Former Los Angeles Lakers middle Dwight Howard shares his sincere tackle Luka Doncic and Jimmy Butler’s latest drama with ex-NBA groups.
Days earlier than the 2025 NBA Commerce Deadline, the Dallas Mavericks determined to commerce Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, a transfer that nobody noticed coming.
Evidently, the fanbase expressed anger over the choice, however it was simply the beginning of a collection of actions that may make followers angrier than ever.
The Mavericks management is doing all the pieces in its energy not solely to ignore Doncic’s achievements with the workforce but additionally to label him as a locker room most cancers.
Dwight Howard has been out of the NBA since 2022 and this further time has allowed the 3x NBA Defensive Participant of the 12 months winner to begin his personal podcast.
In a latest episode of ‘Above The Rim with DH 12’, Howard defined why NBA groups label participant a locker room most cancers.
“It’s after they don’t need to provide you with a contract. They received to seek out one thing to say. Simply take into consideration what they had been saying about Luka when he left Dallas. Now, Luka is out of practice. He’s been having issues with the workforce internally,” Howard stated.
He added: “Why wasn’t any of these things talked about when he was there? As quickly as he leaves, all of this unhealthy stuff [comes out]. It’s all the time taking place and it’s not truthful to the gamers.”
Now, that’s a significant accusation towards NBA groups. Nevertheless, holding the latest occasions round Doncic’s picture being dragged by the mud by the Mavericks, it’s not laborious to consider.
Versus Doncic, Jimmy Butler had a really public fallout with the Miami Warmth. Through the scuffle, Butler was painted because the unhealthy man whereas the Warmth remained comparatively unscathed.
Howard additionally commented on the Butler-Warmth drama, saying: “Even with Jimmy Butler, we don’t know the entire scenario in totality and what was executed behind closed doorways. We simply know what occurred to the participant. What the participant was doing or saying, stuff like that.”
However what’s the purpose behind such habits?
“They need drama. They need to make it seem like the participant is the worst participant on the earth. On high of that, he’s getting paid hundreds of thousands of {dollars}. So, now, everyone’s like, ‘Oh, he’s an actual _______, he’s a jerk. It’s not cool!” Howard concluded.
If there may be one frequent hyperlink between Doncic and Butler’s departure from their respective groups, it’s that the 2 superstars had been eligible to signal humongous contract extensions.
However following the trades, Doncic and Butler have misplaced hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in future extensions. Whereas Jimmy has already agreed to a cope with the Golden State Warriors, the identical can’t be stated for Doncic and the LA Lakers.
