Dwight Howard returned to his old stomping grounds in Los Angeles on Sunday, and suffice it to say there's no love lost between him and Lakers fans.
The Atlanta Hawks center had to be physically restrained from a fan who called him a "bitch" after the Lakers' 109-94 win. TMZ Sports captured video of the incident, in which Howard challenged the fan to "come back [to the tunnel] and say it":
Howard scored 19 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked two shots as Atlanta lost for the fifth time in six games. This was the Hawks' only trip to play the Lakers this season, and fans jeered him throughout—a clear sign they're still not over his unceremonious departure three-plus years later.
The Lakers acquired Howard during the 2012 offseason, a deal that coincided with the acquisition of Steve Nash and seemingly made the team title favorites. The Lakers instead fractured internally on their way to finishing as the West's No. 7 seed. Howard and Kobe Bryant feuded throughout their brief stint as teammates, and Nash's Lakers career never got off the ground because of injuries.
That year ended with Brya ...
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