Dwight Howard ejected from 2nd straight game
Dwight Howard was told to hit the showers early for the second consecutive night on Saturday.
The heated Houston Rockets center was forced to cool off as his team finished the fourth quarter without his services because of a minor scuffle with Washington Wizards big man Nene that ended with Howard swatting referee Mitchell Ervin's arm away.
That was just unnecessary by Howard. Have to keep his composure.
— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) January 31, 2016
Referee Josh Tiven then assessed Howard his second technical foul of the evening - he had picked up his first tech for getting too physical, albeit playfully, with Jared Dudley earlier in the game.
Howard's actions, and subsequent penalty, pushed him past the Golden State Warriors' resident ball of energy, Draymond Green, as he became the league-leader in technical fouls.
Dwight Howard: ejected from 2nd consecutive game tonight. He leads the entire @NBA with 12 technical fouls.
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) January 31, 2016
The 12-year vet was kicked out of Friday's loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the third quarter, finishing with eight points, eight rebounds, two steals, and one block.
He exited Saturday's contest having posted 20 points and seven boards.