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Royce White's Reaction to DeRozan & Love | Real Sports w/ Bryant Gumbel | HBO
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- Published on May 18, 2018
- Royce White was seen as a headcase in the NBA when he came out with his mental health struggles. But now that Kevin Love and DeMar DeRozan have joined the cause, White has something to say.
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I watched Royce from day one and I understand his level of anxiety but sometimes Royce comes across as selfish and un-empathic, I actually start to question his motives, he should be applauding them for opening up about there mental health instead of playing who said it first.
I also get that his stance cost him a N.B.A roster spot but he needs to realise that his mental health issues are not normal and the world doesn't have to bend around his issues, he should of planned ahead, mentally prepping for plane days and taking coach when he can.
obviously that's what I do with social anxiety I plan my work days out and mentally make sure I'm ready for those days, then recover when I can, if this guy was a average joe with his mind set he would be f***ed because people show less sympathy when you have little to no money and if you can't they will get someone who will.
All I know is he suckered the rockets out of a coupla million dollars. Something a lot people who work there whole lives will never see. Spend it wisely.
When Royce was drafted DeMar and Love were still super young and had MAJOR upside in their youth. Had they outed themselves as having a mental illness -- they may have never gotten treated or looked at the same way. They certainly would have gotten paid less as well. Sadly, they waited until their careers were lavish enough that they could speak out without any repercussions. Mental health has ALWAYS beens a problem in sports and the world in general. The NBA not doing a damn thing about it is just sad.
Prime example of people that don't understand someone's situation until it happens to them. I respect his views. He is talented with a disability. Work around it. Millions of dollars are spent on athlete's and yet when they have mental situations or traumatic injuries they are left to fend for themselves. Or....when they take a knee..and actually think for themselves. They are athlete's not slaves or Robots. And yes...sometimes they have brains. To speak up for themselves. Even if it's for a political cause, mental health or physical health. YOU wish you could be them for a day dontcha..lol
His mental condition isn’t GAD, that’s easily treatable, his real condition is *hypochondria*...
When I was 33, and my dad got diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, I had my first panic attack. I was eventually diagnosed with GAD, just like this guy. Took trying a few medications but eventually I found one that worked.
This guy says in the full interview that the Rockets “were risking his life”. Total fabrication. You cannot die from a panic attack. You can’t. Now you feel like you can’t breath, but you’re actually breathing too fast. There are easy steps to learn to quickly end them when they start. Those work.
Royce White’s identity is all tied up in his condition, which is easily treatable. He compares his trials to Jesus Christ, who didn’t crucify himself unlike Royce.
This guy disgusts me. Just a typical hypochondriac. Even if you swap his injury for a knee problem, no team would give someone this much leeway to get better with no hope of a resolution. There’s nothing wrong with the Rockets cutting their losses.
Yeah you don’t have to live with it but medication does have its downsides. I ended up on Prozac and it really dulls your emotions in general. My grandad died about 2 months before my dad and I felt literally nothing at all about it which is disturbing. Now I did get emotional when my dad died but I was holding his hand, so that’s understandable.
But it really was just the stress of that situation that was pushing me over the edge into full on panic attacks where you feel at first like you’re having heart problems, but you’re really just hyperventilating and so subsequent episodes are bad but not as scary with that knowledge. Really kinda opened my eyes to how I deal with things. I thought I was being rational about my dad’s illness, but I guess I was just suppressing it or something.
My doctor wanted me to see a therapist and I would have if the issues had continued. Worrying is pretty common honestly, it’s the physical effects of it that are not. I wouldn’t concern yourself with it unless it gets worse. Good luck
Andrew G good to hear bro I’ve been dealing with some bad bad anxiety lately and I haven’t taken medicine to deal with it on my own I’m sure it’ll pass
No after my dad died I went off of it and I haven’t had another one
You take the same medication till this day? Or did it end up fading away
Andrew G yeah, I feel you. It's like he'd rather people feel bad for him than to work to better his situation.
Just once I'd love to see this guy take part of the blame.
I don't think the mental health awareness initiative is served by White insulting DeRozan. I imagine the real disparity is that Love and DeRozan are established allstars, whereas White fizzled in the League. In an ideal world, folks would have a level platform to discuss issues they deem worthy, but- to no one's surprise- this isn't an ideal world. I think the fact that a conversation has begun about an issue that literally affects everyone (either directly or by proxy) is a big step in the right direction. Bickering over who ought to receive the most attention and praise for the discussion (which White seems to be doing) is inconsequential and ultimately counterproductive.
+maaly8111 I'm saying that he didn't have a platform to voice his concerns because he didn't perform at the level of K Love or DeRozan; not saying that's FAIR, that's just how this thing works. Pragmatically, you can't play in the NBA if you can't get on a plane. I am GLAD that he worked to bring attention to mental health. My point is, as said in the OP, that he doesn't have the platform that multiple time allstars have. I wish that he did. There is an air of elitism, though, in Royce White, as well as sheer delusion (dude said he's better than KD!????) that is offputting to me. It seems that he is trying to paint himself as a pariah as opposed to talking about the aforementioned issues. Taking all of this into account, It's hard for me to imagine him being good for ANY locker room. There are SO many inflated, rampant egos in the NBA already, that it seems detrimental to take on a reserve who thinks he's a generational talent. If sports had taught me ANYTHING, it's that you can get away with a whole hell of a lot off-court if you can ball on the court, yet he still isn't in the NBA.
"fizzled in the league"? He challenged policy. The guy could play but no team wanted to accommodate. I do not think he is insulting anyone. The NBA didn' give a flip about him because he made them no money. All they saw him as was a problem. ...So you telling me that if you have an idea about change of policy at your job, your boss doesn't listen and ultimately fires you, only to years later all of a sudden start giving concessions and policy change to the new employee, you wouldn't feel slighted by that? I guess.
Can't Beat The BAY! Thank you.
On the money with this one.
Joshua Frick thanks man!
Royce White has no respect from me. There are so many jobs that he has to take planes in and he is unqualified for almost all of them.
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This dude is moving in the wrong direction. Instead of actually tackling the issue this guy wants to get tangled up in the minutiae and make it all about him.
To be fair he wasn't considered a head case. You just cant realistically play in the NBA if you cant be on a plane.
I bet DeRozen was really depressed when he LeBron got his ass swept.
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