Welcome back to another edition of NBA Unplugged. James and Jacob will be talking about the the Royce White situation, the dirty players of the NBA and teams that are flying under the radar. Listen to Jacob's weekly rank, this time, at the hands of Royce White and the situation with the Houston Rockets.
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White defiant in face of suspension
The Houston Rockets have reportedly suspended Royce White and he's got plenty to say about it and he's doing it in a public forum.
Rockets suspend rookie Royce White again
HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets have suspended rookie forward Royce White for the second time.
"The Houston Rockets have suspended Royce White effective immediately for refusing to provide services as required by his Uniform Player Contract," general manager Daryl Morey said in a statement. "We will continue to work with Royce to hopefully come to a resolution."...
Royce White May Never Play In The NBA
As if the Houston Rockets organization needed anymore headaches or heartache this season, the Royce White problem has moved from “very real” to “dire”. In November, White took a public shot at the Rockets’ front office, accusing upper management of being “inconsistent with their agreement to proactively create a healthy and successful relationship”. The public jabs...
Royce White: Chances Are “Very High” I Never Play In NBA
Royce White’s anxiety disorder has been a very public topic as of late.credit: abcnews.com
The Royce White saga is a sad one. We have all been aware of his anxiety condition for a while now, and the Houston Rockets certainly were when they drafted him 16th overall. He has been away from the team pretty much all season, claiming that the organization has not treated him properly...
Will Royce White ever play in the NBA
Since being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first-round of last years NBA draft, Royce White has been extremely open about the importance of how he moves forward in treating his anxiety issues. So important in fact, he may never play in the NBA.
I have a lot to say on this matter, as I have been working on an in-depth piece involving mental health in the NBA, and how the league...
Rockets say they'll work with troubled player
The Houston Rockets have suspended first-round pick Royce White for ''refusing to provide services'' required by his contract.
General manager Daryl Morey said Sunday that the team will continue to work with White in hopes of finding a resolution.
Last week, White refused his assignment to Houston's D-League affiliate. The 16th overall pick in the June draft...
Rookie White wants to stay with Rockets
Rookie forward Royce White has yet to play for the Houston Rockets this season and doesn't foresee it happening unless the team and the NBA establish a plan to assist players with mental-health issues. White, the Rockets' first-round draft pick, has struggled with an anxiety disorder that affected his college career at Minnesota and Iowa State. There were questions before...
Royce White Says Chances Of Never Playing In NBA Are “Very High”
Houston Rockets first-round pick Royce White would like to play for the team, but until Houston and the league come up with a protocol for treating mental health, White said his chances of never playing in the NBA are “very high.”
White does not blame the Rockets for the mental health care impasse that has kept him from playing. ”The reality is that it is not Houston...
After the D-League, Royce White also says no to playing in Europe
Well, after everything Royce White has declared, Tweeted and accused the NBA and the Houston Rockets off, at least White knows what he "doesn't" want regarding his basketball future.
It's not the D-League.
And now it’s not Europe too.
During another week of tit-for-tat between White and the NBA in which the Rockets’ yet-to-play rookie made a resounding...
Rockets suspend rookie White
Houston suspended forward Royce White Sunday, one week after the Rockets rookie refused his assignment to the NBA Developmental League. Rockets general manager Daryl Morey had been in talks with White throughout the week, according to the Houston Chronicle, but was unable to reach an agreement in which White would report to his assignment with Rio Grande Valley Vipers. "...
Houston Rockets suspend Royce White
The ongoing saga of rookie Royce White and the Houston Rockets has taken another turn. Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey reports the team has suspended white one week for ”refusing to provide services” by not reporting to his assignment to the Rockets D-League affiliate team. Royce has yet to take the court for the Houston Rockets [...]
Royce White Says He May Never Play In The NBA
With the 16th overall pick in the NBA draft, Royce White is acknowledging that the NBA, might not know how to address his fear of flying, which is apart of a larger mental health disorder.
Making an appearance, SiriusXM’s “Off the dribble”, White doesnt blame the Houston Rockets for not knowing how to handle the situation.
“The reality is that it is not Houston’s...
Rockets Suspend Royce White
Recently, Royce White said that the chances are very high that he never plays in the NBA. Well, that notion is now one step closer to being a reality.
The ongoing battle between the two sides just got even uglier, as the Houston Rockets reportedly have suspended their rookie forward who has been away from the team for most of the year.
Rockets suspend Royce White for refusing to...
Noble's Weekly Notes - The Royce White Situation
It has been a long
time since I have done a weekly column with the holidays and vacations around.
However, that is no excuse on my part and there are a lot of topics I would
like to touch on that have been grinding my gears. This weekly column
will be written with emotion as there are some topics that are really annoying
me to a point that it is beginning to effect my daily...
Houston Rockets have suspended rookie Royce White
According to USA Today Sports, the NBA’s Houston Rockets have suspended rookie Royce White. Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said that they suspended the rookie for “refusing to provide services as required by the uniform player contract.” Morey would continue on to say, “We will continue to work with [...]
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January 06, 2013

