Dwight Howard suggested that LeBron James may have something to do with his Lakers exit nearly five years ago.

Dwight Howard is pointing fingers at LeBron James for his departure from the Los Angeles Lakers following their 2020 NBA championship run. The former three-time Defensive Player of the Year recently revealed on his podcast, "Above the Rim with DH12," that a heated on-court exchange with James during the 2019-20 season led to his exit.

Dwight Howard, one of the Orlando Magic's all-time greats and a future Hall of Famer, recently took a shot at LeBron James over his exit from the Los Angeles Lakers.

Dwight Howard apparently learned his lesson the hard way: Don't mess with the King. That's King James, for those keeping score at home. Howard recently revealed that he was let go by the Los Angeles Lakers for calling LeBron a bad word.

LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers and Dwight Howard #39 of the Los Angeles Lakers high five before the game against the Miami Heat during Game One of the NBA Finals. After Chalmers revealed that he once told current Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James to "stop acting like a b****," Howard responded with a head-turning comment.

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft is making a big claim this week about the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. On the latest episode of his podcast “Above The Rim with DH 12,” eight-time NBA All-Star center Dwight Howard spoke out on his time with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Dwight Howard was a big reason the Lakers won the championship in the bubble back in 2020. But despite finishing ninth in Sixth Man of the Year voting that season, the eight-time All-Star was sent packing the next year.