Clifford Ray and Robert Parish tried helping Dwight Howard

Jackie MacMullan has an interesting Q&A with our favorite clown – Dwight Howard. Dwight didn’t reveal much about the disharmony with James Harden but claims Rockets GM Daryl Morey told him directly that the team wanted to reduce his role. Howard admitted to slacking off, but worked to change that by seeking advice from Celtics legend Robert Parish and former Cs coach Clifford Ray:

“For the final few weeks of the season, I brought [former NBA big man] Clifford Ray in. He told me, ‘Dwight, you never know what is going to happen, so you need to keep working, keep growing, be ready.’ Cliff wanted me to get in better shape. He said, ‘If you aren’t getting touches, then get every offensive rebound…