So we gonna ignore Royce White holding out?

[Bilz]

Never heard of an NBA team's plane crashing before

But if one ever does, Royce will arrive at the arena healthy and ready to take on the other team 1 on 5.

Jokes aside, I watched that documentary and it's not just a fear of flying with this dude. He's full blown agoraphobic so the bus is just a small bandaid on a huge problem. Anytime he isn't in full control of a situation, he mentally feels like it is going to result in him dying helplessly so he is going to do whatever he can to avoid those situations.

At some point, the dude just needs to realize that all of the effort he is spending to make sure he keeps living and breathing is simultaneously PREVENTING him from living and breathing. Spending 100 years safely living in a storm shelter ain't life

 

[Marvel]

This anxiety is about to make this nikka throw millions of dollars away. If I were him, I would tell them to have team doctors put me to sleep with some drugs before every team flight. Dude got a son too. At least do it for your son. His family lost for real.

 

[Cool Dr. Money]

Blaming the rockets wont make the situation better they will tell him to kick rocks and fill his spot on the roster with some one else

 

[PortCityProphet]

after watching the vid i hope dude gets help. cant live life like that. get him a shrink or something and just work with him everyday

 

[OG Talk]

But if one ever does, Royce will arrive at the arena healthy and ready to take on the other team 1 on 5.

Jokes aside, I watched that documentary and it's not just a fear of flying with this dude. He's full blown agoraphobic so the bus is just a small bandaid on a huge problem. Anytime he isn't in full control of a situation, he mentally feels like it is going to result in him dying helplessly so he is going to do whatever he can to avoid those situations.

At some point, the dude just needs to realize that all of the effort he is spending to make sure he keeps living and breathing is simultaneously PREVENTING him from living and breathing. Spending 100 years safely living in a storm shelter ain't life

See this is the thing and mos def why everyone else but Houston wouldnt touch him...

The way he was acting at that pre draft party was a huge red flag...He would probably have a melt down if he had to hit a game winning free throw and spazz out and run to the locker room...Or refuse to check in if he had to guard the other teams best starter...

 

[Bilz]

See this is the thing and mos def why everyone else but Houston wouldnt touch him...

The way he was acting at that pre draft party was a huge red flag...He would probably have a melt down if he had to hit a game winning free throw and spazz out and run to the locker room...Or refuse to check in if he had to guard the other teams best starter...

That was the part that had me like He's calling them a pack of wolves and these are people that like him and showed up at this party just because they want to support him and see him get drafted. How did he survive opposing schools fanbases if he's afraid of his own people?

Psychology isn't my field of expertise but something about these mental disorders doesn't sit well with me. They treat it like it's a handicap but I think a lot of these things are conditioned in people. I know a few people that are terrifed of pools and swimming but as kids, EVERYONE is terrified of it before they actually go in and do it. If you have parents or peer pressure that pushes you in, you get used to it and it's no longer a fear. If you are surrounded by coddlers and enablers, you are allowed to walk away from the pool with your tail between your legs and never overcome it. It makes me think that when Royce was young and had to deal with tough situations, his parents accepted that he was just "shy" or "not ready" or whatever for tough situations and always let him walk the other way when things got tough. By the time you're an adult, those things are such a part of you that you can't escape them even if you want to.

 

[Art Barr]

They solved this problem on the a-team.


Art Barr

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

If he's afraid of flying and conditioning, he should find a new job. It's as simple as that

 

[Huellz Santana]

See this is the thing and mos def why everyone else but Houston wouldnt touch him...

The way he was acting at that pre draft party was a huge red flag...He would probably have a melt down if he had to hit a game winning free throw and spazz out and run to the locker room...Or refuse to check in if he had to guard the other teams best starter...

i dont think he has the problem during basketball games. that's his comfort zone. he actually steps up during crunch time. he woulda been a special player, that's why all this is sad.

oh well, at the end of the day he's just another light skinned nikka that needs to man up.​

 

[GoldenGlove]

really good mini-documentary about him and his anxiety issues

Royce White Battles Anxiety on Draft Day | Hockumentary - YouTube

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

If he's afraid of flying and conditioning, he should find a new job. It's as simple as that

its not that simple

 

[Adebisi_Said]

How was Royce able to travel to road games while in college?

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

its not that simple

Why? No one is forcing him to be a basketball player. Go get a real job that doesn't force you to travel.

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

Why? No one is forcing him to be a basketball player. Go get a real job that doesn't force you to travel.

stop trollin

 

[No Homo]

woj with that ether

This public platform matters to White, and he needs to understand that despite his protests, he is indeed a commodity. When the risk outweighs the reward on him, he's gone – and probably gone forever in the league.
The NBA will never be played on his terms. Royce White isn't good enough, and the sooner he realizes it, the sooner he understands only he can save himself right now, the sooner he can maybe salvage a career that's already slipping away.