Dwight Howard caught gluing ball to hand during the game.

The NBA is investigating the illegal use of stickum during the Houston Rockets game against the Atlanta Hawks, Saturday night.

Apparently, Dwight Howard was caught using a spray can covered in tape containing the sticky substance. During the game, Paul Millsap mentioned to the refs that the ball felt abnormal. According to the Los Angeles Times, Howard used the product and grabbed the ball right before Millsap's free-throws.

In an interview with the Houston Chronicle, Howard downplayed the incident, and revealed that he's been using the product before every game. "I don't know why people are making a big deal out of it," he said. "I do it every game. It's not a big deal. I ain't tripping."

Source: LA Times|Houston Chronicle