Dwight Howard wrote on his Twitter account that he's officially
decided to join the Rockets. The free agent wrote this on his Twitter
account late Friday night:
"I've decided to become a member of the Houston Rockets. I feel its
the best place for me and I am excited about joining the Rockets and I'm
looking forward to a great season. I want to thank the fans in Los
Angeles and wish them the best."
Howard's official Twitter account @DwightHoward has a photo of him wearing a Rockets jersey as the main photo. The change was apparently made sometime Friday evening.
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After Howard's Twitter post, Kobe Bryant also made it official by unfollowing Howard on his Twitter account, according to The Orlando Sentinel.
Bryant posted a picture of he and Pau Gasol in an embrace during a game
with the following: "#vamos #juntos #lakercorazon #vino".
Howard, in return, unfollowed Bryant on his account.
Sporting News' Sean Deveney reported Friday
that Howard was sold on making the Rockets his new team, leaving the
Lakers as a free agent for what could be an $88 million deal over four
years. Other reports had said Howard was meeting with the Lakers and
that a final decision hasn't been made.
But that's apparently old news now.
The Rockets were making room to get under the salary cap on Friday,
shipping rookie Royce White to Philadelphia, freeing up another $1.7
million in salary space. There's also been reports the Rockets will deal
either guard Jeremy Lin and/or center Omer Asik.
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