Even with the vast majority of player movement done, the Los Angeles Lakers remain in the news with some unexpected drama heading into the 2019-20 NBA season.
The team’s recent signing of Dwight Howard has seemed to rebirth an old rivalry between him and Shaquille O’Neal that also involved Kobe Bryant somehow.
Howard and O’Neal have long had a bit of a rivalry that extends back to the latter’s time with the Orlando Magic. At that time, Howard began to refer to himself as ‘Superman’ — which had long been the primary nickname for O’Neal.