Dwight Howard has played in three NBA All-Star Games so he knows that the game isn’t really a game. In reality, it’s an exhibition — a fun time in which nobody really plays any defense.

So, it’s no wonder Howard smiled and chuckled lightly when asked what it would be like if his intense Orlando Magic coach, Stan Van Gundy, coaches the East squad on Feb. 14.

"It’d be funny," Howard said. "It’d be real funny."