Report: Howard won't play for Van Gundy

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Dwight Howard vs. Stan Van Gundy

Extreme Rules

April 29,2012

Special Guest Referee: Shaquille O'Neal



Jim Ross "My god!!!!!!.......What in holy hell is happening??!!!!........."

[boozehound]

What a bitch. This dude has surpassed LeBron in terms of being a straight up douche, and I didn't think that ws possible after the summer of 2011.

yep, dude is a total pantywaist nancyboy

[boozehound]

When was the last time the Pacers advanced past the first round? 15 years ago.

pretty sure it was 04 or possibly 05. definitely made the conference finals (and played hard) against the pistons in 04.

[Killbot]

Until there are multiple articles from respectable sources about this, it's merely speculation. ESPN is not enough...

[2LeTTeRS]

I do not have an issue with Van Gundy disclosing what he'd heard confirmed to be true.

Your missing the point. Whether you have a problem with Van Gundy said on a personal level doesn't matter, he broke the biggest rule of professionalism for a coach -- he hurt the reputation of his franchise.

SVG is an employee of the Orlando Magic and his comments shed a horrible light on his employer, and for that he should be punished.

[ProfessorMurder]

The Lakers really dodged a bullet with Howard. Not only is Bynum playing better currently, he also appears to be healthier, more mature and mentally stable than Howard.

'Bynum' and 'mature' in the same sentence?

[Bigsmoke]

why didn't he just keep his mouth shut and just join the Bulls over the off-season?

[TheBluest]

lol @ Howard calling an 86yr old man during a game to talk about the coaching situation when supposedly his back is killing him.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

'Bynum' and 'mature' in the same sentence?

They're both overgrown babies, but I'd take Bynum over Howard; at least he doesn't beat around the bush.

[2LeTTeRS]

lol @ Howard calling an 86yr old man during a game to talk about the coaching situation when supposedly his back is killing him.

So having pain in a persons back is now supposed to interfere with the ability to talk? This makes no sense.

[TheBluest]

This reminds me when during the month of December about 4yrs ago I SAY UGH told Starbury to go home while about to play a team on the road so he decides to board a plane to fly back to New York and then a month later decided on his own to get exploratory surgery on his ankle so he couldn't be traded and not play for the rest of the season.


Those 2 were never the same after the incident.

[2LeTTeRS]

Until there are multiple articles from respectable sources about this, it's merely speculation. ESPN is not enough...

ESPN is actually saying this story isn't true >>> http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/78...stan-van-gundy.

But multiple league sources directly affiliated with the Magic and Howard disputed the Orlando television report to ESPN.com's Michael Wallace.

According to the report, the 86-year-old DeVos took Howard's call in his suite at Amway Center sometime during the Magic's 109-81 loss April 13 against the Atlanta Hawks.

Two sources told ESPN.com, though, that Howard did not reach out to DeVos in such a fashion.

Howard's relationship with Van Gundy has been strained for months, but sources indicate that Howard will be re-evaluated next week by team doctors to determine his playoff availability. Howard's recovery from the injury, more so than any difficulty with Van Gundy, will factor into whether Howard is able to return to the court this season, sources told ESPN.

[Killbot]

ESPN is actually saying this story isn't true >>> http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/78...stan-van-gundy.

Oops. My bad. Point still stands on needing multiple sources though.

[jbryan1984]

Wow, this mess is starting to make the 2010 Cavs look like they were all best buds. I think they all need to go. Stan, Otis, Dwight. Its just going to have to be one of those things where you remove the entire cancer.

[heavensdevil]

Dwights a beotch, feel bad for Magic fans.