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Dwight Howard reveals what he said to LeBron James that got him kicked off the LA Lakers, ‘he got mad…’

March 12, 2025 3 Min Read
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Dwight Howard alleges his Los Angeles Lakers tenure was ended by LeBron James.

Dwight Howard had three separate runs with the Los Angeles Lakers over his 18-year NBA profession. Two of his three runs included forming a workforce together with his former Japanese Convention rival, LeBron James.

Howard’s most notable stint with the workforce got here throughout the 2019-20 NBA season when he helped the Lakers win their first NBA title since 2010.

The 3x NBA Defensive Participant of the Yr was surprisingly allowed to go away the Lakers the next season, and Howard appears to know why.

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Even at 40 years outdated, James is likely one of the finest gamers within the league. A few years in the past, when Dwight was a Laker, he was a tad bit higher.

Whereas Howard performed an instrumental position within the workforce’s 2020 championship run, he believes calling him a b____ on the defensive finish led to his Lakers exit.

“I stated that, man, and I obtained kicked off the Lakers. So I understand how you are feeling,” Howard advised Mario Chalmers, through Above The Rim with DH12.

He continued: “You possibly can’t say that. I stated that one time, and I used to be off the workforce. That’s the 12 months after we received the championship.

“It occurred on the protection. I used to be like, ‘Yo! You bought to get again’ and he obtained mad as a result of I used to be like, ‘Cease appearing like a b____.’”

The dialogue began when Chalmers claimed that he referred to as James the B-word throughout their time collectively in Miami.

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Chalmers is well-known for being an outspoken LBJ critic, nevertheless it was stunning to see Howard making the identical admission about James.

After being allegedly kicked off the workforce, Howard joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2020-21 NBA season.

Nevertheless, his partnership with Philly didn’t final lengthy as he left the workforce the following 12 months. He returned to the Purple and Gold for the 2021-22 NBA season.

It was the ultimate time followers noticed Howard on an NBA courtroom as he’s but to make his return to the league since then. He has, nonetheless, performed abroad throughout his time away from the NBA.

As for Dwight’s second run with the King, it was removed from very best, because the Lakers ended up lacking the playoffs.

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