Houston, we have a problem. Rockets rookie Royce White, who is battling a fear of flying, is now battling with the team that drafted him. White, through his publicist*, issued a statement claiming the club has been "inconsistent" in how it has handled his anxiety disorder and expressed regret at revealing his mental malady. White, who has yet to get into a game, has adopted a Ferris Bueller attitude about practice this week and taken it off without permission. Meanwhile, the team intended to assign him to the D-League, where the only mode of transportation is by bus. We don't know what plan the two sides formulated to help him face his phobia, but going Greyhound doesn't appear to sit well with White^. Houston would only say that White is "not available" - maybe they mean emotionally?
*maybe focus on dealing with the full-court press instead of the press
^perhaps, the question isn't what are these parties going to do, but rather what aren't they going to do?
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