Naomi Osaka is being fined $15,000 for being ill?
By Alan Manevitz, MD Would the NBA fine LeBron James if he had disabling pain from a groin injury? Would the MLB fine Mike Trout if he was too nauseous from a stomach flu to meet with the media? Miss Naomi Osaka withdrew from a Grand Slam tournament because of the health problems she is facing. Yet, she faces backlash from the media. Is it because she is a woman? Asian? Bi-racial? Or is it another bias that afflicts at least one out of every two households: mental illness? Me