Dwight Howard talked about the inside story of leaving the Lakers in 2020 in an interview with reporter Brandon Robinson.

Howard said: "I was told that there would be a contract. I was very happy and felt that I was coming back, so I posted a message on Twitter. My agent immediately called and said, 'Hey, the Lakers have withdrawn the contract, you have to delete that tweet.' I was like, 'Damn! Why do they do this?'"

"This really hit me because I felt like I was playing with the right mindset, just thinking about winning, not caring about the data. , don't care about scoring, rebounding... I just want us to win another championship. But many people have always emphasized whether I care too much about data. I think all players will want to score and play a role on the court."

Howard added: "So I was really sad at that time because I didn't get the opportunity to fight for defending the title. I firmly believe that the team we were at that time was special. We still had a window period, and we could have won more and reached the finals in a row."