Rockets demote Royce White to D-League, feud continues
The Rockets and their 2012 draft pick Royce White have been at odds for weeks now. White has repeatedly claimed that the Rockets are holding his anxiety disorder against him and not supporting him.
While #anxiety is the issue, the main piece of that isn't AIRPLANES, it's asking for support 4 my disorder thats consistent and fair.
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Royce White (@Highway_30) November 14, 2012He’s also claimed the Rockets are using his anxiety to keep him off the court, while the Rockets management has said that the other players have earned their playing time and White has not.
The 6-foot-8 White was expected to be a wildcard pick in the 2012 draft because of his anxiety. Now the team has demoted White to the D-league after he allegedly skipped a practice without warning, although White has tweeted against that claim as well:
I informed the #Rockets of every practice I was going to miss. There were no unexplained misses.
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Royce White (@Highway_30) November 14, 2012I'm most defiantly not AWOL... There are many things here ppl don't know, #Honesty is what I'm sticking with. @HoustonRockets "Luke 12:3"
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Royce White (@Highway_30) November 14, 2012With all the back-and-forth between the team and White, it seems unlikely that these differences will be resolved soon.
He won't have to fly now. So there's that.