By Dave McMenamin It’s been nearly a month since Dwight Howard spurned the Los Angeles Lakers for the Houston Rockets and Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni is still puzzled by the center’s decision. …read more
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Cuban: Mavs 'in a better spot' without Howard
By Bryan Gutierrez and Tim MacMahon The Dallas Mavericks will be better off in the immediate future because they missed out on Dwight Howard, allowing them to sign several other free agents, owner Mark Cuban said. …read more
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Sources: Lakers eye Melo, LeBron for 2014
By Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst The Los Angeles Lakers, whose plan to re-sign center Dwight Howard did not pan out this offseason, are poised to rebuild fast by focusing on the two biggest free agents of 2014 — LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, front office sources have told ESPN. …read more
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Rockets eye Olajuwon as centers' mentor
By ESPN.com news services The Houston Rockets are working to hire Hakeem Olajuwon to work with Dwight Howard and Omer Asik, general manager Daryl Morey told The Houston Chronicle. …read more
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Rockets GM: No more major moves needed
By ESPN.com news services Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey says there’s one reason he’ll be keeping the core of the team intact despite adding a new centerpiece in Dwight Howard.
According to Morey, it’s what the new franchise cornerstones want. …read more
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Lakers sign free-agent center Kaman
The Los Angeles Lakers signed free agent center Chris Kaman on Friday after Dwight Howard’s departure for Houston. …read more
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Sources: Rockets win Howard sweepstakes
By Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne The Dallas Mavericks have been officially notified that they are out of the Dwight Howard sweepstakes. …read more
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Source: Asik doesn't want to play with Howard
By Brian Windhorst Omer Asik, the Houston Rockets resident starting center, may want out with Dwight Howard reportedly choosing to join the team in free agency. …read more
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Sources: Howard tells all but Rockets he's out
By Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne The Dallas Mavericks have been officially notified that they are out of the Dwight Howard sweepstakes. …read more
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Cuban: Mavs out of Howard sweepstakes
By ESPN.com news services The Dallas Mavericks have been officially notified that they are out of the Dwight Howard sweepstakes. …read more
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Lakers' Howard ejected after 2nd technical
By Dave McMenamin In what could end up being his last game in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform, Dwight Howard was ejected for picking up his second technical foul shortly after halftime in Sunday’s Game 4 against the San Antonio Spurs.
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Spurs Rout Lakers 120-89: Lakers On Brink Of Playoff Elimination After Game 3 Loss (VIDEO)
By The Huffington Post News Editors
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After 16 seasons, Tim Duncan knows the NBA postseason is no time for mercy. Particularly when an opponent is down and seemingly ready to go out.
In the opening minutes of Game 3, Duncan made three consecutive baskets and blocked Dwight Howard‘s shot, dominating with his usual ruthless grace.
He put the San Antonio Spurs ahead to stay, and they ended up handing the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers their biggest home playoff loss in franchise history.
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Lakers must forge a new identity without Kobe
Although Kobe Bryant’s season is over, Dwight Howard thinks the Los Angeles Lakers‘ fun has just begun.
From: http://www.nba.com/2013/news/04/15/lakers-moving-forward.ap/index.html?rss=true
Shaq: Howard 'needs to step into his own'
By Dave McMenamin On the night that Shaquille O’Neal’s jersey was retired, the “Big Aristotle” again took a shot at current Lakers star Dwight Howard. …read more
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Shaq tweaks Howard before jersey retirement
By Dave McMenamin On the night that Shaquille O’Neal’s jersey was retired, the “Big Aristotle” again took a shot at current Lakers star Dwight Howard. …read more
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Howard vows payback for play of Warriors' Lee
By ESPN.com news services David Lee elbowed Dwight Howard in the mouth as the Warriors dominated the Lakers in the first half Tuesday night. Howard vowed retaliation after the game, saying he would “remember” the game and his counterpart’s “shot.” …read more
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Notebook: Lakers 113, Kings 102
THE FACTS: There’s no replacing Kobe Bryant. That will never happen. But the Lakers are learning it’s possible to patch things together long enough to stay afloat in the Western Conference race. They did so Sunday night against the visiting Kings, benefiting from another stellar performance off the bench from Antawn Jamison and Steve Blake, a big-time scoring game from Metta World Peace and another dominant rebounding effort from Dwight Howard, adding up to a 113-102 victory at Staples Center. …read more
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Notebook: Lakers 99, Pacers 93
THE FACTS: Kobe Bryant started but couldn’t finish, but it mattered little to the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite a scoreless 12 minutes from Bryant, the Lakers rode a combined 35 points and 9-for-14 shooting from the 3-point line from reserves Steve Blake and Antawn Jamison, 20 points from Dwight Howard and 19 from Metta World Peace to a 99-93 victory over the Pacers Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Producing just their third road win against a team with a winning record, the Lakers (35-32) recorded their 15th win in 21 games. They also pushed one full game ahead of Utah in the race for the final playoff berth in the Western Conference. Indiana (40-25) was led by George Hill with 27 and Paul George with 20 but shot just 37.4 percent. …read more
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Kobe plays only 12 minutes, but Lakers still win
By Associated Press Kobe Bryant lasted just one quarter on a severely sprained left ankle, but Dwight Howard completed a go-ahead, three-point play with 90 seconds left Friday night to help the Los Angeles Lakers hold off the Indiana Pacers, 99-93. …read more
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Despite win, D'Antoni rips 'Hack-a-Howard' plan
By Dave McMenamin The Los Angeles Lakers won on Tuesday with the Orlando Magic resorting to “Hack-a-Howard” and constantly parading Dwight Howard to the foul line, but that doesn’t mean that coach Mike D’Antoni approves of “Hack-a-Whoever.” …read more
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