Ex-NBA player eyeing WNBA crushed in Republican primary, announces bid for president

SportsPublished: Aug. 12, 2026, 12:13 p.m.Royce White, right, stands in solidarity with longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon, as Bannon reports to the federal prison in Danbury, Conn., July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh)APBy Brian Linder | blinder@pennlive.comRoyce White has done a good job of getting himself into the headlines and on Fox News over the past couple of weeks.What the former NBA first-round draft pick hasn’t done a good job of is winning. At least not when it comes to his run in Minnesota’s Republican Primary for Senate. That vote took place Tuesday night, and White was crushed.Former NFL sideline reporter Michelle Tafoya won the primary with 52.1% of the vote. Adam Schwarze was second with 24%. White came in third with just 11.2% of the vote. How did he respond? Well, he