Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard played his 1,000th NBA game this week. His sole reaction to that milestone Friday?
Why can’t he play 1,000 more?
If that sounds cocky, well, he earned the right to crow after this one. He called his shot Friday morning, saying he intended to “kill” the Atlanta Hawks, the team that chose to trade him out of his hometown after a single season. The Hawks accepted little in return (Miles Plumlee and Marco Belinelli) from the Hornets, in order to unload guaranteed salary this season and next that approaches $50 million.