The Royce White saga with the Rockets has taken another sad turn. White refused another D-League assignment, referencing the unsafe atmosphere he anticipates, with respect to his anxiety disorder.

Royce White is at it again, and he’s found a new way to play victim: going after the media.

Royce White’s struggle with anxiety disorder has become Royce White and the Houston Rockets struggle with anxiety disorder, then Royce White’s struggle with the Houston Rockets and anxiety disorder. Now, White may be adding basketball fans to the list of obstacles in his path to having a successful NBA career.

What was once an uplifting story about a man overcoming obstacles to live his NBA dream has now turned into a nightmarish he said-she said battle of wills. Royce White, the Houston Rockets’ first round draft pick, publicly acknowledged his anxiety disorder in a documentary over the summer, and it seemed like the Rockets organization had a plan to deal with it and unleash his vast wealth of talent.