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Royce White: Have been advised by our team physician it is most logical I be in Houston the remainder of the season. Thank you @rgvvipers for having me. Twitter @Highway_30

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Royce White announced the end of his experience in D-League with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Sportando

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Royce White: Now listening to #Nirvana "Nevermind"... R.I.P Kurt Cobain Twitter @Highway_30

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Royce White: They hate me b/c I'm comfortable with being me, thinking how I want to think and saying what's real. Most have trouble with this. #BeWell Twitter @Highway_30

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Royce White responded that while he had no comment on the Rockets motives for sending him to the D-league, he did believe that the Rockets, the NBA and its leadership want him gone. White told Hill: 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, not about doing what's necessary. It's about cutting overhead... And a lot of times, what's best for us as human beings doesn't meet that criteria for business people. Huffington Post

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“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.” SI.com

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Royce White: At 6,000 tweets, I think I'm going be done tweeting personally... #BeWell Twitter @Highway_30

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White signed a contract with the Rockets, but wouldn't report because he wanted some assurances about how his anxiety would be dealt with in writing. The impasse became public and, at times, contentious. "A lot of trust was damaged on both sides, not that either side was doing it intentionally," White said. "I'm trying to get to the point where there's some more trust there." Idaho Statesman

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That process began Feb. 12, when White made his professional debut with the Vipers. "It was me showing that I still want to play, and I'm still interested in having a career," White said. "I'm still invested in trying to find a way to make it work." Idaho Statesman

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White can see himself taking his road show all the way to the NBA. "It's funny, but there aren't many games you can't make it to in 17 hours," he said. "If you're going from New York to L.A., you wouldn't be able to make it, but how many times do you fly back-to-back from New York to L.A.? Once? So, one flight? OK, we'll do that." Idaho Statesman

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White cites Twitter and other social media "as the best census we could have," and notes that many people use social media to attack people they don't know, including him. "These are people who are among us," he said. "I've had people tweet me heinous stuff, and then I see on their profile that they're a 'counselor.' These are people who run our schools and work with kids. We want to focus on the guy who might walk into this hotel lobby and shoot everybody, instead of the millions of young black men who will kill each other in our communities." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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White is planning a nationwide bus tour to promote awareness of disorders. He probably never will receive more attention than he has through basketball, whether it was becoming a national story when Frank drove him to NCAA tournament games or whether it was his public debate with the Rockets. "I can fly," he said. "I always could fly. But flying affects me in a negative way. There is a cost." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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He said he is happy with what became a contentious public negotiation process with the Rockets, although he still insists every player should be represented by an independent doctor. "We've forced each other's hands," he said. "It wasn't willing. It wasn't voluntary. Sometimes that's what's needed. I think as I was able to progress the league in terms of putting them on notice of mental health, I still feel like they were just forced to do this and the attention that needs to be paid really isn't there, even still. "It isn't their fault. It's a societal thing. It's our country. Our government is to blame. The government should impose mental health as an emphasis. And if they don't, why would businesses make it an emphasis? If the government didn't tell you you had to have exit signs on the building, you wouldn't." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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"Royce has to realize that this is a business," said Doug West, the former Timberwolves star who's an assistant coach for the Vipers. "Whether in the D League or up above, these guys are in it to win, to get paid and to make a living. You have to take the game serious. You have to put the time in. "He's had a lot of stuff going on with him for the last four months. Now he's playing, but he needs to take the next step. He's the 16th pick in the draft and at some point you have to play to that level. He has to get himself into shape." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Royce White is making the 34-hour drive in an RV because of his anxiety issues to play this one game for the Vipers and then turning around and making the 34-hour drive right back. Word in Vipers' circles is that his nickname is now "Winnebago." Word also is that he has multiple drivers to keep the RV rolling but that it's still, basically, a week-long adventure to play one minor-league game. Sulia

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Steve Kyler: #SSAC13 @Daryl Morey and @Mark Cuban both crack Royce White jokes... Morey says "you were gonna draft the same the guy we were" Twitter @stevekylerNBA

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Royce White: R.I.P. #JerryBuss... Pioneered competitive sports as being fun & entertaining. His impact is felt & noted across generations. #LakersNation Twitter @Highway_30

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NBA commissioner David Stern said Thursday that despite suggestions to the contrary, Royce White’s recent dispute with the Rockets does not represent the first time the league has been involved with mental health issues. “Of course it’s not. We’ve been dealing with this situation for years,” Stern said during a meeting with local media on the opening day of the NBA Jam Session at the George R. Brown Convention Center. “Does anybody remember (Metta World Peace, the former Ron Artest) thanking his therapist at the Finals when the (2010 Lakers) won the championship? Dealing with mental health issues or problems as part of our player programs’ agenda goes back, well, two decades.” Houston Chronicle

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Whatever Rockets PF Royce White has been doing the last few months while working out mental-health protocol with the team, sources connected to the team's NBDL team say it hasn't been conditioning work. The report from his first appearance is that he is woefully out of shape. Perhaps that shouldn't be a surprise, but it feeds the view of many around the league who are skeptical about just how committed White is to making the most of his chance at an NBA career. Sulia

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Royce White says he is ready to focus on basketball. The 16th overall pick last summer, White scored seven points, grabbed eight rebounds and had four assists for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in Tuesday's 139-122 win over Maine, one day after reporting to the Houston Rockets' developmental league affiliate. He had been away from the Rockets since early November after requesting an arrangement to help him properly treat his diagnosed anxiety disorder while balancing the demands of the NBA schedule. USA Today Sports

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