Royce White's Absence From Rockets Related to Fear of Flying

Royce White, a rookie forward for the Houston Rockets and a former Iowa State Cyclone Basketball standout, told the ESPN sports network that he missed out on the Rockets' media day and training camps because he wants to ride a bus to some NBA games.

"What it's going to look like is every game that's drivable," White told ESPN.com. "I'm going to get a bus for myself. And I'm going to make that bus feel like home so that there's a level of consistency in a job where inconsistency is very apparent because of the schedule."

White, who went 16^th in the NBA draft in June, has been vocal about his anxiety disorder that is exacerbated by flying.

An article in the USA Today said that White's fear could define him.

Some have already called him “The Guy Who's Afraid to Fly,” the article stated.