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A former NBA player and the state GOP's pick for Senate, White was twice held in contempt of court

After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, former NBA player Royce White became an outspoken advocate of defunding the police. Over those ensuing months, he appeared at a number of protests and marches in Minnesota – demonstrations that conservative politicians and pundits excoriated.

Royce White is a former congressional candidate

’I think my family and I should have a prayer session next time I am on a plane,’ the Minnesota lawmaker tweeted alongside the viral video

While the 30-year-old’s self-determined streak might have cost him a lucrative NBA career, he has a decent shot at being elected to Congress

Former NBA player Royce White announced his candidacy Feb. 22 for the Fifth Congressional District on outside the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS — Royce White began his campaign to win back DFL U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's 5th Congressional District for the GOP for the first time in more than half a century began Tuesday standing alone in the biting cold of a snowstorm outside the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank.

Another name has jumped into the ring in an attempt to oust incumbent Rep. Ilhan Omar. Royce White, a former Gophers basketball player and current MMA athlete, launched his bid for a U.S. Congress seat Tuesday. Source: CBS Minnesota @ CBS Minnesota ...