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Edge of Sports

Royce White: The Truth About the NBA & Mental Health

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8616 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

NBA All-Stars Kevin Love & Demar DeRozan recently went public with their mental health challenges. Here, former NBA player Royce White speaks about the NBA’s approach to mental health, and the gap between the league’s supportive rhetoric and existing reality. Also, we have “Choice Words” about student unrest at Sweet 16 darling Loyola. We also got our weekly “Just Stand Up” and “Sit Down” awards for defensive back and early Colin Kaepernick supporter Eric Reid, and Fox News for their blatant hypocrisy. All that and more on this week’s show.Royce WhiteTwitter: @Highway_30Zirin, Loyola Soars In March Madness While Faculty Strike Loomshttps://www.thenation.com/article/loyola-soars-in-march-madness-while-faculty-strike-looms/—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 | Renee - Lost Boyz | Halftime - Nas | Rumble in the Jungle - Fugees Feat. Tribe Called Quest & Busta Rhymes | Kick In the Door - Notorious B.I.G. | Shakey Dog - Ghostface Killah | It’s Funky Enough - The D.O.C. | Song Cry - Jay-Z | The Show Goes On - Lupe Fiasco | The Wire Theme Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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everything secure. So me and Michelle met three years ago, and I explained my story and my experience

1:01.2

because she was new and she wasn't there when this whole thing went down with me in Houston

1:05.4

and the NBA. So I explained my story, and I showed her the policy proposal and things that we

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have done.

1:11.4

And since then, I've constantly reached out to the union to try and sit back down with her and

1:16.0

express the urgency and collaborate on expressing the urgency or acting on the urgency of this mental

1:23.5

health void or gap that she now admits is there.

1:29.0

And there's been no response.

1:38.8

Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast.

1:39.8

I'm Dave Ziron.

1:47.8

This week we speak to former NBA player Royce White, who was a trailblazer on the issue of mental health and sports.

2:00.9

He's going to speak about Kevin Love, DeRosen, and other NBA players who are going public with their mental wellness challenges and what the NBA is still not doing to accommodate for these players.

2:10.1

Also, I've got some choice words about what is happening beneath the surface at Loyola University of Chicago as they make their Cinderella March Madness run.

2:12.2

There's a lot of ugliness under the hoops.

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