But you can't help but think there just might be something to this.
One needn't have had a crystal ball to suspect Bryant and Howard would clash. It wouldn't be the first time Kobe found himself at odds with a dominant big man sharing his spotlight. And like the first iteration thereof, D12 prefers wit and whim to the Black Mamba's killer instinct.
With a blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder pushing the Los Angeles Lakers' losing streak to six games, the two stars' respective reactions say it all (via Bleacher Report):
Dwight Howard is smiling, Kobe Bryant is not. twitter.com/BleacherReport…
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 12, 2013 Of course, this isn't the first time Howard's looked less-than-concerned at an inopportune time. He was all smiles as his team trailed the San Antonio Spurs just two days earlier (via Kevin Ding):
Lakers fans here are going crazy during the timeout. Dwight is looking up at them, smiling and clapping.
— KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) January 10, 2013 They say opposites attract, but the honeymoon period is long over in Los Angeles. It didn't make it past the preseason.
In a wave of fingers pointed every which way but toward a title, Howard is looking less and less like a savior and more like the guy the Orlando Magic had to deal with last season.
He's not playing, but Lakers acquisition of Dwight Howard perhaps all-time worst basketball decision that sounded really good at the time.
— Sam Amico (@SamAmicoFSO) January 12, 2013
Only 2 teams haven't won in 2013: Dwight Howard's old team and his new team.
— Royce Webb, ESPN NBA (...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
