Dwight Howard Wanted Trade to Nets, Happy with Lakers
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — With the NBA regular season set to begin in less than a week, Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard wanted to remind everyone of the drama and turmoil that occurred during his eventual trade.While appearing…
Mike Brown Likes What He Sees from Dwight Howard So Far
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(EL SEGUNDO, Calif.) — It may be early, but so far, newly acquired Los Angeles center Dwight Howard has been turning heads at training camp as he recovers from back surgery.Howard made it through Wednesday’s practice with…
Lakers’ Dwight Howard practices for First Time
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(EL SEGUNDO, Calif.) — The Los Angeles Lakers biggest offseason acquisition practiced for the first time, after having back surgery five months ago.
Dwight Howard was back on the court with his new team on Tuesday, but ha…
Lakers’ Kobe Bryant: It’s My Team
NBA via Los Angeles Lakers(EL SEGUNDO, Calif.) — Whose team is it? That is the question the five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant had to answer as the Los Angeles Lakers held their media day on Monday.
The Los Angeles Lakers enter the 2012-13 seaso…
Dwight Howard: I Don’t Have Any Regrets
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Los Angeles Lakers brought in an all-star center in Dwight Howard during the offseason in what was the biggest NBA move of the summer.
Howard has been criticized since; critics pointing towards him following …
Dwight Howard Takes Out Ad In Orlando Newspaper
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(ORLANDO) — He will no longer play his basketball in Orlando, but Dwight Howard has something to say to their fans.
A month after being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, Howard took out a full-page advertisement …
Dwight Howard Introduced to Lakers
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — After a year of speculation and rumors, Dwight Howard finally has a new home in Los Angeles with the Lakers. The Magic sent Howard to Hollywood on Thursday night in a four-team 12-player trade that e…
Sources: Dwight Howard to Lakers Deal Complete
Sam Greenwood/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Dwight Howard saga may be put to rest; a source with direct knowledge of the four-team deal confirmed to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein Thursday night that Orlando will send Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The other…
Sources: Dwight Howard to Lakers Deal Complete
Sam Greenwood/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Dwight Howard saga may be put to rest; a source with direct knowledge of the four-team deal confirmed to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein Thursday night that Orlando will send Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The other…
ESPN: Dwight Howard Part of Potential Four-Team Deal
National Basketball Association(NEW YORK) — The Dwight Howard trade saga may finally be coming to an end. ESPN and Yahoo! Sports are reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets, and Philadelphia 76ers are in talks for a four-t…
Orlando Magic Hire Jacque Vaughn as Head Coach
JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images(ORLANDO) — The Orlando Magic haven’t traded center Dwight Howard yet, but they’ve made a different move that will impact the future of the franchise. The team has hired Jacque Vaughn as their new head coach, replacing the …
Nets Pull Out of Dwight Howard Trade Talks
NBA via Orlando Magic(NEW YORK) — The Dwight Howard trade talk has taken another turn. ESPN is reporting that the Brooklyn Nets, who were attempting to acquire Howard, have ended talks with the Orlando Magic.ESPN was reporting earlier today that the N…
Team USA Ready for Another Run at Gold
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — The Men’s 2012 USA basketball team is set. Now they’ll be trying to bring home back-to-back gold medals in the Olympics.The team did lose Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and Dwight Howard, but gained Western …
Kobe Bryant discusses Steve Nash, Dwight Howard
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Los Angeles Lakers boosted themselves right back into title contention after they made some early fireworks on July 4 when free agent guard Steve Nash agreed on a sign-and-trade deal on Wednesday.
His ne…
Dwight Howard Wants Out of Orlando, Magic GM Confirms
Orlando Magic/NBA(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Magic center Dwight Howard has requested a trade, the team’s general manager, Rob Hennigan, confirmed Monday. But the team has not yet decided whether it will grant Howard’s request.
Howard and Hennigan met last Frid…
Report: Dwight Howard Wants To Be Traded To The Brooklyn Nets
Orlando Magic/NBA(ORLANDO) — Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard has told new general manager Rob Hennigan that he wants to be dealt to the Brooklyn Nets, according to ESPN.The pair met last Friday in Los Angeles where Howard expressed his desire to le…
Heat’s Chris Bosh Won’t Participate In Olympics
NBA via Miami Heat(NEW YORK) — In the same week that Miami Heat guard Dwayne Wade backs out of this year’s Olympic games, his teammate Chris Bosh also let it be known he will not participate this Summer either.Even though, he participated in the NBA F…
Anthony Davis Preparing for NBA Draft
Andy Lyons/Getty Images(LEXINGTON, KY) — Former Kentucky forward Anthony Davis worked out Tuesday at the Kentucky gym where he spent one season.
Davis is now preparing for the 2012 NBA draft on June 28 in New York City. Where he will wind up is no …
Shaquille O’Neal Declines Invitation To Magic GM Job
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(NEW YORK) — The man with too many nicknames to mention could have had another one on the way but instead declined the Orlando Magic general manager job that is currently vacant.
Reports were that the former all-star center Shaqui…
Magic Fire Stan Van Gundy, General Manager Otis Smith Out As Well
NBA via Orlando Magic(ORLANDO) — The Orlando Magic fired head coach Stan Van Gundy Monday. The team also announced that they have mutually agreed to part ways with general manager Otis Smith.During his five seasons at the helm in Orlando, Van Gundy po…