Ice Cube Blasts Dwight Howard During L.A. Performance

Ice Cube has joined the bandwagon of critics who are happy to see Dwight Howard leave Tinseltown. The NBA All-Star center is expected to officially leave the Los Angeles Lakers to sign with the Houston Rockets today.

The N.W.A alum blasted Howard during a live performance at the Greek Theater in L.A. over the weekend.

“F**k Dwight Howard, godd*mn it. we don’t need no punk a** motherf**kers on our team. We don’t give a f*ck about a Dwight Coward. We don’t need no b*tches on our team, homie. He don’t deserve to go up on that godd*mn wall. So, I predict tonight Kobe will win another championship before Dwight Howard ever sniffs one.”

After the rant, he told the approving crowd, “I’m glad I got that off my chest” and continued the show. Cube isn’t the only person to go off on Howard.

Shaquille O’Neal told USA TODAY Sports’ Nate Ryan that he was expecting Howard to make the move:

Shaquille O’Neal on Dwight Howard move from L.A. to Houston: “It was expected. Not everyone can handle being under the bright lights.” #nba—
Nate Ryan (@nateryan) July 06, 2013

Shaquille O’Neal on Dwight Howard leaving the Los Angeles Lakers: “It was a safe move to go to a little town like Houston.” #nba—
Nate Ryan (@nateryan) July 06, 2013

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar‘s took to Facebook to share his thoughts:

Jabbar’s words aren’t as harsh as most, but certainly they certainly weren’t meant to be complementary. Let’s hope things work out in that “little town” in Texas.