HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He need to just quit basketball and go to WWE or some shit

Jesus H. Christ.

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now i gotta listen to chris broussard voice all fkn night

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sources say!

golden state already filled up their ship, dallas and mavs were never in it. hopefully he REALLY drags it out and then comes back to a shitload of acrimony in LA. at this point, if he re-signs, every missed foul shot will be a catastrophe and every turnover will be compared to an especially bloody genocide.

when he or his camp haven't said anything official AND houston said they haven't received word yet.

y'all need to stop trusting "sources" when it comes to Dwight

the whole Orlando saga was all about what "sources said"

any 3rd party report about what Dwight is thinking has to be considered hearsay, period

key laker reporters were reporting that the lakers hadn't gotten official word yet from dwight (even though espn reported the opposite) and that dwight was en route to LA to meet with mitch 4 hours ago.

lol
nigga wants D'Antoni FIRED

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as of 4:30 with plans to meet with Mitch later tonight

That $30 mil was on a nigga's (schitzo-ass) mind

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whoever or whatever, it's abundantly clear that this nigga is a headcase. I never thought I'd get to the point where I would be happy letting him just go.

What I see from this nigga if he changed his mind and stayed in LA is him having a nervous breakdown after a couple years of not winning a chip. The expectations are too high. Kobe blowing shit up might have been an unintentional blessing for both him and LA should he still go to houston. He and Houston will be great without the pressure.

Ramona Shelburne is on ESPN Making sense right now

"why didn't Houston or LA ever confirm?"

https://twitter.com/ramonashelburne/status/353314329937985538

perhaps, because he hadn't made up his mind between the two?

that should've been enough to give anyone pause

basic logic

@briancmahoney: Bottom line on Dwight saga: Many writers with people they trust telling them Houston. Problem is, nobody trusts Dwight.

hmmm sounds familiar
bwhahahahahah
somebody needs to tell him he can get another max and about texas tax laws
smh

and if the $30 mil is that big a deal GS needs to pick up that fucking phone

>and if the $30 mil is that big a deal GS needs to pick up that
>fucking phone

http://youtu.be/3iJjEfv4_uM

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he does a two year deal with either the Lakers or Houston?

NOPE! I refuse to believe it.

This is merely D12's last attempt to tarnish the Lakers' legacy by forcing them to fire a coach. He's still going to HTown.

Dan Fegan reminded him of 30 million reasons to reconsider.

I cannot wait to hear Max Kellerman's take on it.

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maybe he did some mushrooms with PJ in aspen

obviously he's not capable of standing on his own
but he doesn't want anyone telling him shit
and if he doesn't get what he wants everyone's gonna be miserable.

crazy people w/ that much leverage scare the shit out of me.

Sign and trade or not, shit like that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D40tqTw5fbU

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nice...nigga dont wanna win...and if they do ANYTHING....bean gon get all the credit....but if they lose dwight will....get that paypa tho mane!!!

pressure
lol, nigga can't win

i think he wants to go to houston but is probably scared of being seen as a quitter (supposedly that's why he stayed in orlando the extra yr) and he wants the guaranteed money because of his health

damn, y'all aint winning a chip with him regardless, keep your dignity and pull the offer! Even A-Rod at least SAID it was about the pinstripes and not the money...

I could understand if he resigned from the jump and said it's a bigger contracts etc, but he picked the place he'd rather play and is not second guessing himself because he's afraid injuries will shorten his career... he will NEVER win a title, it's a fact after statements like that, so why bother? Do the league a favor Mitch, and pull the deal

@AlexKennedyNBA: It's Houston. Source close to Dwight Howard confirms that he'll join the Rockets. He'll inform the Lakers and make an official announcement.

RT @WojYahooNBA: Los Angeles issued a statement saying that Howard informed Kupchak of his decision "to not return to the Lakers."

speculating on Houston winning a chip and Kobe being an unbearable asshole

https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/353340028757352449

to stay..

because the fact that he's changed his mind obviously means that the Lakers have expressed a willingness to fire Dantoni. Couldn't be anything else....he and Kobe were straight...he didn't like Dantoni and didn't like the Lakers not taking his, and other teammates opinions into consideration when they fired Mike Brown..

if that changes...I could see Dwight staying...

and still I'm like, is you shittin me bruh?

OK. It's over now.

Broussard was WRONG AGAIN!

RT @WojYahooNBA: Los Angeles issued a statement saying that Howard informed Kupchak of his decision "to not return to the Lakers."

RT @WojYahooNBA Howard's plan was always to meet with Lakers a final time and tell Kupchak of his decision.

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going back years now

as must watch gets, way moreso then even bron's return to cleveland

MY BADD

10 years ago and nobody would think he was crazy. He just happened to hit his prime in the twitter generation and he gets constantly shitted on because reporters hit the web with info that isn't solid. Then I remember he's making insane amounts of money and I don't feel bad for him at all.

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Seriously. The only value this dude has is as an anti-gay voice in Outside the LInes reports on homosexuality.

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"Howard kept mentioning the name Kevin McHale along with Hakeem '
The Dream' Olajuwon and said, 'Who has that to offer (me)?'"

Wanted to tell mitch face to face.

word got out that he was meeting with mitch.

The goofball then just squashed it.

Just bounced.
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Same as it ever was!

What's the problem?

He owes Woj his entire job at this point.

Cry with your stinky stinky franchise

And your stinky coach

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CRY CRYBABY CRRRRRYYYYYYYYYY

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Then you changed the subject.

Kinda standard.

LOL Bargnani.

And he's been dead wrong every step of the way on that.

The guy doesn't break news and his "sources" are almost always wrong. Basically, all he does now is confirm the scoops of Yahoo! and USA Today.

And the Lakers were done

He said this, like, two weeks ago


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dwight was going to houston and it was done.
he just wanted to tell mitch to his face or at least by phone

then someone in dwight's camp told him 50-50 and he went to air with it.

Amick @ usatoday had him by hours.

he's really only as accurate as CAA wants him to be.

Dude hasn't scooped a story in forever, looked like a fool tonight, and basically said what anyone on this board could have said about Dwight: Houston and Dallas frontruners, Atlanta little chance, doesn't want to go back to LA.

He got scooped on his man connect (Dwight) and then started a bullshit rumor. If he was getting it done, OK, but he's gotten lapped by everyone out there.

He said Houston was the frontrunner

Like, weeks ago

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Chris Broussard: Personally, I think the Rockets are his best option. But I'm told that he really likes the Mavericks. I think it's neck and neck between the Mavericks and the Rockets. What he likes about Dallas is that it would be his franchise. Even though Dirk is there and certainly a superstar, he's clearly toward the end of his career and wouldn't mind passing the reins to Dwight. And then, in 2014, they'll have cap room to really build around Dwight. He looks back at his time in Orlando when he led a team built around him that had really good players, but no perennial All-Stars, besides him, and he was able to lead them past LeBron James into the Finals. He thinks he can do that again in the right situation in Dallas. And Rick Carlisle, obviously one of the top coaches in the league. Through his history, you can see he would know how to utilize Dwight Howard to the fullest.

Then you've got Houston. Dwight likes the potential that they could have. He just wants to make sure that they would play in the style that would best suit him, not only defensively but offensively as well. In playing with a superstar perimeter guy, he'd prefer that guy be a point guard who's going to be passing the ball rather than a shooting guard.

He's fickle. That's why you can't write off the Lakers just because you don't know what Dwight's liable to do. As far as the Mavericks, I think he just sees Mark Cuban is one of the better owners in the league. They're clearly a team that will go to any length to build a championship team. And Dallas is smaller than LA in terms of the media coverage but still a big city. He likes Dirk. Dirk can still play and produce

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-mavericks/headlines/20130628-nba-analyst-i-m-told-dwight-howard-really-likes-the-mavericks.ece?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

He was interviewing for a reason

He's a dumbass prick who probably hadn't decided
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Bottom line:
Broussard didn't know where he was going.
Broussard, for all of his inside sources, didn't get the scoop when the deal was done.
Broussard then posted that the LAKERS, the team he said had no chance, were stil alive AFTER Dwight had made his decision.

And this is after two or three years of being so bad at his job that he turned "Source say" into a punchline.

Defend him if you want. I seriously can't think of a worse thing to do on a Friday night.

There's nothing to discuss

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if they are lazy, unprepared guys who underachieve woefully in big moments, that's also a plus for him. i knew it applied to players like DC, C Webb and Melo, but apparently it also applies to media personalities.

in the end, broussard TOLD us water was wet, although at times he said it was a toss-up and it might be dry. he SAID the sky was blue and the grass was green, although at times he said he got conflicting information from sources.

he did a perfect job reporting, just like last summer!

they were waiting and hoping he'd flip flop and when he didn't they said he did anyway

Glad he's gone

@AlexKennedyNBA: When asked if Phil Jackson being coach would've affected decision, Dwight Howard said he asked Lakers to hire Jackson earlier in the season.

Dwight Howard: "I'm sick and tired of sources. I'm tired of people coming up with stories."

https://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA/status/353365825870241792

from a Q&A that'll be posted shortly on HoopsWorld

and just bounced sooner. But his reasoning is sound. Harden, Dream, and getting the fuck away from MDA. Taking less money to win too? nah, I can't be mad.

as long as his next deal is another max, then he got over here. because he will have year 1 at a higher pay scale to balance out that fifth year, plus pocket substantial money in state income tax (though not the full 14%, it's still considerable).

i'm not worried about the lakers in all this, they'll be aggressive and put something interesting on the floor soon.

On Friday evening, Dwight Howard officially decided to join the Houston Rockets. He had been weighing his options in Aspen, Colorado and ultimately chose the Rockets over the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks.

Shortly after making his decision, he spoke to HOOPSWORLD in an exclusive phone interview.

Why did you select the Rockets over the other four teams you met with?

Dwight Howard: “I felt like Houston was the best fit for me. I felt that James and I would really have an opportunity to grow together. I felt like having a coach like Kevin McHale and having Hakeem Olajuwon, who’s in Houston, can really help me grow as a player – help me as a post player and help my overall game. It was very appealing. I felt like this was a great opportunity for me to start fresh. I’m just looking forward to this opportunity.”

How excited are you to play with James Harden in Houston?

“Ah man, I’m very excited. I’m very excited. I’m looking forward to it. I’ve been in contact with James and we’ve just been talking about developing a good relationship so we can lead that team as far as we can. We’ve been talking about winning championships.”

Do you feel that this is the closest you’ve been to a championship in this your career?

DH: “Nothing is ever promised, but I feel like this is going to be a great opportunity for us to win. Playing with a guy like James and the rest of the team they have, we have a great opportunity. You only have a small window to win in the NBA. I think this gives me a good window, a good opportunity, to win. I’m going to do what I can to help this team win. I think, right now, I’m the oldest guy on the team so I’ll be the youngest veteran in the NBA. But it’s a great opportunity. Looking at this team and the team we had in Orlando, it’s a very similar team, but we’re adding a guy like James Harden to that team. It’s a great opportunity.”

What stood out for you in the Rockets’ presentation earlier this week?

DH: “It wasn’t really the presentation. Every team that I talked to had a great presentation. And it’s not like I came in thinking that the Rockets would be the team and didn’t pay attention in the other meetings or anything like that. I really listened. I took notes. I asked questions. I did everything I could to make sure I was making the best possible decision for myself. I just looked at everything in the end and I just felt like this was the place to go.”

Are you happy to move on from this process and just focus on basketball again?

DH: “I am. Now, I’ll get a chance to just put down the hammer somewhere and just play. There’s no more uncertainty. People don’t have to worry about anything for the next four years or say anything for the next four years. I’m just going to play and be who I am. I’ll get back everything that I lost. I’m looking forward to it.”

How tough have these two years and all of this drama been on you?

DH: “I’m sick and tired of all the sources. I’m sick of people coming up with stories. I mean, it’s just a blessing for me. I had the opportunity to go through all of this – go through this process – but it’s been tough. Seeing all of the stuff on the internet. Seeing stuff that the reporters are saying when it’s nowhere near true and not who I am as a person. I was perceived as someone who I’m not. It hurt a lot. It really hurt a lot. But the only thing now is to move forward. I have an opportunity to get past all of that and I’m looking forward to it. This summer has been great. I’ve gotten away from everything this summer. I didn’t pay attention to anything that was being put out there on T.V. I had to hear about it, but I didn’t focus on any of that stuff. I focused on getting better. I’m just looking forward to the next half of my career.”

Was it tough walking away from a franchise like the Lakers? They really haven’t lost a marquee free agent before.

DH: “Very tough. Very, very, very tough. Very, very tough. People wouldn’t understand. Walking away from them and walking away from $30 million. That shows you right there that I want to win. I want to win. Nothing else matters other than winning. I don’t think anybody would’ve ever walked away from $30 million, but I want to win. But yeah, just walking away was tough. I was walking away from six million fans. I was walking away from a storied franchise. All of that makes it tough and it makes it a really, really big risk. I learned a lot from the situation in Orlando though, when I was afraid to walk away because I didn’t want to hurt people. I was afraid to leave because everything seemed like it was great. But now, I’m doing what’s best for Dwight. People are going to be mad and upset either way, so I’d rather be happy. I want to be happy playing basketball rather than upset doing what everyone wants me to do.”

What did you think of Kobe Bryant’s comments that he could teach you how to be a winner?

DH: “He didn’t say anything of that sort. People twisted a lot of stuff that he said. But in my personal opinion, I’m a winner. I’m a winner because I’ve been playing for nine years when the average career for an NBA player is three years. I’m a winner because I made it to the NBA from a small school in Atlanta, GA, with 16 people in a class. I’m a winner because I’m succeeding in life. I’ve had problems and I’m not better than the next man, but I’m going to push myself to be a winner when it comes to winning a championship. But he didn’t say anything like that and a lot of people twisted what he did say.”

If Phil Jackson had been more involved with the Lakers or coaching the team, would that have affected your decision?

DH: “Well, I asked to have him as my coach earlier in the year. (pause) The best decision for me was to do what’s best for Dwight. I think this is the best thing for me. This wasn’t a decision about anybody else. I didn’t have anybody pushing me to do anything. This is what Dwight wanted.”

Have you gotten much sleep lately?

DH: “Man, I’ve actually gotten some good sleep. When the meetings were going on, I didn’t really get much sleep. But after that, after I left, I really got the chance to sleep and just enjoy life. I went up to Colorado and had a good time. Man, I had a good time. I really enjoyed myself. I played chess, ping pong and just got away. I want to get back to that person. That’s who I am. That’s the person that made me who I am and who people love. I have to get back to being that.”

Why did you decide to weigh your options in Colorado?

DH: “I love that place. I love the mountains, trees and nature. That’s who I am as a person. I love that stuff and I wanted to get away. I wanted to enjoy the beauty of the earth. That’s why I went there.”

Did the Rockets talk about acquiring Josh Smith during their presentation?

DH: “They didn’t talk to me about it. They just talked about the opportunity that they have for me and what they can provide for me as a player. That’s what was intriguing for me. But like I said in the beginning, it was very tough. Very, very tough.”

http://www.hoopsworld.com/dwight-howard-discusses-decision-in-qa

This post has everything.

You Kobestand fucking suck by the way.

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Meeks not happy.