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Dwight Howard won over the players in the Los Angeles Lakers locker room, including LeBron James and Anthony Davis, for his approach and mindset in his visit with the team back in August. After the Lakers lost DeMarcus Cousins to an ACL tear, they were in need of another big man. Howard had a convincing […]

JaVale McGee admitted his Los Angeles Lakers are not underestimating any teams in their quest for a high playoff seed, noting their mindset is to ignore the win-loss record and play teams with their best effort. The Lakers certainly came out with the necessary energy on Sunday, racking up a quick 34-9 lead against the […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers continue to make easy work of opponents with the now having won their 11th game of this young season. Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks came to town on Sunday night but didn’t stand much of a chance against LeBron James and company falling to this championship-caliber team […]

Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant surprisingly shared a moment in Staples Center right before the Los Angeles Lakers faced off with the Atlanta Hawks. For those unaware, the two donned the Lakers jersey before and it didn’t go quite as well as expected. It even created a rift between them. However, the encounter certainly proved […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James had no choice but to high-five himself after he was left hanging by Dwight Howard. Peep the clip below by Sports Notes. It wasn’t shown in the clip but some of the Lakers’ staff offered the high-fives to James. https://twitter.com/TheSportsNotes/status/1196288845374902272 The moment occurred before James fully checked out of […]

Looks like the hatchet has certainly been buried between former Los Angeles Lakers teammates Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard. The retired Bryant made a rare Staples Center appearance on Sunday night, as the Lakers took on the Atlanta Hawks. Before the game, Howard was the first player Bryant ran into. The first player Bryant ran […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is relishing every moment of him playing with four future Hall of Famers — LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Rajon Rondo, and most probably, Anthony Davis. Kuzma said that he’s learning a lot from those guys and that he is also honored to be competing with and against them. “It’s […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has taken a lot of flack for what has been a less than stellar start for him this season. For his part, however, teammate Dwight Howard has shown his all-out support for his embattled co-Laker by sending out a message of encouragement via Instagram. Fellow teammates LeBron […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard is having a career resurgence in his second stint with the franchise. Howard, who is on a non-guaranteed deal with LA, has been very productive off the bench for the Lakers and hasn’t been a distraction on or off the court. Howard, though, does have time to reply to […]

LOS ANGELES – Following the devastating knee injury to DeMarcus Cousins before the 2019-20 NBA season got underway, the Los Angeles Lakers were put in a tough position. The team had to replace Cousins and only had limited options, but fortunately, Dwight Howard was there for the taking and willing to accept a lesser role […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal has picked on Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee a lot, so much so that Howard and McGee talked about fighting The Diesel. Before he joined the Warriors back in 2016, McGee had this reputation of being a goofy player on the court who really didn’t know how to play […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers weren’t able to extend their win streak to eight games on Sunday night with the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors coming out on top against LeBron James and company. However, that didn’t stop veteran center Dwight Howard from continuing his postgame routine of practicing his free throws, post […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee is all about the team. With that said, the 7-foot-1 shot big man admitted that he doesn’t care Dwight Howard is currently getting the bigger share of minutes than he does. ”Well, a year ago, we weren’t winning,” McGee said via Christian Rivas of Silver Screen and Roll. “So […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard told TMZ Sports he has thought about competing in the 2020 Slam Dunk Contest. NBA All-Star weekend is in Chicago this year. Howard won the 2008 Slam Dunk Contest in New Orleans: Dwight Howard thinking about a return to the Dunk Contest in 2020 🤔 “I have thought about […]

As bad as the past few years have been for him, Dwight Howard has had a stellar NBA career worthy of the Hall of Fame even. In his years with the Orlando Magic, Dwight was regarded as the best center in the NBA. Surely, if you ask him, his dominant stretch with the Magic had […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ starting center JaVale McGee has added a reliable hook shot to his arsenal, and teammate Dwight Howard seems to have noticed. Although not as majestic as the original “sky hook” of all-time great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, McGee has certainly put up some buckets this season using his own version of the fundamental move. […]

Dwight Howard is taking his second chance with the Los Angeles Lakers very seriously. Through the first seven games of the season, Howard hasn’t been a distraction — on or off the court — and is playing high-level defense. No longer a superstar in the league, Howard is coming off the bench for the Lakers […]

Dwight Howard’s initial run with the Lakers (2012-13) was met with mixed emotions, as fans of the team viewed his antics to be unnecessary. Now in his second tenure with the team, the former No. 1 overall pick has accepted a role as a reserve, and he seems to be taking it seriously. “I just […]

Dwight Howard has been off to a rousing start to his 2019-20 season, one that has been deemed a “redemption” season after returning to the Los Angeles Lakers after a failed one-year stint with a Kobe Bryant-led team in 2012-13. Though his averages have been a humble 6.7 points and 7.9 rebounds on the season, […]

Dwight Howard of the Los Angeles Lakers is experiencing something of a resurgence in 2019-20 after bouncing between myriad teams over the course of the past few seasons. In limited minutes this year, Howard is providing excellent two-way play as a backup big man, and he is not carping about post touches and post-ups. Instead, […]

Dwight Howard has had an extremely noteworthy start to the new season with the Los Angeles Lakers, taking huge steps toward erasing from our collective memories what was a miserable single-season stint with the team some six years ago. For a brief lesson in history, let’s quickly revisit Howard’s season with the Lakers back in […]

After Dwight Howard’s terrible first outing with the Los Angeles Lakers, not even Shaquille O’Neal thought that the team’s desperate DeMarcus Cousins replacement wouldn’t result in anything positive. The journeyman center has been a problematic figure for the teams that have played him since leaving the Purple and Gold. However, the basketball gods have a […]

Sunday was a good night for the Los Angeles Lakers, as they were able to fend off a resilient San Antonio Spurs side in 103-96 road victory. Following the entertaining battle between these two Western Conference sides, Lakers veteran forward Jared Dudley singled out (or doubled out?) two specific players on the Lakers he felt […]

LeBron James had huge praise for Dwight Howard after a double-double night and a vintage performance against the San Antonio Spurs. Howard tallied 14 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting night, along with 13 rebounds, two assists, and two blocks in 21 minutes, giving the Los Angeles Lakers the punch they direly need from him […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are clicking on all cylinders right now and are riding the high of a five-game winning streak since losing their opening game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Aside from the prolific play of the team’s new deadly one-two punch of Anthony Davis and LeBron James,  the Lakers’ early success can also […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are aiming for their fifth straight victory as they lead the San Antonio Spurs 77-67 with less than a minute left in the third quarter. Anthony Davis has once again been impressive with 21 points, nine rebounds, and two assists so far in the game. He also had this great alley-oop […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry had an “I told you so” moment after the NBA confirmed that the referees missed a crucial foul that could have given the Mavs the win on Friday’s contest against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers beat the Mavs in overtime, 119-100, in what turned out to be a tightly […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard got away with a foul on Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry on Friday, which allowed Lakers shooting guard Danny Green to hit the game-tying 3-pointer right in front of the Mavs’ bench. In case you missed the play, here it was: MFFLs, make sure you grab a new Mavs […]

The Dallas Mavericks are not happy after the referees missed a game-changing call in their 119-110 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Danny Green sent the game to overtime with a buzzer-beating corner 3-pointer. However, video replays of the play showed that Seth Curry could have made it in time to guard Green had […]

Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma says center Dwight Howard had the best Halloween costume. Howard dressed up as Rasputia from Norbit: Another highlight of a very light-hearted Lakers practice was Kyle Kuzma pulling out his phone to show everyone Dwight Howard’s costume: Rasputia from Norbit. “Best costume, bar none,” Kuzma said. “He was […]

The 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers squad is one of the biggest “what if” teams in recent memory. The Mike D’Antoni-coached team, after all, acquired superstars Dwight Howard and Steve Nash in the offseason and formed a pretty imposing Big 4 alongside Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. But the star-studded line-up never lived up to its […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is upbeat about Dwight Howard’s second stint with the Purple and Gold. Bryant predicts that his former teammate will make a “hell of an impact” on LA this time around. To recall, Howard and Bryant donned the Purple and Gold jersey in the 2012-13 season. The team-up didn’t exactly […]

LOS ANGELES – Once DeMarcus Cousins went down with a torn ACL ahead of the 2019-20 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers were put in a difficult situation having to scramble for a viable replacement. Fortunately, two options emerged in Joakim Noah and Dwight Howard. Howard struggled to return to form after leaving Los Angeles […]

Los Angeles Lakers swingman Jared Dudley believes fans of the team know that Dwight Howard will play an important role this season. Howard joined the Lakers this offseason, signing a one-year, non-guaranteed contract. It was a reunion between the two sides, as the former No. 1 overall pick was a member of the team for […]

Dwight Howard has gotten a rare second shot to play with the Los Angeles Lakers and he’s taking a different approach this time in hopes to keep his NBA career alive. The big man had been a lifelong starter before taking a bench role in Los Angeles, something he deems as his adaptation process. “It […]

LOS ANGELES – After a forgettable stint with the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2012-13 NBA season, Dwight Howard decided to head elsewhere. The veteran center proceeded to play for five teams before being humbled and agreeing to return to where many expected him to contend for a title alongside Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers thought that they had their roster in place. Having acquired Anthony Davis and signed the likes of DeMarcus Cousins and Danny Green, the Lakers were ready to embark on their championship quest. Then, Cousins tore his ACL. In a surprise move, the Lakers elected to reunite with center Dwight Howard, who […]

LOS ANGELES – After numerous stops in the NBA along the way, Dwight Howard seems to be a changed man in his second stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. The veteran center has a new team-first attitude and determination to do whatever is needed for this team to accomplish its ultimate goal this season. Along […]

There was a time when Dwight Howard was a nightly 20 and 15 threat and was one of the most feared players in the NBA. Those days are long gone. Now relegated to the role of backing up JaVale McGee, Howard made his Los Angeles Lakers debut in the club’s season opener against the Los […]