The NBA has decided not to discipline Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard after it was discovered he sprayed Stickum on his hands during the team's 109-97 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on March 19.
Shams Charania of The Vertical first relayed word of the league's decision.
Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle provided a memo from the NBA sent to the Rockets [sic]: "The use of adherent substance, such as such as Quick Drying Tape Adherent, during games is strictly prohibited. Substances that merely dry a player's hands" will be permitted, the memo stated, per Feigen.
In the first quarter of Saturday's contest, it became clear Howard sprayed Stickum on his hands prior to re-entering the game while Hawks forward Paul Millsap was at the free-throw line. Millsap noticed the ball had a foreign substance on it after Howard touched it following the first free-throw attempt.
"I've never felt the ball like that ever," Millsap told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chris Vivlamore. "It was sticky. It was like super glue or some ...
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