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Could Royce White's Fear Of Flying Cost Him In The NBA Draft
There's a lot of things you can put on your resume that would make an employer think twice about hiring you. For Royce White, Forward for Iowa State and projected first round draft pick, it's quite possible his fear of flying could be his deal breaker.
Via Yahoo Sports
The difference between his selection points could be significant. Though White is rumored to have a guarantee that he won't fall below the Boston Celtics (who are working with the 21st and 22nd picks in the 2012 draft), a dip into the second round could mean suffering the disparity between signing a four-year deal guaranteed at around $6 million in total, or an non-guaranteed two-year deal with a starting salary of about a third of the probable $1.2 million White would make in his first year if he were selected by Boston.
White burst onto the scene this past March when he put forth big performances against Connecticut and eventual champion Kentucky in the NCAA tournament. As a result, the 6-foot-8 forward vaulted into the consciousness of NBA talent evaluators and was thought by some to be a lottery pick after declaring early for the draft as a sophomore.
But, like many Americans, White hates to fly. And that's a big obstacle in the eyes of some NBA executives as players annually face a gauntlet of flights and hotels involved in 41 regular-season road games.
The fear of flying is part of a larger anxiety disorder for White, who has also admitted to struggling with obsessive compulsive disorder and uses medication to control both. That concerns NBA evaluators in light of former NBA draft picks like Eddie Griffin, the No. 7 overall pick in 2001 who battled depression before tragically dying at the age of 25 after his car crashed into a train in 2007 while he was under the influence of alcohol.
Of course a lot of people hate to fly. The problem with White is that his fear is a bit more severe. He's flown before, however. This sucks that his phobia could take him from the first round, to second round draft pick and cost him millions of guaranteed dollars. Have they tried hypnosis at least?
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Comment by Eleven8 on June 27, 2012 at 7:06pm -
@BSM ur such a creep lmao
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Comment by BlackSnakeMoan on June 27, 2012 at 8:16pm -
i know. I know.... pray for me. *googles royce white*
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Comment by Ms. Ashley Banks on June 27, 2012 at 10:58pm -
I hope he gets some good professional help for this. I had a horrible phobia of flying after severe turbulence and an emergency landing when I was younger, and it's hard to recover from.
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Comment by Moving In Silence on June 27, 2012 at 11:57pm -
Why won't they allow him to take Amtrak
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Comment by AllyNWonderland on June 28, 2012 at 11:29am -
They better hypnotize him and get his ass in the game!!! He gon f*** around and be paper bagging it
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Comment by Christina on June 28, 2012 at 4:19pm -
It comes with the job, if he has a game in Miami and hes in NY or in LA it wont work. He should just get drugged up and fall asleep on the plane rides, or just stick to school.
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Comment by SoLuscious on June 29, 2012 at 11:30am
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so sad. i dont like flying either, but about 30-45 mins before boarding i take a dramamine and that makes me soooooooo relaxed and SLEEPY. That makes the trip a lot easier.
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