Dwight Howard Addresses Shaq & Kobe Bryant After Twitter Trolling

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Dwight is taking the high road.

Dwight Howard is back with the Los Angeles Lakers after about half a decade of bouncing around from team to team. While Howard is excited to be back with the team, there has been some trolling going on when it comes to his former foe, Shaq. Of course, Shaq used to play for the Lakers and when Howard was coming up in the league, Shaq was incredibly critical of Howard. This criticism became amplified when Howard had his first stint with the Lakers and Kobe Bryant. Just last week, Shaq began trolling Howard even though the latter wasn't really interested in a back and forth.

Howard's relationship to Shaq and Kobe is a complicated one and during his first Lakers press conference yesterday, he addressed all of the chatter. 

“Shaq and Kobe are some of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball,” Howard, Via ClutchPoints' Ryan Ward. “I have nothing but love and respect for those guys.”

So there you have it, Howard still doesn't have anything bad to say about either Laker legend and instead, seems more focused on his own play. Lakers fans should be excited about Howard's newfound attitude as he seems as determined as ever to prove his doubters wrong.

It's good to see Howard be the bigger man and not pay attention to the slander Shaq has been throwing his way for years.


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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