Dwight Howard will train with Kareem once healthy

[Mr.Baller]

One of the biggest perks of playing the center position for the Los Angeles Lakers is working with one of the greatest players to ever play the position. With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar willing and able to offer his services to all Lakers centers over the years, Los Angeles has been a place for talented big men to come and thrive.

Even though Abdul-Jabbar has had rocky relationships with Shaquille O’Neal and Andrew Bynum in the past, the knowledge passed down from generation to generation has to be worth something. It’s a shame that none of the centers after him decided to perfect the hook shot, but no player has ever been able to pull that off since the six-time NBA champion retired back in 1989.

After acquiring Howard, one of the common questions asked was whether or not the up-and-comer would attempt to learn something from the man that mastered the position for two decades.

Now it seems that the newly acquired Dwight Howard will learn a thing or two from Abdul-Jabbar after answering a twitter question sent to him about the possible training lessons.

Howard responded simply with:

“I am. When I’m released.”

Howard is no stranger from soaking up the knowledge from great centers from the past as he learnt a thing or two from sessions with two-time NBA champion Hakeem Olajuwon as seen below.

(Via LakersNation & SportsWorldReport)

 

[ZigZag]

wow didn't even realize that this would happen now

gotta not read too much into this

 

[Pugz]

good idea. i was already wondering if he would. even though all this mess happened dwight still seems down to earth and im happy he's open to learning more.

 

[Pugz]

Dwight Howard met with Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Monday.

"Just sat down with @kaj33," Howard tweeted after the meeting. "Man God is so good. Was in tears. What a blessing. This is like a dream come true. Go Lakers."

Howard then tweeted a picture of the two of them together with the caption, "Me and @kaj33 together. For many years to come."

Abdul-Jabbar tweeted the same picture of the two centers and wrote, "#Dwight Howard Great meeting you today - Laker Nation is in great hands for years to come. Now lets WIN a championship."

Abdul-Jabbar added, "#DwightHoward thankful to impart my knowledge to a highly-motivated, gifted, athlete with integrity and focus on the prize - a championship!"

 

[.infamous]

Bout to go ham doe

 

[PurpleYellow]

yea, Dwight is beast, can't wait for this season

 

[ZigZag]

Idk, is Dwight gonna take that step to utter dominance in the next few years?

Obviously the answer to this question is unknowable, but

Would Andrew Bynum be anything if it wasn't for having the direct tutelage of arguably the greatest big man of all time?