PLAYERS:
Dwight Howard,
Sam Amick,
Andrew Bynum
TEAMS: Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets
TEAMS: Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets
Update: ESPN is reporting the New Jersey Nets met with Dwight Howard Thursday night in a move that would be a violation of the league’s tampering rules, according to multiple sources.
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Here’s another sign that the aftermath of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement is pure chaos for the NBA.
According to David Aldrige of TNT and NBA.com, the Orlando Magic are considering filing tampering charges against two unnamed teams regarding illegal contact with superstar center Dwight Howard.
According to Sam Amick of Sports Illustrated, those two teams are the New Jersey Nets and the Houston Rockets.
The latest rumor has Howard going to the the New Jersey Nets via a trade. Howard who becomes a free-agent at the end of this season has also been linked to the Los Angeles Lakers, possibly in a trade for big man Andrew Bynum.
According to ESPN, Howard would not only ask Orlando for the trade to New Jersey but he would force the trade.
Since when do players force themselves o...
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