Rockets rookie Royce White slated to return to D-League team after leaving it without permission

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:YahooSports

After leaving the NBA's Development League Rio Grande Valley Vipers without permission last week, Houston Rockets first-round pick Royce White will return to the team, sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Royce White has had an up-and-down tenure with the Rockets' organization. (Getty Images) White, who has an anxiety disorder, announced a team doctor told him it would be healthier to leave the Vipers and begin preparing for next season, but multiple sources told Yahoo! Sports that no organizational permission had been granted to White.
At the risk of earning his second suspension without pay this season, White planned to be in uniform for the Vipers game Tuesday night against Tulsa.

The No. 16 overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft, White has clashed with the Rockets over his inability to constantly make himself available for practices, workouts and team commitments. After a three-week suspension in January, White finally agreed to the team's plan to send him to the D-League. Despite weighing nearly 300 pounds, White averaged 9.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in 12 games for Rio Grande.

Part of White's anxiety disorder centers on plane travel, and White had taken two long bus trips as part of Rio Grande's road schedule.

 

[BwareDWare94]

Nearly 300 pounds? There's no excuse to be out of shape in this profession. None whatsoever.

 

[Pugz]

hes too scared to even workout out and practice apparently.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I think I said it in the other thread, the dude looks out of shape.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

yep:

He looks out of shape

 

[Hurricane Season]

At first I didn't believe you, but it's hard to ignore that evidence.

 

[BwareDWare94]

This guy needs to get away from basketball and get into a damn therapist's office, becuase he's wasting a world-class opportunity that anybody else on the planet would kill to have. There has got to be something legitimately wrong here, and they need to start going about it in a way that might actually help the poor bastard. First things first, though, is that he has to decide that he wants to conquer this.

 

[Pugz]

thats what ive been saying! even if he has a real issue and hes not overblowing it, he has a chance to do something for a living that not many people can, hes gotta work through it!