If true, this explains a lot of why Dwight made so many wrong moves. Kobe is a hell of a player on the court, off the court some of his decisions have been shaky at best.
With Dwight though you never know if he is telling the truth. Here are the quotes via SLAM.
‘What people don’t know is that this is one of the guys who I’ve been talking to for about four years now,’ Howard said. ‘And he has been an amazing help to me, just pushing me in ways — secretly because we played in the Eastern and Western Conference. But it’s been him just talking to me, showing me how to do certain things with my team and things like that.’
‘I told [Bryant] as soon as I got here, ‘Hey, I want to be one of the greatest to ever play. I want you to push me every day,’ Howard said. ‘And he was like, ‘I’m going to push you, because I see something in you, and I want to make sure that I do my part.’ And I promised him that I’m going to do whatever I can do.’”
The Lakers should thank the Jesus or Tim Tebow everyday for Steve Nash.
I think he will be the player that will keep this train on the tracks. The dynamic between Kobe and Dwight will be fascinating, curious to see how it all plays out.