EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping . -- Dwight Howard participated in his first practice with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, going through a lengthy workout with no apparent concerns about his surgically repaired back. Howard worked out with the Lakers new starting five during much of the afternoon practice at the Lakers training complex, running offensive drills with Steve Nash and playing a little 1-on-1 against Pau Gasol. After finishing up the workout with drills in the Lakers new Princeton-inflected offence, he got a few quick pointers from Kobe Bryant. Howards performance was encouraging to the Lakers, who are being careful with their new franchise centre five months after surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back. "I didnt surprise myself," Howard said. "Ive been working hard to get on the court. I want to continue to work hard, (and) we havent had any setbacks, so I want to continue to do whatever I can to get on the court." The six-time All-Star centre hasnt committed to any timetable for his debut with the Lakers, who acquired him in a four-team trade in August. The Lakers already have announced Howard wont play in their first preseason game in Fresno against Golden State on Sunday night, but Howard sounds determined to suit up with his teammates at some point before the regular season opener Oct. 30 against Dallas. "Hopefully Ill be back for some preseason games," Howard said. "I think were going to need it for chemistry and all that stuff, but like I said, Im not going to rush. Im going to continue to practice. Weve had some great practices. Today was really good, so Im happy." The Lakers second exhibition is in Ontario, Calif., on Oct. 10 against Portland. Howard has been working out six days a week at the Lakers training complex to prepare for the season under the watch of the clubs medical staff and his own team. The results are promising to his teammates, who were impressed by Howards fitness in his first team action. Howard participated in three-on-three, two-on-two and one-on-one drills with the Lakers, who didnt run any drills with serious contact or 5-on-5 scrimmages. "He worked just as much as anybody else, so that was good," Gasol said. "I didnt expect that to happen today. ... Hes a great player, a tremendous force, and it feels good to have him here." Howard knows the Lakers have plenty of work to do if they hope to grasp the new offensive concepts being installed by veteran assistant coach Eddie Jordan. Bryant, who already sees Howard picking up the offence, is grateful to see evidence of Howards work ethic in his first day. "It was very beneficial," Bryant said. "Even though he cant really do anything thats contact-related, hes still able to go through all the drills offensively, and the schemes we want to do, and kind of work through the Princeton offence, so it was very productive." Wholesale Jerseys USA . Fraser, 25, split the 2011-12 AHL season between the Toronto Marlies and Syracuse Crunch, tallying seven assists, a plus-15 rating and 67 penalty minutes in 45 games. Wholesale Jerseys Supply . White, the 16th overall pick in the 2012 draft, has been absent from Houstons practices for almost a week and called the team "inconsistent for how it was helping him deal with his anxiety issues and obsessive compulsive disorder. http://herownblog.com/wholes... . Joey Elliott will replace Alex Brink under centre for the Bombers when they play host to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats this Thursday. [url=http://herownblog.com/wholesale-jerseys-china/]Wholesale Jerseys . The 7-foot Curry was waived Wednesday by San Antonio after averaging 8.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 15. Wholesale Jerseys Online . The 2007 champion, who is returning to F1 after a three-year absence, steered his former Renault car around the Catalunya Circuit in 1 minute, 22.030 seconds in the fastest time of both sets of preseason tests in Barcelona.CALGARY - The Calgary Flames continue to overhaul their coaching staff with the release of associate coach Craig Hartsburg. New head coach Bob Hartley brought Jacques Cloutier on board as his assistant this week. Hartsburg was on Brent Sutters coaching staff for one season. Sutter and the Flames parted company in April after the team missed the playoffs for a third straight year. Hartley is searching for another assistant, the Flames said Thursday in a stattement that also quoted Hartsburg.dddddddddddd "I believe it is best for Bob Hartley, coming into a new coaching situation, to have his own staff," Hartsburg said. "Im looking forward to my next venture in hockey." The 52-year-old from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is back on the NHL job market. He was head coach of the Ottawa Senators for less than a season in 2008-09. The Sens fired him in February when the team was 17--24--7. ' ' '