When NBA legend Dwight Howard brought the curtain down on his illustrious 20-year career last week, it should have been a moment of celebration for one of the league's most decorated players.
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With all of this considered, a celebrity divorce attorney has lifted the lid on the potential repercussions for the former Lakers star amid the wild allegations.
Sarah Luetto, a Matrimonial & Family Law Partner at Blank Rome who is not involved in the case, explained to the Daily Mail: '[Allegations of] illegal substance use is something that courts look at very seriously in regards to child welfare.
'There is a presumption that it's not in the child's best interest to be with a parent who has substance abuse issues. You can seek primary custody from the other parent if there's concerns about substance abuse.
'I think it could have negative implications for his custodial arrangements with his other children, if they were living in a house with this sort of unrest,' Luetto added if the allegations about drug use, which he has adamantly denied, were true.
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"Inside the Stunning Downfall of NBA Icon Dwight Howard as New Bodycam Footage Lays Bare Latest Feud," by James Cohen was published in the Daily Mail on March 21, 2026.