Royce White prepared to walk away from NBA

[Burgz V2]

why are people even mad at this? you people are sick, the man has a disorder that forces him to be IRRATIONAL about things like flying and travelling. there HAVE been superstars in professional sports who have dealt with it, albeit with the help of their teams (ie. Dennis Bergkamp). If you are a Rockets fan then fine, you guys wasted a pick and should eb mad about that. everyone else i smdh at you

if the Rockets wont help then it might be the best thing he can do to walk away

this is bigger than sports, those calling him a bitch have clearly never met someone with this problem. This is a win for those trying to create awareness because it shows that even money and fame can be lost in the process.

[shoops]

why are people even mad at this? you people are sick, the man has a disorder that forces him to be IRRATIONAL about things like flying and travelling. there HAVE been superstars in professional sports who have dealt with it, albeit with the help of their teams (ie. Dennis Bergkamp). If you are a Rockets fan then fine, you guys wasted a pick and should eb mad about that. everyone else i smdh at you

if the Rockets wont help then it might be the best thing he can do to walk away

this is bigger than sports, those calling him a bitch have clearly never met someone with this problem. This is a win for those trying to create awareness because it shows that even money and fame can be lost in the process.

I think you should read up on the current situation. Atm, flying isn't even the issue. Royce has shown little cooperation. Instead, he's constantly on twitter having twitter wars with trolls and such, as well as mouthing off about his organization. Instead of promoting the cause of people with mental illnesses, he's actually making it so that nobody will want to draft a player with issues in the near future.

The "help" Royce wants the rockets to give is playing time, and not being sent to the d league.

[andremiller07]

He shouldn't get any money the dude didn't even try, quiting after 2 weeks and playing like 2 summer leauge games thats embarrasing, you gotta love people who have all the physical gifts and just let them go to crap and don't even make a remote effort to try.

[RRR3]

why are people even mad at this? you people are sick, the man has a disorder that forces him to be IRRATIONAL about things like flying and travelling. there HAVE been superstars in professional sports who have dealt with it, albeit with the help of their teams (ie. Dennis Bergkamp). If you are a Rockets fan then fine, you guys wasted a pick and should eb mad about that. everyone else i smdh at you

if the Rockets wont help then it might be the best thing he can do to walk away

this is bigger than sports, those calling him a bitch have clearly never met someone with this problem. This is a win for those trying to create awareness because it shows that even money and fame can be lost in the process.

[heyhey]

he need to deal with his anxiety Nick Diaz style, shits bout to be legal coming to a state near u

[R.I.P.]

Maybe White can talk to Rick Carlisle, who also seems to have picked up some mental illness, cause he keeps playing Troy Murphy 25-30 minutes every night.

[flipogb]

I just hope he doesn't get paid

[PejaNowitzki]

I'm trying to be sensitive to his mental state, but I don't know why he just can't suck it up and get on the plane. Didn't he fly a lot for college basketball too?

We're talking about providing for his life here. Why can't he just take flight?

His condition is definitely real but IMO the dude seems like a little bitch with a soggy ******. Houston is offering him a therapist to work with him to help him get over his OCD and other assorted issues that lead to his fear of flying, he's acting as if that's not enough and that they need to specifically cater to him in every possible. He's not some top tier guy that a team can't survive without, hell he wasn't even a lottery pick, he's got all the opportunity in the world right now and a chance to make enough money to set himself up for life, also he's being offered help for his issues and he's basically spitting into the hand of the Rockets....that outstretched hand won't be there for very long.


Dude thinks they "owe him" something, no they don't, nobody owes you shit, either get your shit together and go work it out, take as much time as you need in therapy or GTFO and go flip burgers with your goofy, unstable ass.

[PejaNowitzki]

why are people even mad at this? you people are sick, the man has a disorder that forces him to be IRRATIONAL about things like flying and travelling. there HAVE been superstars in professional sports who have dealt with it, albeit with the help of their teams (ie. Dennis Bergkamp). If you are a Rockets fan then fine, you guys wasted a pick and should eb mad about that. everyone else i smdh at you

if the Rockets wont help then it might be the best thing he can do to walk away

this is bigger than sports, those calling him a bitch have clearly never met someone with this problem. This is a win for those trying to create awareness because it shows that even money and fame can be lost in the process.

Houston has offered therapy and counseling on their own dime, they've offered to work with him to a certain extent regarding the travel issue, yet this dude keeps going on Twitter and flaming the organization as a whole. What do you honestly expect them or any organization to do? Babysit this guy 24-7? Yes, he's got a mental illness, lots of people in America have mental illnesses, not all of them are being offered top-notch professional therapy on someone else's dime, let alone claiming that "not enough is being done."


Like it or not, he's got to take some responsibility for himself, period. He's a grown ass man with a problem, the grown-ass man response is to get help and stick with therapy to help you progress beyond your issues, so far this guy seems content just to besmirch the entire Rockets organization and he seems to be the limiting factor when it comes to the success of treating his own issues. In this world, short of your mom and dad and other close family, ain't nobody give a **** about you or your problems if you aren't willing to handle them yourself.


This guy has value to the Rockets due to his talent as a basketball player, they made a sizable investment in him through a 1st round draft pick and thus have the incentive to help him be successful but they're not going to flip the entire organization upside down to wait on bended knee for one guy who doesn't even figure into their regular rotation.



Bottomline, if he flushes out of Houston, no other potential employer outside of basketball will give a single flying **** about helping this guy get over his mental issues. This is his best opportunity right now and he's ****ing it up.

[PejaNowitzki]

I think you should read up on the current situation. Atm, flying isn't even the issue. Royce has shown little cooperation. Instead, he's constantly on twitter having twitter wars with trolls and such, as well as mouthing off about his organization. Instead of promoting the cause of people with mental illnesses, he's actually making it so that nobody will want to draft a player with issues in the near future.

The "help" Royce wants the rockets to give is playing time, and not being sent to the d league.

This, he's not helping "his cause", he's making it so that teams won't get within 10 miles of a guy with a similar mental illness in the future. At a certain point you have to stop blaming his condition and consider whether or not this guy has the general judgment overall to be a worthwhile addition to the team. You can be mentally ill and still decide to act out like an absolute non-cooperative asshole.

[Burgz V2]

I think you should read up on the current situation. Atm, flying isn't even the issue. Royce has shown little cooperation. Instead, he's constantly on twitter having twitter wars with trolls and such, as well as mouthing off about his organization. Instead of promoting the cause of people with mental illnesses, he's actually making it so that nobody will want to draft a player with issues in the near future.

The "help" Royce wants the rockets to give is playing time, and not being sent to the d league.

what does it matter? its only basketball! You completely missed the point. He does those things because of his disorder, he acts confrontational because he is IRRATIONAL. who cares if he's mouthing off, they are legally responsible, they gave him the contract, he signed it, end of story. if they dont like it then maybe their front office should do their homework and stay away in the first place. he has a right to say those things and he makes a good point most of the time. his anxiety is not ONLY about flying, maybe youre the one who needs to do some research

[irondarts]

why are people even mad at this? you people are sick, the man has a disorder that forces him to be IRRATIONAL about things like flying and travelling. there HAVE been superstars in professional sports who have dealt with it, albeit with the help of their teams (ie. Dennis Bergkamp). If you are a Rockets fan then fine, you guys wasted a pick and should eb mad about that. everyone else i smdh at you

if the Rockets wont help then it might be the best thing he can do to walk away

this is bigger than sports, those calling him a bitch have clearly never met someone with this problem. This is a win for those trying to create awareness because it shows that even money and fame can be lost in the process.

You need to read about what's going on right now and what Royce has been saying on Twitter. The Rockets are trying, they gave him a therapist, which he refused to go to, etc. Royce has even admitted he's not willing to meet them half way. He's acting like a complete idiot.

Read this article to see how ridiculous it's gotten.

[PejaNowitzki]

Anxiety is a very real disorder and it's tough to deal with (I know from experience), but if you're in the NBA and making millions, you've gotta find a way to deal with it. He's missing out on a huge opportunity.

And he's just acting like a dick. Anxiety is no excuse for that.

The thing is, he's been offered help, he's been offered a program of therapy reinforced by the Rockets organization and at least some willingness on their part to cater to some of his special needs but yet that doesn't seem to be enough for him. It's like the dude on the street corner who asks you for some "gas money" because his car broke down, you hand him $5 out of your own pocket and he looks at you with spite in his eye because you didn't give him $10.


He needs to man up and take responsibility for his own issues, if he needs to take a few months off to get his shit together, he needs to go and meet with the Rockets and work that out professionally with the organization instead of taking everything to Twitter and lobbing grenades at the organization from afar.

[irondarts]

what does it matter? its only basketball! You completely missed the point. He does those things because of his disorder, he acts confrontational because he is IRRATIONAL. who cares if he's mouthing off, they are legally responsible, they gave him the contract, he signed it, end of story. if they dont like it then maybe their front office should do their homework and stay away in the first place. he has a right to say those things and he makes a good point most of the time. his anxiety is not ONLY about flying, maybe youre the one who needs to do some research

He signed the contract, he needs to honor it. If he knew he wasn't going to be able to, he should have told teams not to draft him. He also shouldn't blast the Rockets for fining him when he doesn't show up to work. I'm sorry but this isn't the way adults act at their job.

Honestly this seems to come down to him being mad at lack of PT and using his anxiety as a crutch. He needs to do his job, or quit.

[PejaNowitzki]

what does it matter? its only basketball! You completely missed the point. He does those things because of his disorder, he acts confrontational because he is IRRATIONAL. who cares if he's mouthing off, they are legally responsible, they gave him the contract, he signed it, end of story. if they dont like it then maybe their front office should do their homework and stay away in the first place. he has a right to say those things and he makes a good point most of the time. his anxiety is not ONLY about flying, maybe youre the one who needs to do some research

This is idiotic. He has the right to say whatever he wants, however the Houston organization isn't under any requirement to tolerate it, especially if he's not fulfilling his end of the contract. That's the crazy thing about contracts that you may not be familiar with, they go BOTH ways and require of something from both parties.


At some point he's got to take responsibility for himself, the Rockets are under absolutely no requirement to tolerate his inane blabbering and attacks on Twitter, if he can't hack it, he needs to go take some job flipping burgers where his employer really WON'T give a crap about his "issues" and won't hesitate to fire him in a heartbeat for acting like a jackass.

This dude is being offered help and slapping it away, he's trying to blame the world for his own ****ed up issues, if he's not willing to accept help and put effort into the therapy, then that is on him.