Dwight Howard doesn’t pull punches, fights back on Twitter

Dwight Howard was introduced during a news conference in Charlotte.

Dwight Howard was introduced during a news conference in Charlotte.

It's been almost a month since Dwight Howard was traded from Atlanta to Charlotte.

Howard has spent his summer working on more than his three-point shooting.  The former Hawks star spent his weekend in Atlanta chatting up fans on Twitter.

He answered most questions cordially. He talked about how he’s looking forward to being a Hornet and talked some history from his days in Orlando and Los Angeles.

Of course, not all tweets were cheerful and optimistic.  As Howard was trolled, he trolled back.

(Warning: Some of the comments are vulgar and may be not safe for work.)

Even talked some history:

But like things tend to on the Internet this one got heated and personal (and NSFW):

Howard was referencing a statement he made earlier in summer about working on a three-point shot.

But the back and forth ensued:

Fans encouraged Howard to ignore the haters:

Howard reassured his new Charlotte following it was good natured.

He even teased the possibility of more of his own words (in long form):