Dwight Howard under investigation for child abuse

ATLANTA – NBA star Dwight Howard is under investigation for suspected child abuse, Cobb County, Georgia, police said Tuesday – the same day his son turned 7.

It’s the second time Howard, 28, has been investigated by Cobb police for the same allegations, but he has not been charged. Howard was also under investigation in Florida, but also was not charged, attorney David Oscar Markus said.

“The Florida Department of Children and Families examined all of the evidence and determined that the claims of child abuse were not substantiated,” Markus said. “The case was closed in September.”

The boy’s mother, Royce Reed, a former star of the VH1 reality show “Basketball Wives,” has publicly discussed the allegations on social media in recent days.

“Let’s get the facts straight!” Reed wrote Sunday. “THE CASE IS NOT CLOSED AND HE IS/WAS NOT CLEARED!”