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Washington Wizards: Dwight Howard and Wizards Locker Room

By Jen Julie Smith

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers (L) and Dwight Howard #12 of the Houston Rockets (R) have words after a scuffle during the Lakers first regular season NBA game against the Houston Rockets, October 28, 2014 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers (L) and Dwight Howard #12 of the Houston Rockets (R) have words after a scuffle during the Lakers first regular season NBA game against the Houston Rockets, October 28, 2014 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 20: John Wall #2 of the Washington Wizards and Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards look on during the game against the Toronto Raptors in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 20, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 20: John Wall #2 of the Washington Wizards and Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards look on during the game against the Toronto Raptors in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 20, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Leadership of John Wall and Bradley Beal

Candace Buckner of the Washington Post provided an interesting update on the Howard acquisition. While covering the Wizards Summer League on Friday, with John Wall in attendance, she broke some news.

It was Wall who reached out to both Jeff Green and Howard to join Washington.

Wall is aware of Howard’s locker room issues. However, he knows that this is an opportunity for Howard to rehab that reputation.

The point guard added, “I can’t force him. He has to want to be able to change on his own.”

That’s true. Wall’s job is not to rehab people. His only job was only to rehab his knee. (Which was a miracle after the way he played in the postseason, as if he never had any surgery).

There will be times after games where players are upset how others played the game. That’s in every locker room, board room, or wherever people work as a team.

Although it’s not Wall’s job to “re-correct” Howard’s disposition, it is his job to lead the team.

How Wall and Beal can keep the team together:

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