Dwight Howard Fifth Baby From A Fifth Baby-Mother: Current Girlfriend Christine Vest Is Pregnant With The All-Star's Child

Dwight Howard fifth baby from a fifth different mother is on the way for the Los Angeles Lakers center.

The current girlfriend of the NBA star, Christine Vest, is reportedly pregnant with their first child together, which would be Dwight Howard fifth baby.

In 2007, Howard's ex-girlfriend and former Magic dancer Royce Reed gave birth to their son, Braylon. When their relationship went sour, Howard won a defamation judgment against Reed in 2010. The Florida judge ruled that Reed violated a court order prohibiting her from mentioning him in the media.

Dwight Howard had initially sought $550,500,000 in damages, claiming that she had disparaged him through Twitter and her appearances on the reality television show, "Basketball Wives," as the couple's paternity agreement stipulated a $500 fine for each time she mentioned him in public.

Two of the children were conceived within three months from each other.

Currently, Howard and the Lakers are playing in the first-round of the NBA playoffs. They are trailing 1-0 in the series to the San Antonio Spurs.

"As the series goes on, those [San Antonio] bigs will wear down from trying to fight for every possession," Howard told reporters about this playoff matchup. "We've just got to do a good job, myself and Pau, of not getting offensive fouls, not try to fight back too much, but read the defense. If they front, we have things set up to where we can counter that."