WATCH: Rockets' Dwight Howard busted for using Stickum spray
This is your weird NBA story of the night.
Haven't seen this one before: Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard was caught using Stickum spray on his hands on Saturday, and the team was given a warning.
From the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Chris Vivlamore:
He sprayed his hands at the scorer’s table with a can covered in white tape – apparently to hide its contents. He entered the game as Paul Millsap was at the free-throw line and grabbed the ball after a made attempt. When Millsap got the ball back it clearly had a foreign substance on it.
“I’ve never felt the ball like that ever,” Millsap said after the game. “It was sticky. It was like super glue or something was on there. I couldn’t get it off my hands. It was the weirdest thing ever.”
Official Monty McCutchen grabbed the ball and went to each bench to issue a warning, saying ‘Stickum is illegal in the NBA.’ After first going to the Hawks bench he made his way toward the Rockets bench. Rockets coach J.B. Bickerstaff slid in front of the can, still at the scorer’s table. McCutchen noted he knew what Bickerstaff was hiding.
After the incident, which occurred with 3:36 left in the first quarter, the officials switched the game ball for another one. Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer shook his head. Howard smiled. It was weird.
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After the game, Howard said he was surprised at the situation, admitting to using it every game for the last five years, per the Houston Chronicle's Jonathan Feigen.
"I don't know why people are making a big deal out of it," Howard said. "I do it every game. It's not a big deal. I ain't tripping."
(HT: ClutchFans)
