Kobe clearly thinks Dwight Howard needs to have some Mamba in him when he takes on his old team Tuesday. Dastardly DWIGHT HOWARD makes his return to Orlando Tuesday when the Lakers take on the Magic at Amway Center in what Howard believes will be an emotional game. But according to Lakers beat writer Mark Medina, KOBE BRYANT wasn’t too thrilled to hear Howard say that, while offering his take on how Dwight ought to handle what...

Former Orlando teammates Lewis and Redick provide superb insight into the character of Dwight Howard. It seems JAMEER NELSON isn’t the only one with DWIGHT HOWARD garbage to empty. Former Orlando Magic teammates JJ REDICK (now with the Bucks) and RASHARD LEWIS (currently a member of the Heat) had some choice words for Howard after the Lakers center said his former team was full of peeps nobody wanted. Redick, who played a reserve role...

Just as I suspected, Magic point guard JAMEER NELSON has a response to DWIGHT HOWARD’s claim that he played with a team “full of people nobody wanted” while in Orlando. In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel at Wednesday’s shootaround in Miami, Nelson said Howard needs to be a man and take ownership for his words he said during a video interview with CBS affiliate KCAL’s Kristine Leahy. “At some point,...

Barkley says every time he looks up, there’s another Dwight Howard trade rumor. He believes it’s bad for the game. As many of you know, CHARLES BARKLEY weighs in on everything…even on his much advertised Weight Watchers “Lose Like A Man” diet. So it should come as no surprise that the outspoken Chuckster would have an opinion on the continuous seesaw fiasco that is the DWIGHT HOWARD “Dwightmare”...

Dwight Howard wants fans to believe he’s the innocent party in trade demands from Orlando. Folks aren’t buying it. ESPN reported Saturday that DWIGHT HOWARD, after opting-in for one more season with the Magic,  has decided he definitely wants out of Orlando claiming the organization “blackmailed” him into signing an extension to stay with the team. Howard’s desired NBA destination? The same team rumored to...

There’s nothing like the group photo. We’ve got some interesting combos in the latest Twitter Litter installment… DWYANE WADE shows support for his nephew who is recovering from a gunshot wound he suffered a month ago in a gang-related southside Chicago shooting. On the left is D-Wade’s mom, Jolinda and sister (and kid’s mom) Tragil on the right. The Wade family is very fortunate… NY Knicks CARMELO...

Among Big Baby’s many antics is his impersonation of Shamu the killer whale. He was fined for being a flipper. The NBA announced today that it has fined the Orlando Magic’s Round Mound of Circus Clown GLEN DAVIS $35,000 for what it terms an obscene gesture Davis displayed during the second quarter of  Monday’s Magic-Raptors game in Toronto. With less than 8 minutes remaining in the first half, Davis was inadvertently hit...

More fun & games: Dallas Mavericks sharpshooter JASON TERRY is plenty superstitious when it comes to his high socks and headband…not to mention his premature ‘chip tattoo last year. Recently, The Jet put his game-time rituals on the line, challenging JAMEER NELSON, pint-sized point guard of the Orlando Magic, to a friendly Crossfit Face-Off with the help of JADA KISS and BILL BELLAMY (RU!!). Check it… Video courtesy:...

Now that the trade talk and free agent pressure is off of DWIGHT HOWARD (for the rest of this season anyhow), the big seven-foot dunking joker in shoulder pads can go back to enjoying his Magic kingdom. Thus was the case Friday night with this Howard dance routine during player intros before he Magic-Nets game… Looks like a spry Dwight had quite a moment there as his teammates took it all in… The Orlando crowd took it all in as...

Captain Shoulders plans to stay put in Orlando for now, but hasn’t ruled out exploring new planets just yet. The DWIGHT HOWARD sweepstakes has been suspended…at least temporarily. Orlando’s big centerpiece has decided to sign the opt-in clause to his contract, keeping him in the Magic kingdom at least through the 2012-13 season. After looking like a wet shipboard tuna the last couple of weeks with his flip-flopping game...