http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/04/04/report-howard-wants-van-gundy-fired/?ls=iref:nbahpt1 I guess this is what you do to keep an asset worth $100 million from walking.
Howard may actually want Van Gundy fired, but David Pingalore is as credible as Bill Ingram and Incarcerated Bob, so I'd take that report with a grain of salt.