At some point during his prolonged escape from the Orlando Magic, Dwight Howard's Superman cape caught a snag.
Maybe it was during the awkward interview he shared with former coach Stan Van Gundy, or the trade demands he reportedly made after Van Gundy's dismissal. Perhaps it just got torn apart during his back surgery in April 2012.
For one reason or another, it never followed him to Hollywood for his one-year stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. Of course, L.A. already had its own superhero, and the locker room wasn't big enough to add a second.
The plan for Howard was to reunite with the garment in Texas. By signing with the Houston Rockets, he cost himself some $30 million on his contract (although the economic hit wasn't nearly as big as it sounds), but also thought he'd given himself a shot at championship contention.
And perhaps his only shot at saving his sullied name.
"You just got to win," Howard said before the start of the postseason, via Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. "That's the only thing...You win, and winning cures all."
That miracle cure still eludes him. ...
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Dwight Howard Running out of Time to Rebuild Reputation
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