德懷特·霍華德周一重返洛杉磯湖人隊，六個賽季前他離開了球隊。

8次入選全明星中鋒，15年NBA老兵是湖人隊不太可能填補(bǔ)考辛斯膝蓋受傷造成的突然空缺。

2012-13賽季，霍華德和史蒂夫·納什(Steve Nash)一起加入了湖人隊，這是一個值得紀(jì)念的賽季。雖然霍華德在籃板上領(lǐng)先于NBA，在傷病中勇敢地打球，但他也與科比發(fā)生了沖突，在季后賽首輪湖人隊失利后，他最終放棄了自由球員的身份。

在他離開后，他回到了6支球隊，而湖人隊在接下來的6個賽季都沒有進(jìn)入NBA季后賽。

自從霍華德在斯臺普斯中心拿到了比湖人少得多的薪水，轉(zhuǎn)而加入休斯頓火箭隊之后，他在斯臺普斯中心受到了強(qiáng)烈的噓聲。

霍華德上賽季加盟華盛頓后參加了9場比賽，但自從去年11月接受脊椎手術(shù)后就再也沒有參加過比賽。2017-18賽季，霍華德在夏洛特黃蜂隊時身體健康，場均16.6分，12.5個籃板。

33歲的霍華德將接替考辛斯的位置，考辛斯在上個月與湖人簽約后不久就撕裂了膝蓋韌帶。考辛斯可能會錯過即將到來的整個賽季，所以霍華德將與賈維爾·麥基和安東尼·戴維斯一起為洛杉磯打中鋒。

:職業(yè)生涯場均17.4分，12.7個籃板，2.0個蓋帽，霍華德無疑是他這一代最偉大的大個子之一。但在他的職業(yè)生涯中，他的態(tài)度和更衣室的存在一直受到批評，他在洛杉磯幾乎沒有球迷。

霍華德上周即將回到洛杉磯，這在網(wǎng)上引起了湖人球迷的矛盾情緒，但霍華德顯然說服了湖人，當(dāng)他為俱樂部效力時，他可以成為一名強(qiáng)有力的支持球員和優(yōu)秀的隊友。

湖人上賽季的更衣室發(fā)生了劇變，但這主要是由于更衣室外的發(fā)展-特別是前廳最終在賽季中期的交易中徒勞地追求戴維斯。勒布朗·詹姆斯和拉簡·隆多在他們效力的第一個賽季就成為了球隊的領(lǐng)袖，他們將再次掌管球隊的大名單，并進(jìn)行一些重大的變動。湖人放棄了前鋒阿爾里克·霍爾曼，為霍華德創(chuàng)造了一個花名冊的位置。

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Howard returns to Lakers six years after departure

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LOS ANGELES — Dwight Howard rejoined the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, six seasons after his acrimonious departure.

The eight-time All-Star centre and 15-year NBA veteran is the Lakers' improbable choice to fill the sudden roster vacancy created by DeMarcus Cousins' knee injury.

Howard spent one memorable season with the Lakers in 2012-13 after joining the club with Steve Nash in Los Angeles' high-risk attempt to create an immediate championship contender. While he led the NBA in rebounding and valiantly played through injuries, Howard also clashed with Kobe Bryant and subsequently spurned Los Angeles as a free agent after the Lakers lost in the first round of the playoffs.

He bounced to six franchises after his departure, while the Lakers haven't made the NBA post-season in those ensuing six seasons.

Howard has been aggressively booed at Staples Center ever since he took significantly less money than the Lakers offered him and joined the Houston Rockets instead.

Howard appeared in nine games last season after joining Washington, but he hasn't played since November after undergoing spinal surgery. When healthy with the Charlotte Hornets in 2017-18, Howard averaged 16.6 points and 12.5 rebounds per game.

The 33-year-old Howard will take over the role expected to be filled by Cousins, who tore his knee ligament shortly after signing with the Lakers last month. Cousins could miss the entire upcoming season, so Howard will team with JaVale McGee and Anthony Davis to play centre for Los Angeles.

With career averages of 17.4 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots per game, Howard is undeniably one of the greatest big men of his generation. But he has been criticized throughout his career for his attitude and locker room presence, and he made few fans in Los Angeles.

Howard's impending return to LA over the past week generated conflicting feelings among Lakers fans online, but Howard clearly persuaded the Lakers he can be a strong supporting player and a good teammate when he worked out for the club.

The Lakers had locker room upheaval last season, but it was caused mostly by developments outside the room — particularly the front office's ultimately fruitless pursuit of Davis in a midseason trade. LeBron James and Rajon Rondo emerged as leaders in their first season with the club, and they'll again be in charge of a roster with several major changes.

The Lakers waived forward Aric Holman to create a roster spot for Howard.

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