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HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets suspended first-round pick Royce White for "refusing to provide services" required by his contract on Sunday. General manager Daryl Morey said Sunday that the team will continue to work with White in hopes of finding a resolution. White will not be paid during his suspension. White refused his assignment to Houstons D-League affiliate a week ago. The 16th overall pick in the June draft has spent most of the season on Houstons inactive list while he and the team figure out how to handle his anxiety disorder and overall mental health. White has been vocal on Twitter throughout this saga, and he continued to voice his opinions on the Web site after the announcement Sunday. "Whats suspending me suppose to do. Ive been away from the team for a month 1/2. Guess we want to give it a title to shift accountability," he tweeted. That was the first in a string of tweets on the subject, and he then addressed Morey in the second one. "Threat, Fines, Suspension wont deter me. I wont accept illogical health decisions, I will keep asking for safety & health. (hash)BeWell (at)dmorey," he tweeted. The Rockets chose White in the first round after a season at Iowa State, where he helped the Cyclones to their first NCAA tournament berth in seven years by leading the team in scoring (13.4 points a game), rebounds (9.3), assists (5.0), steals (1.2) and blocks (0.9). The 6-foot-8 White missed the first week of training camp to work with the Rockets to create an arrangement to deal with his anxiety disorder within the demands of the NBAs travel schedule. He and the team agreed to allow him to travel by bus to some games while he confronted his fear of flying and obsessive-compulsive disorder. He flew to Detroit with the team for the season opener and then travelled by bus to Atlanta and Memphis for games. But he soon stopped participating in team activities and said on Twitter that dealing with his mental health took precedence over his NBA career. Then came his decision last Sunday to refuse his assignment to the D-League. Despite that decision, he said then that he still hopes to return to basketball in the future. "And daily Im just trying to stand up for my health and make sure that my health isnt neglected in an operation where, me and you both know, its mostly about money," White said in a recent interview with Sirius/XM Radio. "And Im kind of the only one thats going to sit in the situation and say, Hey, lets put the health thing first." Wholesale Jerseys China . 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Cromartie participated in individual drills with the receivers for the first time during practice Monday, running routes and catching passes as coaches watched him. "It felt good," Cromartie said. "At this point, Im just learning the steps and trying to learn more about the position, running routes. I felt pretty good today about catching the ball, too." He made waves early in training camp when he said he would rank himself as the teams second-best wide receiver behind Santonio Holmes. The Jets (No. 17 in the AP Pro32) are dealing with a number of injuries at the position, including to Holmes, so Cromartie getting time on offence and defence in a game might not be such a long shot anymore. "Im definitely hoping," he said. "Im looking forward to it. Ive been waiting for the opportunity to try to play both ways in the NFL for a while." Actually, Cromartie said he has been asking to do it since his rookie season with the San Diego Chargers in 2006. "Its fun," Cromartie said. "Its an opportunity to get the ball in your hands and another challenge. Im looking at going out and playing receiver as a challenge for me." After defending NFL wwide receivers for the first six seasons of his career, becoming one -- at least part-time -- is an intriguing idea for Cromartie.dddddddddddd "Well see how excited he is when he gets smacked by a safety," a joking Ryan said. Cromartie played both ways in high school in Tallahassee, Fla., and was slated to play some at wide receiver during his junior year at Florida State. But he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the off-season and missed that season. Still, he was drafted in the first round by the Chargers. Cromartie has flashed tremendous playmaking ability on defence and as a kick returner on special teams. Next up: wide receiver. And theres one major reason, in his mind, that hell get that shot this season. "Uh, because we got a different co-ordinator," Cromartie said. "Plus, I bugged Rex every opportunity to put me on offence, so I finally get my chance. I got a couple plays last year, but this year, Ill actually get a chance to play a little more receiver." Brian Schottenheimer, replaced by Tony Sparano, actually used Cromartie at wide receiver for five snaps last year, but his work at the position wasnt extensive. Cromartie has talked to Holmes about playing wide receiver, trying to learn the nuances of the position and getting any tips he can. "Any help I can get right now is going to be big," Cromartie said, "and Im going to try to add it to my game." ' ' '
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