The former NBA star, Dwight Howard, recently revealed some details about her departure from the Los Angeles Lakers.
During a recent edition of his podcast “Above The Rim With DH 12”, the three -time defensive player of the NBA year said that LeBron James was responsible for that he was a little after the franchise defeated the Miami Heat in the NBA finals of 2020.
The championship series was played in the NBA bubble in Orlando due to Covid-19 pandemic.
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Dwight Howard by Los Angeles Lakers during a game against Orlando Magic on January 21, 2022, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. (Gary Bassing/NBAE through Getty Images)
According to Howard, friction between him and James was derived from a game during the 2019-20 regular season. Howard said he directed some vulgar instructions to James, which contributed to his departure from the Lakers.
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“I said that [too]And they started with the Lakers, “Howard told Mario Chalmers, who played with James during his time with heat.” So, I know how you feel.
“You can’t say that,” Howard added. “I said that once, and I was out of the team … it was after we won the championship, man. It happened in defense. I thought: ‘I have to come back.’ And [LeBron] I got angry because I said something. And I thought, ‘I, stop acting as a B —-, man’ “.
LeBron James (23) and Dwight Howard (39) of the Los Angeles Lakers react during the first quarter against the Miami Heat in game 1 of the NBA finals of 2020 in Adventhealth Arena in the World of Sports Complex of ESPN World of Sports on September 30, 2020, in Lake Buyena Vista, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
While the exact reasons why the Lakers decided not to bring Howard after the 2019-20 season remain unclear, the insult also seemed to be in the center of James’s fight with the Golden State State striker Warriors Draymond Green during the 2016 NBA finals.
“He said that Draymond Green called him word B, and that is what made him work,” said Chris Broussard at that time, referring to his discussion with James after the loss of the cavaliers against the Warriors in game 4.
The cameras also seemed to capture Green trying to attack James in the groin area when the two players got around half of the court. Green served a suspension of a game during the series.
The cavs led by James finally lifted the trophy of the Larry O’Brien championship in 2016.
Howard’s first season with the Lakers was during the 2012-13 season. James was with heat at that time. Howard then bounced around the league with some teams before meeting with purple and gold for the 2019-20 campaign.
Los Angeles Lakers striker, LeBron James, on the right, talks to his teammate Dwight Howard, on the left and eats a snack while on the bank during the first half against the San Antonio Spurs on March 7, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Despite making key contributions on the court in a season that culminated with the seventh NBA title of the Lakers, Howard left Los Angeles and played with the Philadelphia 76ers the following year.
Howard had another chance to play with James in Los Angeles when he returned to the Lakers for the 2021-22 season. Howard appeared in 60 games that season and has not played at the NBA since then. The 2022-23 season competed in a professional league based in Taiwan.
