Kobe Bryant May Have Driven Dwight Howard Off Idea Of Staying With Lakers

A source, close to Dwight Howard, is claiming that Howard really wants to leave the Los Angeles Lakers, more than ever, after hearing the pitch message from Kobe Bryant.

On Tuesday, Bryant and Dwight had a sit-down meeting to talk about Howard staying with the L.A. Lakers. Bryant also talked about how he could make Howard into a champion, something that Howard didn't like, according to the source. 

It appears that maybe the pitch message Bryant gave Howard has driven him off the idea of resigning with the team altogether. 

Sources close to Howard tell me Kobe's reported pitch in Tuesday's meeting about teaching D12 how to win will be a "complete turnoff" to D12
— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) July 4, 2013