Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 at 10:35 am  |  60 responses

Royce White Thinks the NBA and Houston Rockets Want Him Gone


Despite his reinstatement by the Houston Rockets, rookie Royce White has yet to see any game action this season. He seems to believe the NBA, his employer and many others don’t want him in the League because he’s bad for business. Per Huffington Post (via SI): “I went through the bumps and bruises of having to advocate for myself against a billion-dollar corporation. Other than that, I think I’ve actually been successful, if you look at the rate of success, or what could have went wrong. I could have easily been out of the league or blackballed or things like that. But that hasn’t happened yet … I’m a problem because I’m not afraid to say what I think and I’m not afraid to stand alone. Even amongst the NBA community, the players, the union, the NBA office, and [commissioner] David Stern and [deputy commissioner] Adam Silver. I’m not afraid to stand alone in my own circle, and say, hey listen, you guys aren’t respecting mental health … If I was to make an educated guess, I would guess that Adam Silver and David Stern and the Rockets organization, some other owners in the league, GMs, want me gone. And why do they want me gone? Because business is about convenience, it’s not about doing what’s necessary, right? It’s about cutting overhead… Being efficient. And a lot of times, what’s best for us as human beings doesn’t meet that criteria for business people.’”

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  • LeroyShonuff

    I agree but mental illness isn’t being out of shape or a disability like a deformed arm. He has the gifts, but he does need the help to perform. But I do agree with your point

  • apostrophess

    Shut up retard.

  • Canesta

    if you don’t like capitalism then move to Greece, we’ll see how much you like socialism then…

  • http://www.facebook.com/haav.bline Haav Bline

    I completely agree with you. He is really bad news for other innocent people with similar problems.

  • EP

    Just to set the record straight, Greece does not running a socialist system. It’s a very capitalistic country and the people running the country are cutting normal government benefits (retirement money, etc.) to such a point that elderly people who worked their entire life and paid taxes for decades now have to look to other people to help them eat day to day.

  • danpowers

    hm maybe rw is a good example now of how the league should treat people with mental issues. first thing to learn from his case is to forbid him giving interviews for the sake of his own image

  • http://www.facebook.com/SuingTheDevil Susan Dizon

    This guy just needs JESUS CHRIST

  • Initbruv

    All of the countries in the western world are some hybrid of socialism
    and capitalism. It’s just a matter of how they utilize both. Neither system will ever go away. Capitalism is the
    engine they use, and then they temper that with socialism to minimize
    the predictable negative effects of capitalism: inequality, greed, worker abuse,
    etc. Stop getting your talking points from simpleton politicians and talking heads.

  • Jersey Shore

    Entitlements is what brings us down. Royce White thinks he is entitled to something here. If he is that good, some other team can pick him up in a trade and accomodate him better than the Rockets. (I think the Rockets have done more than is necessary.) We all deal with the laws of supply and demand. At the moment, there is no demand for his services. Anyone who chooses professional sports as a career better think twice because the probability of making it is less than 1 percent. He should have focused on an alternative career if he knew ahead of time of his anxieties. Traveling together with your team is expected in professional sports. Put Up or Shut Up!

  • http://www.facebook.com/devin.williams1 Devin Williams

    He clearly wants credit because he’s said countless times that he doesnt care if he even gets his chance to play in the nba but he just wants to change the way they do business

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