Day 6

Royce White on mental illness and the NBA

Basketball player Royce White has had a tumultous first year in the NBA since being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first round. Despite being considered one of the best players in his cohort, he hasn't played a regular season game for the team. And that's because of his very public campaign to get more support from the team for his anxiety disorder. He and the...
Basketball player Royce White has had a tumultous first year in the NBA since being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first round. Despite being considered one of the best players in his cohort, he hasn't played a regular season game for the team. And that's because of his very public campaign to get more support from the team for his anxiety disorder. He and the team have now reached an agreement, and next week he'll suit up for their farm team, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. But before then, he spoke to Day 6 about surviving with a mental illness in the NBA.