle to Overcome Girlfriend Gia Allemand’s Suicide

"I think it’s really important for me to talk about it"

"I think it’s really important for me to talk about it"

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