Dwight Howard's admission to using Stickum – an adhesive substance used by athletes to improve grip – during Houston's loss to Atlanta on Saturday briefly sent social media ablaze with questions. How will the NBA respond to it? Stickum is illegal, as referee Monty McCutchen made clear to the Rockets and Hawks benches after Atlanta forward Paul Millsap complained that the ball was coated in a foreign substance.
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