Dwight Howard believes egos ruined his first stint with the Lakers

Dwight Howard to @JaredDudley619 over Inta Live: "I really cant speak for Kobe, so I'll speak for myself. In that season that I played here, I think there was a lot of egos that was in the way of us being the team we wanted to be. (part one)

— Melissa Rohlin (@melissarohlin) May 13, 2020

Howard (part two): "I know that I approached that season wanting to be the best version of myself and also the man. You know, I'm young, I just felt like that at the time. It was really hard for me and Kobe to really communicate. I think we were just at two different stages."

— Melissa Rohlin (@melissarohlin) May 13, 2020