18-Year-Old League Of Legends Prodigy Suffered Malnutrition And Lack Of Care
One of the biggest and most venerable esports organisations has been accused of repeated lack of care for one of its most promising players. Evil Geniuses runs players in professional gaming competitions for CS:GO, Call of Duty, Fortnite, Dota 2, and various fighting games, among many others, but it is in League of Legends where sources have said one of it's brightest stars suffered a lack of support.
The report comes from Dexerto, which heard from "several sources" from within Evil Geniuses who went unnamed for fear of retaliation by the organisation. They claim that League of Legends prodigy Kyle 'Danny' Sakamaki suffered repeated lack of care that contributed to the player's struggles with mental health and physical wellbeing.
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18-year-old Kyle 'Danny' Sakamaki regularly wowed audiences and fellow competitors with his stunning plays and was particularly notable for his performance in the LSC Spring Playoffs last April, where the ADC player picked up three MVP awards. However, just a few months later, during the 2022 Summer tournament, the Evil Geniuses team performed badly, losing most of their matches and suffering poor results against the likes of TSM and Cloud 9, while many were left puzzled by Danny's underperformance and unusually bad plays.
In September Evil Geniuses announced that Danny would be taking time off for mental health problems. But it's been claimed that Danny's problems had been ongoing and that management had been neglecting to provide care so that the player's mental and physical wellbeing deteriorated. This went to the extent that when Danny returned to his family home he was sent to see a doctor for
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