Royce White leaving RGV to go back to Houston, but not to play

We'll just wait until he's out of money again.

 

I don't like him at all. Morey made a mistake picking him in the 1st round. But lets not wish this kind of fate on any human being over sports. He didn't kill anyone or commit some heinous crime. Lets hope the Rockets get something from him in a trade. Maybe as a filler as an expiring contract to make the contract work. And lets hope Royce gets the help he needs and is able to live a productive life and is not a drain on society. That's the best case senario. Maybe he can be a high school basketball coach or work for a non-profit.

 

Everybody in this thread just needs to #BeWell

 

He is vague because he wants the Rockets to mess up so he can sue them, they won't they are not as foolish as Royce White is....

DD

 

Yes, I think this is a likely outcome.

Even if the Rockets cut him and agree to payout his contract, he'll probably go to court eventually and sue the Rockets anyway when he needs money after he burns through his payday.

He can try to sue for discrimination, wrongful termination based on prejudice against mentally ill people, purported violations of the American Disabilities Act, pain and emotional anguish inflicted by the Rocket's treatment of him, compensation for damage to his long term earning potential by the Rockets damaging his career prospects out of prejudice, imagined damage to his long term medical health, and whatever other real or imagined item he can throw in there. The point is to wring as much money out of the system as he can, under the ego-inflating guise of championing #AnxietyWarrior rights.

So even if he gets cut and paid his full contract, when he runs out of dough and needs money, he'll come back to consider filing a lawsuit anyway, merit-less or otherwise. The Rockets better be building one solid case in preparation for future lawsuits alleging the need for additional monetary awards beyond the value of his contract. Not that he has much of a case beyond a frivolous lawsuit, but he can ask the judge to give him more money for pain and mental anguish. Or for punitive damages to cover supposed violations for the ADA. Or for compensatory damages for the Rockets damaging his future earning potential as a result of the preceding unlawful actions. Or for being blackballed and discriminated against by the league due to his mental illness if he can't get another contract. Etc.

He'll try to sell all this under the rubric of championing the rights of mental illness sufferers, David vs. Goliath of victim Royce vs. big bad status quo organizations, and campaigning to change the system, asserting his legal rights, etc. The bottom line will be money, of course, especially when he burns through the cash from the current contract with all the alimony payments to his babymama's and has trouble getting another one contract. Sue for more money.

Heck, if he can get a sympathetic jury, his self-righteous flimflam of a frivolous lawsuit might even work to get him awarded more money than his current contract. Those Rockets lawyers better get to work documenting everything right now just to guard against this.

 

That's why they have no comment on anything related to the White situation, they're not going to give his legal team any ammo to work with.

 

Maybe, if anything I think he goes after the NBA not the Rockets.

 

No judge in their right mind is going to side with Royce when the simple fact is he won't show up for WORK. EVERYTHING else aside, if you refuse to show up for work then you're skating on thin ice.

 

There's no reason he can't go after both if he wanted to.

 

I'm not saying he has much of a case. But the guaranteed prospect of success is not necessary to elicit the attempt.

Besides, he might say he didn't show up to work because it was an unsafe work environment and endangered his mental health due to lack of routine. And that this unsafe work environment represented an unlawful violation violation of the ADA, and that the Rockets failed in their legal obligation to provide all "reasonable" accommodations as required by law (since there's no strict definition of "reasonable", it'll be up to the lawyers to argue it in court, as in any ADA case).

I'm not saying I agree with his interpretation, just showing you that it's not as open and shut as you say. Not showing up to work because you believe it's an unlawful and unsafe work environment doesn't mean your employer is off the hook.

 

to which the rockets says he was just a mediocre player and pull out the D-League stats. CASE CLOSED!

 

From my limited work in reasonable accommodation according to ABA, it seems that the Rockets have gone above and beyond what would be considered "reasonable" accommodations for an NBA player with health concerns. What he seems to be asking for is beyond reasonable and rather custom fit accommodations. Sure it may get into the legal system as at least raising a prima facie case but I don't know how any plaintiffs attorney spins this crap set of facts into $$. It seems like every step the Rockets have taken so far has been calculated, smart and putting them in the best place for any future litigation.

 

Some people here are more mentally ill then royce white, they hate him yet follow his twits and even second accounts.

Then they get outraged of what he said lol

It's like anxiety p*rn for them

 

I dont see why mcfu*&BOY doesnt catch heat for this pick. He is going to turn us to MINN. before its all over with. He was the one that wanted Royce.

 

Dude started that with beer throwing though. I wouldve done the same thing.

 

I don't understand all the hatred towards the guy. Sure he definitely failed to handle his situation with any professionalism, but it goes to show anxiety disorders are no joke. Dude has the potential to play basketball for 5-7 years and with solid financial planning, live very comfortably for the rest of his life as a janitor if he chooses. But I don't think he'll ever play a single minute in the NBA. This league is built to tear people down, and no way he could handle being the center of attention every night, especially on the road. I've seen articles where he could have been a top 10 pick. We took a shot and failed. Move on. Besides, getting Thomas Robinson for a can of Alpo and PP should make you feel a lot better.

 

One thing you need is time and money to file a lawsuit. The NBA and the Rockets which the Rockets can ask to be removed from the lawsuit due to it being about the CBA. the NBA can drag its feet and drag Royce through the Mud and drain his bank account. Then they can counter sue him if they want.

 

Could you be a little more hysterical? Jesus.

 

Wow. How can you compare a guy who:
1) shows up to practice
2) puts in extra time in the gym
3) follows all the suggestions and works with coaches on his game
4) capable of traveling with the team
5) willing to participate in the d-league with no questions asked

TO:
1) tweets 15 hours per day
2) shows up on CNN rather than the next d-league game
3) cannot even articulate specific demands of the team
4) said during his time away from the Rockets he shot hoops "once per week for about an hour"
5) requires constant attention to get him to produce even the smallest interaction with the team.
6) wouldn't work with the team doctor
7) many other issues that have been detailed

You think it's worth dealing with all *that while we try to get value the same as we did for Marcus Morris? This makes me think your thought process is totally emotional. Logic and comparative thought processes went out the window when you got into this huge debate with most of the board. None of this is good for the team and will continue to distract from players on our team who exhibit the same qualities Marcus Morris did and RW does not.

 

Sometimes you have to gamble, Morey is doing a great job and has things under control.