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Dwight Howard might have some fighting words for Draymond Green.
Howard, who is back with the Los Angeles Lakers for a second stint, recently did an interview with The Athletic’s Shams Charania on Stadium stating how he really felt about Green prior to last season. The veteran center thought that Green was “ass.”
Don’t believe it?
Here is the interview with Howard, where he tells Charania why he didn’t think Green was good until really watching him play last year.
And in case you want to see it in text form, these are the less-than-flattering words D12 had to say about his divisional rival.
“I hated Draymond. This dude is a**. But I sat back this year and really watched everything he did and I was really impressed,” said Howard. “They said he may not have been the best shooter, that’s fine, he’s gonna shoot with confidence when he gets that shot.
He may get that shot, but instead of him shooting it, he’s gonna find the best shooter on the team at the right time and make the right play. And I was like, ‘I really like that.’ And if he knows the game is getting out of hand, he’ll take three or four charges. Just all of the little things he did, might not show up on the stat sheet”
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D12 vs. Draymond Rivalry?
Obviously, Howard meant well with his comments. He made sure to clarify that he does think Draymond is good after watching him play. However, it doesn’t help matters that both of these guys now play in the same division.
Which means not only will the Lakers be contending with the Golden State Warriors for the division and maybe even conference title, but Howard will have to go toe-to-toe with Green on four occasions in the regular season this year.
And there’s obvious reason to believe that the 6-foot-7 forward — who has taken things personally in the past — will use Howard’s latest comments as motivation for when the two rivals face one another for the first time this season on November 13.
Let the games begin.
Lakers Fear Kuzma Won’t be Ready for Training Camp
And in more serious news, Kyle Kuzma is not only still dealing with a left foot injury that forced him to withdraw from Team USA, the Lakers actually fear that he will miss the beginning of training camp, which starts this Saturday.
Via Marc Stein of the New York Times:
Kuzma is expected to be a major focal point for the Lakers this coming season, considering he’s the third piece of the “Big Three” trio featuring LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Obviously, he’ll have nearly a full month to recover in time for the season opener on October 22 against the Los Angeles Clippers, but this surely isn’t something the Lakers expected when Kuzma suffered his ankle injury one month ago.
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