Dwight Howard will wear purple and gold for the Los Angeles Lakers again. He suited up for the club during the 2012-13 season but clashed with franchise icon Kobe Bryant and moved on to the Houston Rockets. Now, at the tail end of his career, the 33-year-old returns to the Staples Center for the home team.
The Lakers needed help in the frontcourt after DeMarcus Cousins tore his ACL. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, Howard agreed to a non-guaranteed deal:
The contract that Dwight Howard will sign in LAL is called a “summer contract” because it has $0 salary protection (comparable to Anthony Bennett in Houston).