NBA star Dwight Howard reportedly tried to avoid paying two women who took care of his 90kg pet snake, a lawsuit claims.<\/p>\n
TMZ reports Armica Nabaa and Kamisha Shelman are seeking a minimum of $50,000 in unpaid wages for minding Howard's snake collection after the pair were fired by the Lakers star in January.<\/p>\n
It comes after Nabaa claims she helped Howard secure his $2.56 million contract with the Lakers last season by using her "networks and contacts".<\/p>\n
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According to the report, Nabaa and Shelman were hired in December 2018 under the assumption they'd be doing the star's administrative work.<\/p>\n
The women allege Howard soon loaded them with extra responsibilities after firing a butler, maid and groundskeeper.<\/p>\n
Howard, who has been featured multiple times on Animal Planet's "Tanked," has "a number of large snakes," and one of them \u2014 "Cleopatra" \u2014 is a 200-pound constrictor that can grow to 25 feet, according to the report.<\/p>\n
Howard recently signed with the 76ers on a one-year, $2.6 million contract after winning an NBA championship with the Lakers last season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"