After being found with a handgun in his carry-on bag, Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard was detained at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston last Aug. 28. According to the CBSSports report, Howard claimed ownership of the gun and was permitted to give the handgun to an associate.

The district attorney's office declined to press charges against the former Defensive Player of the Year after being informed of Howard's detainment, according to Houston Police Department spokesperson Kese Smith. Howard was then allowed to board a later flight.

As noted by CBSSports report, Howard was stopped at Terminal E at 7 a.m. when TSA officials discovered a pistol in the bottom of the carry-on bag. The Rockets star admitted to owning the gun and after being detained, was allowed to give the handgun to an associate.

Smith noted that few files or charges have been made at either of Houston's two main airports when firearms are found.

In Los Angeles, Clippers free agent forward Glen Davis had surgery on his left ankle Wednesday. The procedure is expected to keep him off of basketball-related activities for eight to 12 weeks, Yahoo Sports reports.

As noted by the report, Davis had surgery to repair torn ligaments, a cyst and a bone spur in his left ankle. The procedure was completed by Dr. Bob Anderson in Charlotte N.C.

The hefty forward suffered the injury during Game 6 of the Clippers' first round matchup wit the San Antonio Spurs on April 30. Davis was able to plow on through with the injury for eight more playoff games after the incident.

Still unsigned a month before training camp, Davis averaged career-lows of four points, 2.3 rebounds and 12.1 minutes in 74 regular season games with the Clippers last season.

As noted by Yahoo Sports, he was receiving interest from both the Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks before it became apparent that he needed major ankle surgery.