Dwight Howard is finally starting to get it.
In a short conversation with reporters, the Houston Rockets center sounded nothing like the man who skipped out of Hollywood just a few months ago. He'll face the Los Angeles Lakers in Houston on Nov. 7 for the first time since leaving L.A., and when he does battle with his former team, he'll take the floor with a more mature, forward-looking attitude.
Check out the clip here, via the Los Angeles Times:
For the first time in his career, he's willing to let bygones be bygones.
Moving On
This is a new development for Howard, who was all too happy to dredge up the past while he was with the Lakers. In a March 2013 interview with CBS' Kristine Leahy, he buried former Orlando Magic teammates as a way to pump himself up:
“And I always tell people: Hey, my team in Orlando was a team full of people who nobody wanted, and I was the leader and I led that team with a smile on my face."
Congratulations, Dwight. You're a hero.
Compare that PR blunder with the way Howard responded in No ...
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Article written by Grant Hughes
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