Dwight Howard said his return to Orlando for the first times since being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers would be “emotional,” to which teammate Kobe Bryant said, “I’ll talk to him. He just needs to go back there and bust their (butts).” Howard took Bryant’s advice Tuesday night, scoring a season-high 39 points to [...]
Dwight Howard Admits His Conditioning Has Cost the Lakers Games
February 24, 2013 | Posted by
Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard has not looked like the explosive player he was during his time with the Orlando Magic. Howard admitted that his lack of energy and problems with conditioning have cost the Lakers some games. “You’ve got to have energy and I want to bring that energy every night,” Howard told ESPNLA.com [...]
Hedo Turkoglu Suspened 20 Games For Drug Violation
February 14, 2013 | Posted by
Hedo Turkoglu of the Orlando Magic took steroids and admitted it, making him quite different from baseball and football players who routinely deny their use of performance-enhancing drugs. Still, it got him a 20-game suspension by the NBA. Turkoglu took full responsibility for the positive test and apologized to the Magic organization, fans and teammates. [...]
Dwight Howard’s Child Support Case Gets More Testy
November 26, 2012 | Posted by
Dwight Howard’s child custody battle with his former girlfriend Royce Reed is getting so expensive that the former Basketball Wives “star” is asking the Los Angeles Lakers’ center to pay her lawyer fees. Because Howard presumably has unlimited financial resources, Reed — formerly seen on the VH1′s reality show — filed a court motion in [...]
Dwight Howard: I Grew From Trade Rumor Experience
October 25, 2012 | Posted by
Dwight Howard‘s became NBA bad guy No. 1 after last season’s incessant complaining about his situation, where he would be traded to, his coach and just about anything else. Out of it came the nickname “Dwightmare.” Looking back on it now as a Los Angeles Laker, Howard said the whole protracted, tried saga made him [...]
Andrew Bynum Could Miss 76ers’ Season Opener
October 25, 2012 | Posted by
Andrew Bynum could be sidelined for the Philadelphia 76ers‘ season-opener next week, as he continues to battle discomfort in his right knee. Bynum was scheduled to return to practice Wednesday after a three-week layoff due to a bone bruise he suffered during an offseason workout, which caused him to miss the entire preseason. Instead, the [...]
Dwight Howard Says Back Caused Left Leg To Feel ‘Dead’ Last Year
October 12, 2012 | Posted by
Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard said his back pain was so severe last year that that he could not even stand on his toes without feeling severe pain in his left leg. “It felt “dead,” he said. That’s how bad his back was injured during his final season with the Orlando Magic, Howard said. [...]
Charles Oakley Calls Out Dwight Howard For ‘Crying’
August 26, 2012 | Posted by
Former NBA tough guy Charles Oakley is likening Dwight Howard to a “crying” kid who needed to be put in “timeout.” Oakley was doing an ESPN Radio interview when he blasted the Orlando Magic’s former franchise center center for the petulant behavior that ultimately paved the way for his trade to the Los Angeles Lakers [...]
Dwight Howard Finally Traded To The Lakers
August 10, 2012 | Posted by
Laker Trade Rumor – Finally, after months of speculation, false rumors and wild guesses, Dwight Howard appears to be traded. The former Orlando Magic center, who has some serious reputation rebuilding to do, landed in the right place to do it: In Los Angeles with the Lakers. A blockbuster four-team deal is expected to be [...]
Dwight Howard: No Regrets About Drama In Leaving Orlando
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Looking back on it all, Dwight Howard said he would not change anything that transpired to land him in Los Angeles with the Lakers. That sounds a bit disingenuous, but OK. “I don’t have any regrets, you know. I think everything happened the way that it was meant to happen,” Howard said to ESPN The [...]