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Dwight Howard says he played through a torn MCL and meniscus in the playoffs

Playoff Dwight was coming through even as Howard had a serious knee injury.

Wow. When Dwight Howard told ESPN that his knee was "very sore" after Game 1 of the 2015 Western Conference Finals, he was not joking. Howard says he played through the entire series between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors with a torn MCL and meniscus in his right knee.

Dwight Howard just told us on Texans Radio that he played through a torn MCL and meniscus during the WCF vs the Warriors

— Mike Meltser (@MikeMeltser) October 8, 2015

That's pretty incredible, considering D12 averaged 35 MPG in that series while snagging 14.