Published 18:25 IST, October 27th 2020

Dwight Howard's son blasts him for not being a real dad, claims he "hates" him now

In an Instagram post, LA Lakers center Dwight Howard's 12-year-old son Braylon Howard spoke about hating his father for not being around enough.

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Dwight Howard's NBA championship victory with Los Angeles Lakers has been overshowed by countless private life issues being me public over last few weeks. It started with his fiancee and WNBA player Te'a Copper, whose DMs with Lakers center were accidentally leaked during his celebratory Instagram live session. Following leak, his ex, Royce Reed spoke up on Instagram, pointing out how b a far Howard actually was. Some days ago, his oldest son Braylon spoke up, stating that he currently "hates" Howard. 

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Dwight Howard's son Braylon Howard claims he hates his far for not being re

In a page monitored by Braylon's mor, Braylon usually posts random videos, occasionally including some funny content and TikTok videos. However, 12-year-old recently shared a message by Christine Vest – with whom Howard has a son – talking about how NBA star is not a "real d". "He don’t even talk to me and he know I’m s and need him. I’m almost 13 so I can talk now," Braylon stated. 

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Vest, who is Trey Howard's mor, spoke about Lakers star leaving ir son with a babysitter for almost two months. In a video uploed by Braylon, he talks about hating his d, as he has never been around or even played with m. He ded that y do things toger when he meets m, which is not often. 12-year-old clarified that he was not being asked to say se things. 

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"Imagine having to text a 3rd party to try and find out if this person plans on seeing ir 2 kids that live here," Royce Reed h written on Instagram, before ding that he hasn't seen his son since months. She ded that Howard, who is a multimillionaire, can choose to take any flight to come see his son, who needs him right now. "I raise him with love, not through money," Reed wrote, ding how Braylon was s when Howard did not see him even when he was in town. 

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(Image credits: AP, Dwight Howard Instagram)

18:25 IST, October 27th 2020