Dwight Howard has been playing basketball in Taiwan as of late. Overall, he has been putting up some insane numbers. However, his team doesn’t seem to be winning very much. The team is at a record of 4-11 and they are at the bottom of the standings right now. Regardless, Howard has been a high point for the Taoyuan Leopards who are attempting to have a strong finish to their season.
According to Taiwan News, however, there seems to be trouble afoot for Howard and his teammates. This is because he was one of 12 people ejected from the Leopards’ last game. Although the Leopards were able to come through with the win, there was a massive brawl. Howard and his teammates were playing against the TaiwanBeer HeroBears when the incident happened. According to the report, the fight was started thanks to an elbow from Leopards player Chen Hsiao-jung. He hit Chiang Yu-an of the HeroBears, and this led to a larger altercation.
Throughout the fight, numerous punches were thrown, and almost everyone on the court had a fight partner. One could even liken it to a line brawl during a hockey game. However, it should be noted that Howard wanted nothing to do with the fight. The original report claims that Dwight was on the court trying to break it all up. Despite this, he was hit with a prompt ejection. It was an unfortunate ejection when you consider how Howard had 28 points and 14 rebounds at the time.
Hopefully, for Howard and his team, this can be a massive turning point. There is no guarantee that it will be, although it is clear that these players are there for one another. Howard is giving it his all in Taiwan, and it has been very cool to see. Be sure to stay tuned to HNHH for more news from around the sports world.
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