This off season with the blockbuster trade that sent Dwight Howard from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers, many assumed that Howard would have to adjust to a new environment with new faces.
Luckily for Howard, the Lakers acquired familiar faces in Earl Clark and Chris Duhon, two of Howard's teammates in Orlando.
Duhon and Clark both lived through the 'Dwightmare', with Duhon being the one who interacted with Howard almost on a daily basis even though the media portrayed Howard in a negative way, Duhon understood that his teammate wanted to please everyone.
Recently, Duhon told the Los Angeles Times that the trade rumors wore down Howard, but he did his best to represent himself in a positive manner:
"It was tough for him and it was wearing on him," Duhon said Friday in a phone interview with The Times. "The thing about Dwight, he's a great guy. He wants to please everybody. He wants everybody to be happy. He doesn't anybody to think negative of him. It was a tough situation. At some time, you have to think about yourself and what you want to do. He had a tough time handling that, but at the end of the day, it wore on him."
Howard's character has always been outgoing as he has been one to always try to enjoy himself while on the court. Though he did lose some fans due to these trade rumors this past summer, in time fans may learn to forgive and forget, but it will take some time for him to win them back.
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