Dwight Howard is under investigation for child abuse charges by the Cobb County Police, SI.com reports.

Howard is under investigation for child abuse charges by the Cobb County Police, SI.com reports.

Analysis:

Gossip site TMZ was the first to report the child abuse allegations Monday. The NBA has not released a statement on the issue to this point. An official statement that was released by Howard offered little information, but he did deny the accusations in the statement.