Dwight Howard always will be hated in Los Angeles.

The center had one forgettable season with the Lakers (2012-13) — memorably clashing with Kobe Bryant — then left max dollars on the table to sign with the Rockets. Howard’s sometimes-thin skin got the better of him after the Lakers’ 109-94 win over the Hawks on Sunday.

After the game Howard, who finished with 19 points and nine rounds, was called a “bitch” by a fan at Staples Center on his way to the locker room, in video obtained by TMZ Sports.

Howard challenged the fan to come down and back up his words.

“Come back [to the tunnel] and say it,” Howard told the fan several times before Hawks officials urged him along.