Updated: February 8, 2013, 7:56 am ET

Howard Denies Being Pressured to Return

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

After missing the previous three games, he (Dwight Howard) returned to the court Thursday night and had nine points and nine rebounds before fouling out of the Lakers’ 116-95 loss to the Celtics.

Asked if he felt pressured to return, Howard said: “No, I didn’t.” Howard said he had been targeting the Boston game to return if he could, even though teammate Kobe Bryant – who played through a labrum tear in 2003 – had been publicly noting the need for Howard to learn to manage his pain.

via Kevin Ding of The Orange County Register

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