Dwight Howard won’t risk long-term injury, will be a game-time decision against Celtics
Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni says Dwight Howard will be a game-time decision against the Celtics on Thursday night, according to the Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn. Howard suffered a torn labrum in his shoulder and has missed the last three games. He was criticized earlier by Kobe Bryant for not playing through the injury:
“We don’t have time for (Howard’s shoulder) to heal,” Bryant said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with ESPNBoston.com’s Jackie MacMullan. “We need some urgency.”
Howard participated in the team’s shootaround on Thursday but says he won’t push an early return at the risk of exacerbating the injury. The Lakers (23-26) are currently in 10th place in the Western Conference.
Dwight Howard is a game-time decision for tonight, according to coach Mike D'Antoni. Howard participated in shootaround #lakers #celtics—
gary washburn (@GwashNBAGlobe) February 07, 2013
Dwight Howard says he won't take long-term risk just to return to save #lakers "This is my career. Nobody else is going to take care of me."—
gary washburn (@GwashNBAGlobe) February 07, 2013
Kobi is wrong here. D12 has missed 7 games the last 7 years...how many has Kobi missed?
D12 returned from back surgery early trying to help the team and gets no thanks for it.