Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard is focused on his Lakers and has no interest in talking about Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's China tweet.
Morey voiced support on Twitter for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong back in October. The NBA’s relationship with China has been up in the air ever since:
Dwight Howard, when asked to reflect on what happened when Houston GM Daryl Morey (who he’s known for a long time) tweeted about China: “That’s got nothing to do with me or the Lakers. I’m staying away from that.”
— Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) January 17, 2020
Dwight Howard is really enjoying his second stint with the Lakers. Not only are the Lakers winning, but Howard is playing very well off the bench and hasn’t been a distraction on or off the court.
The Lakers are 33-8 on the season. Howard has appeared in every game and is averaging 7.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocks while shooting 72.3 percent from the field.
The Lakers didn’t want to lose DeMarcus Cousins to an ACL tear because Boogie is a gifted post player who can score 20 points in his sleep. However, LA struck gold by signing Howard to a non-guaranteed deal. All signs point toward the former superstar playing a big role for the Lakers once the playoffs start.
The China controversy was a mess for the NBA. U.S. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri wrote a letter asking NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to cancel exhibition games in China. The Lakers and Brooklyn Nets still played in China during the preseason.
The NBA signed a five-year, $700 million deal back in 2015 with Tencent — a Chinese multinational conglomerate holding company — to carry NBA games in China. The NBA signed an extension with Tencent in July of 2019 worth $1.5 billion over five years.
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