Remember when Dwight Howard was at the Lakers? Yes I’d rather not recall it but we’re going to have to.
In an interview with Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Rockets’ Dwight Howard talks about his back troubles, harping back to when he rushed his back rehabilitation in his stint with the Lakers.
If the Los Angeles bridge between Orlando and Houston had been unpleasant for Howard, he’ll never consider it unproductive.
“I probably should’ve waited longer,” Howard told Yahoo Sports, “but I don’t regret playing right away. I wish the information could’ve come across to the world about how hurt I really was, how serious the back injury was, but I never thought it really did.
“The good thing about it, I didn’t develop any other major injuries. The torn labrum eventually healed itself. But coming back early from the back, I believed it helped me out in the long run. It made me really develop a thicker skin, going through all the things that I went through because of the injury.
“I was always taught never to show pain, never to show weakness, never to show fear. Always put a smile on your face. But I’m glad it did happen. It made me a better person. The world coming down on you, saying you weren’t playing as hard as you could …“
I find it admirable that he found a positive in his turbulent time with the Lakers. Most of us would see that and gladly see the back of it. But not D12.
Now that Dwight is comfortable in Houston. It’s time to get a title. There’s no excuse anymore. His back seems fine now. I don’t see why can’t lead his team along with James Harden.
