Dwight Howard Articles - Page 15

Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard has recently opened up about the challenges he had to go through during his stint with the Orlando Magic. While the 6-foot-10 center is widely regarded as one of the best big men to have ever played for the franchise, it turns out that Howard does not actually […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard made his return to Orlando to face the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. Seven years after his messy divorce from the team, however, some fans still haven’t moved on from the dark episode in their franchise. Howard, nonetheless, wants them to move on from that bitter past, just like he […]

There is still no love lost between Orlando Magic fans and current Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard. The former Magic star was booed by the crowd at the Amway Center as he checked into Wednesday night’s game between Orlando and L.A. Boos for Dwight Howard in Orlando. https://t.co/OgN7kpxRbm — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) December 12, 2019 […]

In 2012, the Orlando Magic sent their star center Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers in one of the craziest trades in NBA history, one that still has ramifications in the league today. At the time, Howard was undoubtedly the best center in the league. The 6-foot-10 big man had just won three consecutive […]

Dwight Howard of the Los Angeles Lakers tried to force Talen Horton-Tucker to commit a last-second turnover in their win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. However, the rookie wasn’t having any of it. The Lakers had the victory sealed with just 25 seconds left in the game. As a showcase of sportsmanship, the Purple […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are sitting on top of the team standings, LeBron James and Anthony Davis are playing like they’re made for one another, and Dwight Howard has not disappointed. Okay, the last one needs more context. In 23 games, Howard holds career lows of 7.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Those numbers […]

Dwight Howard is really enjoying his second stint with the Los Angeles 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 future Hall of Famer is even making 3-pointers now — well okay, actually just one, but […]

Dwight Howard made the first 3-pointer of his 2019-20 season during a 25-point blowout win of the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, giving coach Frank Vogel a few green hairs with his shot selection. The Los Angeles Lakers center spotted up in the left corner, awaiting an inbounds pass, which he caught, jab-stepped, and launched — […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard is now 16th on the all-time blocks list. During Wednesday’s win over the Utah Jazz, Howard passed George Johnson in the all-time block leaders. Next on the list is Manute Bol, who he will likely surpass in the next game or two. Congrats to @DwightHoward of the @Lakers for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a convincing victory over the Utah Jazz. They may be overdoing it a bit to make up for their horrible loss to the Dallas Mavericks, but fans can just take it as another day at the office. One of the solid contributors for the Purple and Gold so far […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are really bringing back “Showtime” on Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks. Lakers center Dwight Howard threw down a spectacular alley-oop over Dallas’ 7’4″ center, Boban Marjanovic after going up top to secure the lob from Los Angeles point guard Rajon Rondo: Dwight over BOBAN 😳 pic.twitter.com/YugmxHHsIo — ESPN (@espn) December 1, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had a little “Showtime” going early against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon at Staples Center. Lakers star Anthony Davis got fancy with a no-look pass to a streaking Alex Caruso, who swooped in and threw down a one-handed dunk. This got Lakers players on the bench off their feet, with […]

Dwight Howard hardly suited up for the Washington Wizards. The veteran center played in just nine games due to an assortment of injuries, and despite having another year on his original contract, the Wizards shipped Howard to the Memphis Grizzlies. In spite of the fact that the Wizards were coming off a losing season and […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar LeBron James has been teasing us with his quarterback skills during pre-game warm ups. He displayed that passing prowess in the Lakers’ match versus the Washington Wizards at the Staples Center on Friday, connecting on two impressive plays with teammates Dwight Howard and Danny Green in just a span of 30 […]

For the first time in his career, Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard is coming off the bench. Howard, who signed a non-guaranteed deal with the Lakers after the team lost DeMarcus Cousins to an ACL tear, says he is enjoying his role off the bench. “I enjoy coming off the bench,” Howard said on […]

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 […]