Dwight Howard is equipped with killer elbows and shoulders you could build a condominium on. But what he doesn’t have is killer instinct on the basketball court. As rumors swirl around Staples Center in Los Angeles that he may be on the trading block lest he bolts the Lakers at the end of the season with the team getting no compensation in return, the focus has been on Howard’s inability to coexist alongside the hard-charging, cutthroat style that is Kobe Bryant’s calling card. It seems that while Howard wants to win, he is more concerned, it seems, with wanting to be liked by fans and coddled by coaches.
It brings to mind of other gentle giants in sports and entertainment who may have an intimidating presence but who are as soft as tissue. Take a look at the others.
