Dwight ain't going anywhere

[LakaFan]

Take that to the bank :toast

Dwight Howard will play the Orlando Magic on Sunday for the first time since being traded.


"I've had a chance to sit back and think about it and there are some things I could've done better. There are some things that could've been done better on both sides," Howard said on Saturday. "But at the end of the day, we all learn some lessons and we've got to move forward.


"I'm happy here, I'm having a lot of fun. This is a place that I've always prayed that I could be a part of something very special. So I want to take advantage of it."


Howard insists he doesn't hold any negative feelings to the city of Orlando or the owners of the Magic.


"Orlando will always be my home. That's where I grew up, really. The fans were great to me for eight years. I have some unbelievable memories," he said. "But like I told you guys when I got here, this is a new chapter in my life. This is my home now. And I'm looking forward to making a lot of great memories here."


Howard's long-term future with the Lakers remains uncertain.


"From one to 10? I'd give it a good 12. I love it. It's been a lot of fun," Howard said. "Just everything here, from the practices, the motivation of everybody here is championship, that's what we need.


"I like the direction we're headed. We've had some tough losses but we'll learn and we'll grow from it. We're going to stick together."

[baseline bum]

:lol Bible Kemp praying to play for the worst coach in the league and to have all his shots stolen

[baseline bum]

Howard insists he doesn't hold any negative feelings to the city of Orlando or the owners of the Magic.

I like this part; it's like saying Kobe doesn't hold any negative feelings towards Katelyn.

[pass1st]

Anybody who doubts Howard staying or wanted to be a Laker all along is simply just trying to stir the Laker hate pot, tbh.

[Ace]

Anybody who doubts Howard staying or wanted to be a Laker all along is simply just trying to stir the Laker hate pot, tbh.
He originally wanted Brooklyn but obviously is happy as a Laker. It's not hating just a fact.

[pass1st]

He originally wanted Brooklyn but obviously is happy as a Laker. It's not hating just a fact.

He Said that, but how much of what he said turned out to be BS? Dwight gets pressured by the media, anybody with common sense can tell he wanted to be in the city of angles where he can be next to hollywood.

[hater]

plenty of girls to impregnate on top of bibles in LA tbh

[Juggity]

He Said that, but how much of what he said turned out to be BS?

You could say the same thing about the statement he just made in this article

[pass1st]

You could say the same thing about the statement he just made in this article

Don't need an article to verify what I said, just need common sense. Everybody knows Dwight loves attention and being in the limelight, Hollywood is the #1 place to be if that's what you want. Shaq was the same, tbh. You can draw a lot of off-court parelles to Shaq and Dwight. Also, you can't really say the same about this article because the media isn't hyping up him leaving Orlando anymore and he's likely more relaxed. Before he wanted save face and say "Well shit, I wanted Nets but they sent me to Lakers. You think I'm happy?"'. Now he isn't in the hot seat so he's likely not going to lie as much

[Ace]

He Said that, but how much of what he said turned out to be BS? Dwight gets pressured by the media, anybody with common sense can tell he wanted to be in the city of angles where he can be next to hollywood.
Well the trade demands originated with him going to Brooklyn. How can you even think LA was his first choice other than through the homer glasses.

[Ace]

Don't need an article to verify what I said, just need common sense. Everybody knows Dwight loves attention and being in the limelight, Hollywood is the #1 place to be if that's what you want. Shaq was the same, tbh. You can draw a lot of off-court parelles to Shaq and Dwight. Also, you can't really say the same about this article because the media isn't hyping up him leaving Orlando anymore and he's likely more relaxed. Before he wanted save face and say "Well shit, I wanted Nets but they sent me to Lakers. You think I'm happy?"'. Now he isn't in the hot seat so he's likely not going to lie as much
Your common sense is failing you at the moment.

[pass1st]

Well the trade demands originated with him going to Brooklyn. How can you even think LA was his first choice other than through the homer glasses.

Because LAL kept fairly quiet about it until the last one or two weeks leading to his trade, the only reason there were talks about Dwight going to LA was because of a massive amount of media hype surrounding the potential CP3 + D12 pairing. What most likely happened was that Dwight went see-saw on staying or wanting to be traded until Nets made those signings and all that was left was Rockets, Mavs and Lakers.

If you can recall, Dwight changed his mind about wanted to go to Nets several times. He said he wanted to stay, he wanted to leave, stay, leave, stay, leave, stay, going to LA all of a sudden.

[pass1st]

Your common sense is failing you at the moment.

So Dwight isn't hungry for being in the limelight, pursuing off the court acting career and being around all the stars? Are we talking about the same Dwight Howard here?

[LkrFan]

pass1st - Ace trolling you dawg.

[pass1st]

pass1st - Ace trolling you dawg.

Probably, tbh. His premise is pretty stupid

[ElNono]

He Said that, but how much of what he said turned out to be BS?

So what you're saying is we shouldn't trust what he says... :lol

[ElNono]

tbh, I'm 100% fine if Dwight is the Laker superstar of the future...

[pass1st]

So what you're saying is we shouldn't trust what he says... :lol

Nah, never trust Dwight. Just go by what you see and make your own predictions, tbh. I see a childish grown man who loves attention, wants to be in movies, likes Kobe for whatever reason and emulates Shaq. Just put 2 and 2 together, not sure why people are so adament on saying Dwight doesn't want to be in LA and would jump to Brooklyn given the chance.

[Ace]

pass1st - Ace trolling you dawg.
No trolling. He wanted Brooklyn and now he's fine with LA. It's idiotic to think he can't get limelight in New Fucking York.

[pass1st]

It's idiotic to think he wouldn't want to be in Hollywood instead :lol

[Ace]

It's idiotic to think he wouldn't want to be in Hollywood instead :lol
I'm sure he wouldn't mind a team with a winning record :lol

[jeebus]

When can we expect progress on his converting the greater LA area to Christianity?

[pass1st]

I'm sure he wouldn't mind a team with a winning record :lol

:lol Now you're just making it too obvious

[namlook]

tbh, I'm 100% fine if Dwight is the Laker superstar of the future...

He won't be the only superstar the Lakers have in the future.

[pass1st]

When can we expect progress on his converting the greater LA area to Christianity?

If D-rob couldn't stop the creeping catholic population from Mexico, I don't think Dwight can make progress on it. Lost cause, tbh

[Ace]

He won't be the only superstar the Lakers have in the future.
You're counting on Nash to be the other superstar? :lol

[namlook]

You're counting on Nash to be the other superstar? :lol

Wow that's brilliant. :lol The Lakers always find a way to get great players over the years and I don't see that changing.

[BanditHiro]

are the lakers ever not gonna play at home?

[baseline bum]

I'm sure he wouldn't mind a team with a winning record :lol

:rollin

[ElNono]

He won't be the only superstar the Lakers have in the future.

Not really worried if all they want is to have fun :lol

[pass1st]

Not really worried if all they want is to have fun :lol

The Bickerstaff coaching method, "Have fun", got us 4-1 :tu

[YoMamaIsCallin]

Oh, yes, of course, everything Dwight Howard says to the media is honest and straightforward and there's never anything else going on that he doesn't reveal. That's certainly been the case up to now. The man is like a rock. He's the John Wayne of NBA players. You can always count on his word. Never any backstabbing, never any double dealing, never any ego, never wants the spotlight on him. He's definitely the guy you'd want in the foxhole with you.

[midnightpulp]

So Dwight isn't hungry for being in the limelight, pursuing off the court acting career and being around all the stars? Are we talking about the same Dwight Howard here?

Of course he is. He's a huge faggot. And there's nothing more a faggot loves than being the center of attention.

[Latarian Milton]

he might be a **** but what he said to the media about him staying with the lakers doesn't sound very false to me because thats the choice that is gonna bring him the biggest $ possible, nigga ain't leaving 20+ million on table to leave for another team as a free agent imho. he would replicate what he did in orlando even if he really wants out of LA

[rayjayjohnson]

Howard insists he doesn't hold any negative feelings to the city of Orlando or the owners of the Magic.

what a deluded fuckwit.

they're the ones who should be holding negative feelings.

[ElNono]

The Bickerstaff coaching method, "Have fun", got us 4-1 :tu

Against shit teams at home... Lakeshow have yet to beat a good team, tbh

[SpurSwag]

in all fairness dwight should have left orlando. they failed miserably at getting him a good supporting cast, and they had some contracts that made it seem like that'd be his core for the forseeable future.

[SpurSwag]

i don't understand what these laker fans are talking about, dwight clearly wanted brooklyn more. he said it, sources with knowledge of the situation said it, and pretty much everyone involved with the nba knew it.

[Chinook]

The question is, what would have been a good supporting cast for Howard? Did Howard need another dominant big next to him? Did he need a superstar perimeter player to take more shots? Who could have filled these roles? It's easy to say the players they got didn't work, but they seemed to fit Howard's game. I don't see who out there would have made the Magic better. It's possible that Howard isn't really a championship centerpiece.

Also, didn't Howard want some of those guys who had terrible contracts?

[Latarian Milton]

orlando was the last team nigga wanted to play for, not matter it was brooklyn, dallas or LA it would always be a better choice for him to leave orlando rather than stay with the shitty franchise that the magic was, but he would never leave orlando (or LA speaking of now) as a free agent for $ reasons, which is what matters most for this son of a fucking bitch tbh

[TDMVPDPOY]

he might be a **** but what he said to the media about him staying with the lakers doesn't sound very false to me because thats the choice that is gonna bring him the biggest $ possible, nigga ain't leaving 20+ million on table to leave for another team as a free agent imho. he would replicate what he did in orlando even if he really wants out of LA

besides the max contract, what other shit can he earn in LA? sell more of those wanker arm sleeves?

[Dex]

Ain't going anywhere but the FT line tbh....

[Ace]

Wow that's brilliant. :lol The Lakers always find a way to get great players over the years and I don't see that changing.
There's no guarantee of that dipshit. If the Lakers could land a Superstar at anytime they wanted then the whole Smush era would've never happened and Kobe's prime would've been taken advantage of more.

[Michael Jordan.]

Anybody who doubts Howard staying or wanted to be a Laker all along is simply just trying to stir the Laker hate pot, tbh.
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