It appears as if Houston Rockets forward Royce White has finally taken the first step toward beginning his NBA career.
According to the Houston Chronicle's Jonathan Feigen, the controversial forward passed a physical on Friday and will report to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Rockets' Developmental League affiliate, on Monday:
Rockets rookie Royce White moved a step closer to reporting Monday to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League by passing a physical Friday, athletic trainer Keith Jones said.
White is expected to be in uniform for the Vipers for their games on Tuesday and Wednesday, marking the end of a long, ugly dispute between the rookie and Houston.
Though White is largely viewed as having immense talent, the Rockets drafted him with knowledge of preexisting anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders. He has a fear of flying on airplanes and has been taking anxiety medication since he was a teenager.
It has been those disorders—more specifically, White and the Rockets' disagreement on how to treat them—that ...
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Royce White Will Reportedly Join Rockets’ D-League Affiliate on Monday
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