Royce White believes the Rockets, the NBA and David Stern want him gone [video]

Royce White is one of those people who get in their own way. White’s issues with the Houston Rockets organization this season have been well documented. White finally returned to the court in February to the Rockets D League affiliate team. White has once again come out faulting the Houston Rockets organization. White believes that in addition to the Rockets, the NBA, David Stern and other unnamed owners want him out of the league.

“I went through the bumps and bruises of having to advocate for myself against a billion-dollar corporation. Other than that, I think I’ve actually been successful, if you look at the rate of success, or what could have went wrong. I could have easily been out of the league or blackballed or things like that. But that hasn’t happened yet…

“I’m a problem because I’m not afraid to say what I think and I’m not afraid to stand alone. Even amongst the NBA community, the players, the union, the NBA office, and [commissioner] David Stern and [deputy commissioner] Adam Silver. I’m not afraid to stand alone in my own circle, and say, hey listen, you guys aren’t respecting mental health…

“If I was to make an educated guess, I would guess that Adam Silver and David Stern and the Rockets organization, some other owners in the league, GMs, want me gone. And why do they want me gone? Because business is about convenience, it’s not about doing what’s necessary, right? It’s about cutting overhead… Being efficient. And a lot of times, what’s best for us as human beings doesn’t meet that criteria for business people.”

Has the NBA fined White for any of his comments? Did the Rockets not send him to the D League to get some games under his belt? Is he still getting his NBA check? White makes it really hard to root for him. He’s focusing on the wrong things.