Basketball Player Royce White Runs for Congress, Challenging Ilhan Omar

Basketball Player Royce White Runs for Congress, Challenging Ilhan Omar
"Free the Uyghurs" is seen on the head of Royce White #30 of the Power during the game against the Killer 3's during BIG3—Week Four at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on July 31, 2021. Cooper Neill/Getty Images for BIG3
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A professional basketball player and activist, Royce White, announced last week he will run for Congress as a Republican for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, seeking to oust Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).

White had a brief career in the NBA from 2012 to 2014. He then played professional basketball in Canada for two years. Currently, he’s a professional player in The BIG3 basketball and mixed martial arts (MMA). He said he fought against NBA to create a mental health policy and “paid the price” with his career.