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NBA 09/10/2012, 13.22

Royce White joins Rockets in camp

Il giocatore è finalmente arrivato

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Royce White finally got to focus on basketball Monday, joining the Houston Rockets after he missed the first week of training camp to form a long-term plan for his anxiety issues.

 

White, the 16th overall pick in the draft, has a deal with the team to travel by bus to some games this season, a compromise he says will help him cope with his anxiety, fear of flying and obsessive compulsive disorder over the long term.

He was happy to just be back on the court after the swell of national media attention sparked by his request to the team.

"Trying to get back in the swing of things," White said. "It went as good as it could go."

 

"He's got to catch up on what we're doing," McHale said. "It's always hard when you're a young guy and you miss early camp practice, when you're trying to establish your principles and what you're doing. But he'll be fine."

 

"I'm excited," White said. "It's a different plan than I've ever had going into a season. I'm happy that the Rockets are willing to work with me, and I'm excited to see what I can do under new circumstances."

McHale, who played 13 seasons in a Hall of Fame career with the Boston Celtics, acknowledged concern for how White was going to navigate through the travel demands of the league schedule.

"Royce is going to have a little bit of a different path in the NBA," McHale said. "If your choice is to have a 10-hour bus ride, or an hour flight, everyone would want to take an hour flight. He's just going to have to work his way through all that stuff.

"We're here to help him and support him as much as we can," McHale said, "but he eventually has to be responsible to your team and your teammates. That's the biggest thing."

 

He hopes the attention his situation has generated creates more awareness for mental-health issues and treatment.

"It helps for me, just to be honest," he said. "One of the things that comes with anxiety is trying to hide from what you're scared of and oftentimes, that is the spotlight. Being honest and having good feedback obviously helps me out."

E. Carchia

E. Carchia

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