Dwight Howard still has fond memories of his time with the
Orlando Magic. But the All-Star center evidently is upset that the Magic are allowing someone else to wear his number.
Howard, who wore No. 12 during his eight seasons with Orlando, told the
Orlando Sentinelthat he is disappointed the Magic granted
Tobias Harris' request to wear the number.
"I just think that despite whatever happened, there was a lot of things that I did and that we did as a team, and that number was special down there," Howard told the Sentinel. "And I was a little bit upset about that.
Harris, acquired by Orlando last season in a trade with the
Milwaukee Bucks, wears No. 12 as a tribute to a close friend who died from
leukemia as a teenager, according to the Sentinel.
It is unclear whether Howard knows why Harris wears the number. The Sentinel said Howard likely didn't know when he made the comment during the interview, which took place Tuesday.
Howard is entering his first season with the
Houston Rockets following a disappointing one-year stint with the
Los Angeles Lakers. The 27-year-old Howard addressed his controversial departure from Orlando, which traded the seven-time All-Star to Los Angeles in August 2012.
"There were some things that I missed about Orlando," Howard told the Sentinel. "There's a lot of situations that nobody really knows that I kept on the inside, but there's some things about Orlando that I missed.
"But I have no regrets. I'm happy everything happened the way it happened. Even though I got hurt in the process and I had to go through a tough time, it made me a better person. I'm more mature now. I know how to handle situations different than I did back then."
WTF is this dude on? he forces his way out of the team then he thinks his number is sacred like its a bible verse number
Not really true, Sixers said along time ago that no one will ever wear #3 again and AI was still playing. Same can be said for #8 & #34 for the Lakers, #34 for the Celtics, even #23 for the Cavs...
