“What's going on with Dwight Howard's *ss”
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The NBA veteran, 32, sat out Saturday's game against New Orleans Pelicans with an injury in an embarrassing place.
After a nagging glute problem kept him out of another game, fans took to Twitter to tease the basketball star about his "butt injury".
Dwight is known as a fun-loving guy, but even he may have been smarting after fans shafted him on social media.
One fan tweeted: "Dwight Howard will be out with a sore ass again."
While Dylan Litman wrote on Twitter: "Writing 'Dwight Howard (butt troubles)' in my game preview made me way happier than it should have."
And Ryan tweeted: "Laughing at the fact Dwight Howard isn't playing because his damn butt broke."
Yet another fan joked: "What's going on with Dwight Howard's *ss?"
Former Orlando Magic and LA Lakers star Howard keeps his personal life to himself and is believed to be single.
But in 2007 his ex-girlfriend dancer Royce Reed gave birth to their son Braylon.
In an interview, Howard talked about how the incident had affected his Christian faith.
Howard said: "I was ashamed because I'd talked so much about being a Christian, professed my faith to the whole world, and here I was with a baby out of wedlock.
"I felt like I didn't need my relationship with God anymore, and that caused a lot of pain."
The eccentric star lives on a farm in Georgia and keeps around 20 snakes as pets.
Fans of the Wizards have had a laugh at Howard's expense, but there's been little for them to smile about this NBA season.
The Wizards are 7-12 for the season and US media has claimed star players John Wall and Bradley Beal are likely to be traded.
But they managed to secure a 124-114 win over the Pelicans, as they look to get their season back on track.