Dwight Howard Dishes On Major Difference Playing With Kobe Bryant Vs. LeBron James On Lakers

Dwight Howard has been around the NBA for quite some time. In his 18 years in the NBA, Howard had an opportunity to play with the best of the best. Howard played with LeBron James and Kobe Bryant on the Los Angeles Lakers. NBA fans are impressed with his performance with the Orlando Magic, but he keeps getting the same question. Who was better?

Howard made an appearance on The OGs podcast with Mike Miller and Goran Dragic and talked about several different topics. Kobe and LeBron were definitely on his list.

“They have this presence, and when Kobe walks into the room or LeBron walks into the room, their presence is there and you can feel it. Kobe was more so like a silent killer. He didn’t really talk too much. LeBron loves to have fun, he wants to make jokes, but when he gets on the court you know he can turn that switch, it’s crazy to watch. The mental aspect of it, LeBron is doing all the plays he’s like the coach, and Kobe’s like give me the ball and I’m going to handle it, and I think those are the two differences.”

Veteran Howard lost games to Kobe and LeBron

Howard claims that LeBron and Kobe are two of the best teammates he has ever had. He had great experience in Orlando, but he made great memories with the Lakers.

Fun fact? Howard didn’t want to play with the Lakers ahead of the 2012 trade. Los Angeles was the one place he never wanted to go. His team had lost the finals to LA the previous season.

“At the time, I had actually told the Magic the one place I didn’t want to go was the Lakers,” Howard told Miller and Dragic. “It was no offense to the Lakers fans or anything like that but we had just lost in the finals to the Lakers and I’m like man, I want to beat Kobe. I want to beat the Lakers, not go join the Lakers.”