Kareem Abdul-Jabbar continued to blast Dwight Howard's tenure with the Lakers in a recent interview with LakersNation. In the chat, Abdul-Jabbar discussed wanting to train Howard and Andrew Bynum, two big men who did not play well during their time in Los Angeles.

"Well, Dwight Howard didn’t want to do any work," Abdul-Jabbar said. "Andrew Bynum did not want to do a lot of work, but Andrew was kind of getting the hang of it. I don’t think Andrew was that interested in playing basketball. ... "Dwight Howard, I’m not going to say anything about him because I really don’t understand what his thing was."

The author, Ryan Ward, posted the quotes to his personal Instagram page to promote the story. There, Howard actually responded in the comments section on his verified account to deny the allegations. He was upset he didn't get to tell his side of the story.

"Dude, don't lie to these people about me not wanting to work with him. Before you make a story, get all your facts straight before lying to people. Why wouldn't I wanna work with dude. He's one of the best all time. Dude know the truth. The team didn't even want him in the practice facility."

Ward responded by saying the comments were from Abdul-Jabbar and not him. Howard reacted back.

"I know it's his words. But you could have checked both sources before reporting it. I understand your [sic] doing your job. Dude don't have to lie tho. As soon as I was traded to Lakers [the] first person I sat with was dude. Wanting to work out. Go look back at my post. I posted a pic with him and myself at a hotel. But if a team says stay away I did what [I] was asked."

Essentially what Howard is saying is that the Lakers told him he couldn't work with Abdul-Jabbar, which would explain why the two didn't train together. Howard was clearly interested in working with the basketball legend as he sent a tweet in 2012 claiming he'd be with him "for many years to come."

Me and @kaj33 together. For many years to come. http://t.co/YR9ACNdH — Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) September 3, 2012

The curious thing is why the Lakers wouldn't want the two to work together. One would think this would only benefit Howard, but the powers that be must have felt differently. In the end, Howard exited Los Angeles after one disappointing season.