Updated: March 11, 2013, 7:05 am ET

Howard Offers Apology to Orlando Fans

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

The big man (Dwight Howard) who was so beloved there returns Tuesday for the first time since he was traded seven months ago, this time as the villain. In an exclusive interview with USA TODAY Sports, Howard acknowledged that this script — the one that included twists and turns and battered his once-sparkling image — should have been written differently.

“In Orlando, I handled a lot of stuff the wrong way,” he said, sitting at his kitchen table. “If any of those people in Orlando are upset with how I did it, I apologize for the way I handled it and the way it was handled in the media.

“I really just got caught up in wanting to please everybody else.”

via Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports

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