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ESPN.com

2 months ago

Judge won't dismiss suit against Dwight Howard

Georgia judge denied request to dismiss lawsuit against Dwight Howard alleging sexual assault

Case still in discovery phase; no trial scheduled yet [ more ]

New York Post

3 months ago

Dwight Howard signs with team in Philippines after bombshell sexual assault lawsuit

Dwight Howard intends to sign with the Philippines-based Strong Group in the Dubai International Basketball Championship.

Howard is still pursuing a comeback to the NBA, but the reported deal allows him to stay in shape in case any NBA teams are in need of his services. [ more ]

ESPN.com

4 months ago

Howard says man's suit due to 'unrequited love'

Former NBA star Dwight Howard is arguing that allegations of sexual assault against him are baseless and should be dismissed without a trial.

Howard's attorneys claim that key text messages were deleted and manipulated, and that the alleged victim was a willing participant in the events. [ more ]

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REPORT: Nets Interested in Signing Dwight Howard Off Free Agent Market | SLAM

The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly interested in signing Dwight Howard so they can fill in their final roster spot with a "veteran defensive" presence.

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11 months ago

Darvin Ham knows there is only one way to stop Nikola Jokic: By kidnapping him

When the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Denver Nuggets in the 2020 Western Conference Finals, the team's plan to stop Nikola Jokic was basically "turn Dwight Howard into a Batman villain."Or, for a slightly more accurate metaphor given Jokic's "Joker" nickname, they asked Dwight Howard to become both the hero Los Angeles deserved, and the one it needed right then.

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Woj: Celtics Showed 'a Little Interest' in LaMarcus Aldridge During Free Agency

With a roster spot available, the Boston Celtics appear to have their sights set on adding a big man before the 2022-23 season begins.

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Chad Finn: 'When the Boston Celtics acquired Brogdon, I initially wondered whether that meant Derrick White was on the move'

When the Boston Celtics first landed Malcolm Brogdon from the Indiana Pacers in a trade that sent away Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith, Nik Stauskas, Malik Fitts, Juwan Morgan and a 2023 first-round pick, Chad Finn of The Boston Globe believed that Derrick White would be the next domino to fall.

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Boston Celtics: B/R tabs Dwight Howard as a potential Daniel Theis replacement

While it's been an extremely successful offseason so far for the Boston Celtics, all of the wheeling and dealing the front office has partaken in has left a specific part of the rotation vulnerable heading into the 2022-23 season: their big man depth.

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Former Boston Celtics championship PG advocates against any deadline trades

When it comes to the upcoming NBA trade deadline, analysts are split on what path the Boston Celtics should go down between standing pat and making that one last move to nudge itself over the top.Some, like Boston.com'sPeyton Doyle, want to see a major splash, while analysts like MassLive's Brian Robb want to see the team avoid dealing any of the team's tradeable assets, like Payton Pritchard.

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Boston Celtics: Derrick Favors, Hassan Whiteside not on radar

MassLive's Brian Robb shut down the idea of the Boston Celtics pursuing either Derrick Favors or Hassan Whiteside during his latest Celtics Mailbag, adding that the current bench big-man platoon of Luke Kornet, Noah Vonleh, and Blake Griffin could suffice for the rest of the season.The Houdini recently made the case for Favors to be signed with the $3.2 million disabled player exception - the amount being calculated as half of Danilo Gallinari's salary for the 2022-23 season - but Robb doesn't see the center, who was recently released by the Houston Rockets, as a potential option.

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Boston Celtics: C&C wants former rotation big man back in Boston

It's become a nearly annual ritual for Boston Celtics fans - that is, the trick of figuring out how to fill out a proper depth chart with multiple options in the frontcourt.

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Boston Celtics: 2 likeliest solutions to fill the void left by Robert Williams' injury

Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III is expected to miss training camp this fall and part of the beginning of the 2022-23 NBA season.

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Boston Celtics: Possible reunion, 3 All-Star bigs on table for free agent center signing

The Boston Celtics were dealt a huge pre-media day blow with the news that Robert Williams III was set to undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee this week in what is being described as a 'cleanup' designed to allow Williams to return to full strength early in the regular season.

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Boston Celtics: A sign big man with partial guarantee will have role in 2022-23

Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens has an interesting Twitter history that Hardwood Houdini was not privy to until NBC Sports Boston's Bobby Manning pointed it out on Saturday morning.

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Lakers have reportedly 'inquired' with Wizards about Kyle Kuzma

There's nothing the Lakers have liked more in recent years than reuniting with former Lakers.Done largely through free agency, the franchise has welcomed back the likes of Wayne Ellington, Trevor Ariza, Dwight Howard and Dennis Schröder after previous tenures with the team.Now, though, it appears they may be taking things to the next level.

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Boston Celtics: CP lists 3 former top 6 draft picks for DPE

On the same day that the Boston Celtics were granted a $3.29 million DPE by the NBA after losing free agent signing Danilo Gallinari to a potentially season-ending ACL tear over the summer, they were given some grace with the absence of Steven Adams against the Memphis Grizzlies.Joe Mazzulla utilized a 9-man rotation and started and played Grant Williams for 38 minutes for the first time in a win that didn't cover the spread, but he didn't get a good test for his center rotation - which may need one soon to determine whether or not they can hang with the oversized Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks frontcourts.

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See you around, Silver Screen and Roll

It has been almost nine years since I wrote my first blog post for this website.And I use the term "wrote" extremely loosely.

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Lakers vs. Nuggets Preview: Goodbye '21-22 Lakers, you won't be missed

After 172 days of Lakers basketball this season, it's time to finally say goodbye to this historic disaster of a year for the purple and gold.

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Los Angeles Rams

Talen Horton-Tucker scores 40 as Lakers' stars get front-row seats to loss

Four veterans sat.Another was waived.

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Report: Anthony Davis targeting return for Lakers vs. Pelicans on Friday

With the Lakers falling out of the play-in game and bodies falling left and right with each passing game, the Lakers appear set for some rare good news with Anthony Davis' impending return.

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Toronto Raptors

Raptors news: Luka Doncic praises O.G. Anunoby, Juancho Hernangomez closes

O.G. Anunoby and the Toronto Raptors may have been so shorthanded against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks that Jeff Dowtin had to get minutes, but Toronto managed to eke out a 105-100 victory after managing to overcome a putrid offensive start.Anunoby not only scored 26 points and piled up nine rebounds while defending Doncic for most of the game, but he did so while playing the entire second half and logging 43 minutes in the game.

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Kyle Kuzma says 'it's tough' to be a role player on the Lakers

Being a Laker has always been a double-edged sword.If you are great and win, you are a legend and will be loved in one of the greatest cities in America.If you lose or underperform, you will be criticized by both Laker haters and Laker fans at an alarming rate.It's one of the reasons why Kobe said he didn't believe in recruiting someone to come to Los Angeles.

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Dwight Howard says he was willing to return to Lakers, team didn't want to give multi-year deals to players over 30

The Dwight Howard and Lakers partnership has been one that has experienced lots of ups and downs throughout three different stints.It was never lower than in his first stint, it was never higher than him helping the Lakers win a title and it was a roller coaster in-between.After a tumultuous season that wasn't entirely Dwight's fault last year - and the big man showing pretty obvious signs of decline - the Lakers opted to move on with younger bigs.

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What are the best and worst case scenarios for the Lakers this season?

Every season in LakerLand starts with the expectation of winning a title - or at least it should.

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Anthony Davis thinks the Lakers' youth will push him this season

Say what you will about the offseason that Rob Pelinka and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers front office had, they undoubtedly addressed a key issue of last year's opening night roster.

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Can Damian Jones find success within the Lakers' recent big-man formula?

There will be a trail of footprints waiting for Damian Jones to follow in once he steps back on the floor for the Lakers this upcoming season.

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Will Wenyen Gabriel have his contract fully guaranteed this season by the Lakers?

Wenyen Gabriel only played in 19 games last season for the Los Angeles Lakers; however, he was easily one of the most notable bright spots of a campaign that was full of dread.

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Boston Celtics: Age may prevent reunion with former Cs big man

A popular question since Australian big man Aron Baynes returned to basketball with the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League this past summer after a career-threatening injury during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is whether or not the Boston Celtics would consider bringing him back.It's not looking likely that the Cs, or any other of the 29 teams across the Association for that matter, will be signing him to a contract anytime soon - this at least according to MassLive's Brian Robb.

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Boston Celtics: Dwight Howard, DeMarcus Cousins not on table

The Boston Celtics have a big man problem until Robert Williams III returns from arthroscopic knee surgery that was announced in September.His return is projected to be sometime in December or January.Without Williams, the Cs are relying on vet minimum bigs like Noah Vonleh, Blake Griffin, and Luke Kornet to get by - with Al Horford, Grant Williams, and Jayson Tatum absorbing the majority of the minutes in the absence of 'The Timelord.'

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Boston Celtics: Why Blake Griffin was signed over Carmelo Anthony

The Boston Celtics made a surprising signing on Friday, September 30 when the team inked Blake Griffin to a one-year, fully-guaranteed deal just days after the opening of the team's 2022 training camp.

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A new chapter at Silver Screen and Roll

There's a story everyone in my family loves to share about my dad and the 1989 NBA Finals.

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Miami Heat

How good can a Jovic & Adebayo pairing become?

Over the offseason, many Miami Heat didn't expect Nikola Jovic to get much playing time in his rookie year.He was the 27th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.

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New York Knicks

Know the Prospect: Jalen Duren

In the formative years of my basketball fandom, Patrick Ewing reigned supreme.

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Boston Celtics: Steve Bulpett would've preferred 8x All-Star to Blake Griffin

The Boston Celtics made one of the more surprising September signings in recent memory by inking Blake Griffin to a one-year, veteran's minimum contract as first reported by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Boston.com

Former Celtic Aron Baynes is looking to make an NBA comeback. Could a reunion be in store?

Baynes held a private workout in Las Vegas on Friday, 11 months after he suffered a major injury during the 2020 Olympics.

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LeBron James, Anthony Davis not enough to overcome poor lineup choices in loss to Pelicans

I don't think Frank Vogel went into Friday night's game trying to lose, but if he was trying to help the Lakers tank, I'm not sure how different the lineup choices he made would have been.

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Anthony Davis goes through full practice for first time since mid-foot sprain, listed as doubtful vs. Mavericks

Anthony Davis has been taking baby steps towards a return for weeks now, but he just took his biggest leap forward yet as he looks to come back from the mid-foot sprain that has cost him the last 16 games.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Rams

Lakers-Pelicans showdown Sunday: Play-in preview matchup?

The crowd stood as one, chants of "De-fense ... De-fense ... De-fense" rising inside Smoothie King Center, the fans urging the New Orleans Pelicans to make one last stand against the San Antonio Spurs.

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Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls: Can Andre Drummond become the GOAT rebounder?

After being one of the worst rebounding teams in the league last season, the Chicago Bulls clearly intended to address this hole by signing Andre Drummond as their biggest offseason acquisition.

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Brooklyn Nets

Nets' Kevin Durant Deletes Tweet Implying 2012 Olympic Team Was 'the Best Team Ever'

The 1992 Dream Team and 2008 Redeem Team typically dominate the conversation about the greatest Team USA men's basketball team.

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Dwight Howard takes part in wrestling tryout, wants to join WWE

Dwight Howard has always been a special character on and off the court, that which Lakers fans are well aware of.

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Sports

Orlando Magic Select Paolo Banchero With No. 1 Pick in N.B.A. Draft

The Orlando Magic selected Paolo Banchero, a forward from Duke University, with the No. 1 overall pick in the N.B.A. draft.

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Frank Vogel is gone because he coached the team he wanted instead of the team he had

When you end up firing a head coach - especially one who won you an NBA championship only two seasons prior - there's never one thing that led to the decision.

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New York Knicks

What would it mean historically for the Knicks to move up in the NBA Draft Lottery?

Some time ago, with a good bunch of regular-season games still to be played, there was a chance for the Knicks to snatch a top-8 draft pick without having to rely on lottery luck.

Los Angeles Lakers

Lakers Cruise in Battle Between Shorthanded Squad | Los Angeles Lakers

Talk about a balanced attack.Despite missing four members of the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team, the Lakers managed to snap their eight-game losing streak with quintessential team basketball.

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Lakers close season at home with victory over Thunder

Apparently, all the Lakers needed to beat the Thunder this season was to sit all of their star players.

Los Angeles Lakers

Lakers Get Silver Against Golden State | Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers landed in the Bay to play the third to last game of their season.It was a promising performance until quarter 4 when the Warriors pulled away, shutting down the Lakers 128-112.

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Talen Horton-Tucker's career night not enough as Lakers fall to Warriors

Down a third of their roster and with nothing left to play for this season, a pressure-free Lakers team had a good showing but ultimately lost to a playoff-bound Warriors squad, 128-112.

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Lakers Playoff Hopes Dashed in the Desert | Los Angeles Lakers

To be the best, you have to beat the best but unfortunately for the Lakers (31-48) it was quite literally the best who got the better of them.

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Lakers Bested by Jazz for Fourth-Straight Loss | Los Angeles Lakers

In the first night of a back-to-back, the Lakers (31-45) fell short to the Utah Jazz, 122-109, in Salt Lake City.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Rams

With no LeBron James or Anthony Davis, Lakers' playoff hopes in turmoil

Needing wins in the most desperate way, fighting an uphill schedule and a ticking clock, normally Frank Vogel would've found comfort in the recipe he and the Lakers had employed.

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LeBron James out, Anthony Davis doubtful vs. Jazz on Thursday, Wenyen Gabriel questionable

For the second straight game, LeBron James will be out while Anthony Davis will be listed as doubtful for the Lakers ahead of Thursday's contest against the Jazz.

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LeBron James, Anthony Davis may both miss Lakers vs. Jazz

The Los Angeles Lakers were without both LeBron James and Anthony Davis for their 128-110 loss against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, and could be missing both players again as they finish out their current three-game road trip against the Utah Jazz on Thursday.

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Wenyen Gabriel exits game vs. Mavs with sprained left ankle, listed as day-to-day

This disaster of a Lakers season is getting a fitting, if also unfortunate, ending.

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LeBron James, Anthony Davis both officially ruled out for Lakers vs. Mavericks

As expected, the Los Angeles Lakers will be without both LeBron James and Anthony Davis for their game against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, Lakers head coach Frank Vogel announced during his pregame media availability.

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Lakers vs. Mavericks Preview: Snakebitten

After a four-game stretch where Lakers fans were finally able to enjoy some basketball from their favorite team - even if their record in that phase only amounted to 2-2 - the team reverted back to form on Sunday with a monumental second half collapse against the New Orleans Pelicans.

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Lakers barf up lead in New Orleans as part of their most epic second-half collapse yet

An hour-and-a-half before the Lakers tipped off against the Pelicans in New Orleans, head coach Frank Vogel made it clear to the media that he wasn't expecting his team to get blown out again like they did in the two teams' first meeting this season.

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