Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard attempted to downplay the severity of his shoulder injury Tuesday, claiming his labrum is not torn — contrary to what the team had announced a day earlier.

Howard clarified his medical condition prior to the team’s 125-112 loss to the Houston Rockets, hoping he could calm some Lakers fans’ nerves.

“My labrum, a piece of it separated from the bone,” Howard said. “When people saw it, they was thinking the worst. It’s not as bad as what people were saying.”

Via  Dave McMenamin of ESPN Los Angeles.