Dwight Howard’s ex Royce Reed is furious that the NBA star is off the hook in his child abuse case, telling close friends their 6-year-old son Braylon is still “terrified” of his father.

Howard was investigated by the Atlanta Police Dept. for allegedly hitting his son with a belt buckle last year. They ultimately decided to drop the case.

Now according to TMZ Sports, Reed is fuming over the decision, with one source close to Reed saying “She’s extremely upset by the way the system neglected to defend her son.”

“She never asked for Dwight to be arrested. She asked for him to get help and take parenting classes. Her child is terrified of his father.”

TMZ reached out to Dwight’s camp for comment and his attorney said, “Several law enforcement agencies have thoroughly investigated the allegations and all decided against filing charges.”

“It is sad that Royce Reed continues to use her son as a pawn with the media, despite court orders prohibiting her from doing so.”

The two have been feuding for years going all the way back to Reed’s appearance on “Basketball Wives” where she was prohibited from mentioning Howard’s name.  It seems like there’ll always be an issue between them.  If Howard actually does go overboard in terms of parenting then I hope he does seek help.  If Reed is just seeking publicity yet again then she needs some help herself.