Royce White on Mental Heath [Trigger Warning]

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🗓️ 23 July 2018

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Former - and we hope future - NBA player Royce White speaks about the suicide of one-time teammate Tyler Honeycutt. White also talks about NBA policy on mental health, his own challenges with the league, and the structural issues that need to be addressed. We also have Choice Words about the NFL owners latest anthem stumble and their inability to move past player protests. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards, with a shout to Tennessee Titans defensive end Jurrell Casey and The Daily Show host Trevor Noah. Royce White Twitter: @Highway_30 https://www.esquire.com/sports/a54756/royce-white-im-fucking-weird/ Zirin, NFL Owners Blink, Suspend Their Anthem Policy https://www.thenation.com/article/nfl-owners-blink-suspend-anthem-policy/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Through the Wire - Kanye West | ATM - J. Cole | Penny For My Thoughts - Common | Mind Playin’ Tricks On Me - Geto Boys | Get Down - Nas | Come Clean - Jeru the Damaja | Hood Go Crazy - Tech N9ne Feat. B.o.B. & 2 Chainz | The Wire Theme Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	So in the moments where it gets darker and darker from the psychological standpoint, all I'm saying is that there are those moments where one could see or predict how an individual would go, I want to go seek help, but I'm afraid that my dream and my career path to get back to the NBA will be hindered by it. And that is something
0:22.0	that the NBA has categorically and decidedly let live within their ecosystem.
0:31.5	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron. This week we speak to Royce White about mental health in the NBA and particularly the recent suicide of Tyler Honeycutt and what that says about mental health in the National Basketball Association. This week we are talking also about the NFL ownership and the anthem
0:57.7	issue that they cannot seem to shake. I also got Just Stand Up and Just Sit Your Ass
1:04.0	Down Awards and so much more. But first, Royce White.
1:19.8	Before we speak about the NBA and what they're now doing about mental health and how that relates to you, let's talk about the late Tyler Dionne Honeycutt of dying by what police are calling a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
1:30.5	How did you know Tyler Honeycutt?
1:32.9	I played with Tyler Honeycutt for the Rio Grande Vipers.
1:38.6	And at the time, it was the NBA D League, now the G League.
1:43.1	And the Rio Grande Vipers were the Houston Rock
1:45.3	is D League affiliate. And after my huge, you know, you could say conflict with them about mental
1:51.5	health protocol policy, we, you know, we came to a temporary agreement that would, you know, have me end up participating with the D-League
2:03.9	assignment that they put forward.
2:06.5	And, you know, that was where I first met Tyler Honeycutt.
2:11.4	And who was the Tyler Honeycutt you knew?
2:14.5	Man, very, very kind young man, smart, loving, caring guy, you know, looked out for his
2:24.5	teammates on the court, off the court. He used to cut all of our hair for free just because he loved to do it,
2:32.0	you know, and he was an unselfish teammate from my experience.
2:37.3	And he was a funny guy, you know.
2:39.1	He was a really funny guy, you know.
2:42.9	And we had some great times together, shared some great moments, some good memories,
2:47.7	some good conversations, some great laughs, some great wins, some tough losses.
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