Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard Have Altercation During Season Opener
It's been a while since Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard were teammates, but apparently there's no love lost.
In the fourth quarter of the Lakers-Rockets season opener, a 108-90 win for Houston, Bryant and Howard exchanged words after the center grabbed a rebound and things got physical.
Updates from Thursday, Oct. 30
A new video of the incident has emerged showing Bryant shouting some obscenities at Howard:
(Warning: NSFW language)
[Instagram, h/t The Big lead]
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It looks as if Howard elbowed Bryant in the face.
In response, Kobe may have called the Rockets big man "soft."
The refs gathered together to sort everything out.
The Lakers provided details on the call.
After the game, Bryant commented on the incident:
Lakers head coach Byron Scott gave his take on the relationship between Howard and Bryant:
This is going to be a fun season.
[TNT]
