WASHINGTON — Dwight Howard sat out the Washington Wizards’ season opener Thursday night with what the team said is a sore buttocks. Coach Scott Brooks said before the Wizards hosted the Miami Heat that Ian Mahinmi would replace Howard in the lineup for Game 1. “He’s getting close,” Brooks said about Howard, who did not miss a single game because of injury last season with the Charlotte Hornets. We just want to make sure that he’s comfortable — we’re comfortable — going forward,” Brooks said. “He’s definitely going to miss tonight and, going forward, we don’t know.”Washington’s next game is at home against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday.

Source: National Post October 19, 2018 00:22 UTC