This makes me think way more than ever before that there is close to no chance Howard is coming back to the Lakers next year:
"Relations between
Kobe Bryant and his Lakers teammate
Dwight Howard
were beyond icy during the weekend’s All-Star game in Houston — with
Howard mocking Bryant behind his back in the locker room, sources
exclusively tell Page Six. Amid other reports that the Lakers’ chilly
on-court chemistry was spilling into the locker room, we’re told that
Howard “grabbed Kobe’s uniform, put it on, and imitated him in front of
all the other players on the West team. He was joking and berating Kobe”
to fellow NBA stars, including the Clippers’
Chris Paul and
Blake Griffin and Oklahoma City Thunder star
Kevin Durant.
The source added Bryant later arrived in the locker room, “said hello
to everyone on the team except Howard, grabbed his stuff and moved as
far away from Howard as he could.” Despite a recent clear-the-air
meeting in Memphis, relations haven’t thawed. At the game, Bryant said,
“It doesn’t matter” what his team does with Howard as the trade deadline
approaches. Reps for Bryant and Howard didn’t get back to us last
night."
http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/lakers_still_in_deep_freeze_NdeeieATpo9PUCtdPsNdEO
And yes, that is Page Six, but does anyone think that's not true? I certainly believe it.