Royce White, the 16th overall pick by the Houston Rockets in the 2012 NBA Draft, was part of one of the more controversial narratives in recent memory.
Following his selection in the league, White had several off-court issues, which eventually led to his departure from the league four years later. As it turns out, White was battling with mental health problems, and in his mind, the league was not providing him sufficient support for his condition. This was arguably the biggest factor that led to his failed career in the NBA.
Now five years removed from his unceremonious exit from the league, White is still calling out the NBA for its alleged inaction against mental health issues, even though numerous stars have recently made it a point to discuss these issues publicly. The 28-year-old did not mince words, as he shared his thoughts on this matter with Jeremy Layton of the New York Post:
“The NBA has kept me out because the mental health conversation forced them to look in the mirror, and none of them want to,” he said. “And they don’t want to because they built an entire industry on fallacies and smoke and mirrors and circle jerks.”
This is a pretty bold claim from White here, who seems to think the league still holds a grudge against him after all these years.
The 6-foot-8 forward did not stop there, and even went to the extent of saying the NBA is merely putting up a front:
“They can put ‘NBA Cares’ out in front of themselves as a shield, but you and I and everybody else knows that’s not how they operate,” White said.
White now plies his trade in Ice Cube's BIG3 League, where he entered this season as the first overall pick of the draft.
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