Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard mock story that they nearly had a fight

Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard squared off in the trainer’s room, mocking a report that the two had nearly come to blows.

In an image from Bryant’s new Twitter account and Howard’s Instagram, a smiling Bryant faces Howard with clenched fists as Coach Mike D’Antoni pretends to break it up.

“It’s just funny. We’re losing. Every little story that comes out is geared towards breaking our team up,” Howard said. “We’re bigger than that. We’re stronger than that and we’re not going to let anything divide us.”

Bryant dismissed the report as inaccurate.

“It’s not true. We all try to be professional about what we do,” Bryant said. “I guess some people skate around that a little bit.”

The Lakers have struggled all season and currently are three games below .500.

“Obviously there are fake stories coming out, somebody has something against our team,” Howard said. “It’s not us. Me and Kobe don’t have a problem with each other. We’re not beefing. So for somebody to come out with a random story and say me and him got into a fight?”

“It’s ridiculous,” continued the Lakers center. “I just think it’s funny.”

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