Dwight Howard’s second stint with the Los Angeles Lakers was going much better than his first.
The 16-year NBA veteran found a valuable role as a rebounder, rim protector and occasional scorer off the bench on a star-laden team before the COVID-19 pandemic led to a shutdown of the NBA season.
Massive failure in L.A.
His first stint in 2012-13 famously went off the rails as he joined Kobe Bryant under pressure to become the second incarnation of Shaquille O’Neal to play alongside the Lakers legend. He opened up about the failed experiment on Wednesday in an Instagram Live chat with teammate Jared Dudley.