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Dwight Howard is continuing his unusual global basketball journey. The former NBA draft's number one overall pick and one of the best centers of his generation will play in Georgia starting in October, bolstering the Black Fortress Tbilisi squad. Howard announced his arrival via a social media post, using a play on words related to his birthplace. He was born in the U.S. state of Georgia, but his new stint will take him to the country of the same name, located on the border of Europe and Asia.
"Georgia, here I come! I don't mean my hometown of Atlanta. Just wait for October, when we'll set the court on fire with Black Fortress," Howard said. Details regarding the contract duration and salary have not yet been disclosed. Black Fortress achieved promotion to top tier of Georgia's basketball after winning the title as champions of the nation's second tier. It is certain, however, that the 40-year-old center is not yet ready to step away from the court for good.
What is the story behind the photo with you, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard? It was early January in that 2012-13 season. The Lakers had just lost three games in a row, and then you guys posed for this photo. Kobe put it on his social media. How did it happen? Mike D'Antoni: There were rumors that they had really gotten into it and they hated each other, and this was not going to work. I was on the training table rehabbing my knee and Kobe was there, and Dwight and I go, "Can you believe this?" I don't know how, but we just started talking and all of a sudden [the photo was shot].
Was it Kobe's idea? Because obviously he posted it. Mike D'Antoni: I think it was. I think it was Kobe. But it wasn't an idea that, "Oh, let's pose for a picture and get this out." But it was more of a joke. And I guess maybe the trainer [Gary Vitti] had a phone camera or something. Gary might have said something like, "You guys stand there and look like you're fighting, which everybody thinks you're doing every day, anyway." Something like that. It was off the cuff. It wasn't planned. It was more or less just us responding with, "It's not as bad as people say it is."
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James becomes just the second player in Lakers history to leave the purple-and-gold franchise as a reigning All-Star, joining Dwight Howard on the list. Considering the Lakers have been a franchise since 1948-49, for them to have lost just two All-Stars in free agency the following offseason is almost hard to believe.
Former NBA Star Dwight Howard says his wife is a master of lies and manipulation ... and alleges she tricked him into marriage with false claims about her fertility ... at least according to new legal docs obtained by TMZ. Dwight filed court docs requesting a protective order against Amber -- also known by her stage name Amy Luciani -- claiming they have had a rocky relationship for years … which led to him filing for divorce.
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Dan Weiss: Victor Wembanyama ties Dwight Howard with 8 first half playoff blocks for the most in the play-by-play era. Howard had 8 in the first half in Game 1 on April 18, 2010 vs. the Charlotte Bobcats.
Draymond Green: Joker has always — the one thing he has struggled with is length. If you go back and look at when the Lakers were able to beat them in 2020, the only reason they were able to beat them is because they had three guys that they could throw at Joker with length: Dwight Howard, JaVale McGee, and obviously, at times, Anthony Davis. They were able to throw length at Joker — length after length after length — and that’s why they were ultimately able to take the Nuggets down then, but haven’t been able to take the Nuggets down since. So Rudy’s doing a great job. You have to give him credit. In saying that, Joker’s still getting a lot of the shots he wants, but the length is bothering him. But he also can make these shots. So, yes, he could come out and go for 40 tonight. That does not mean Rudy hasn’t been causing him to have a tough time. The length is what he does have some problems with, if he has any problems at all.”
Jason Beede: #Magic guard Desmond Bane is one of only four players in the NBA to play and start in all 82 games this season, per the team. Bane is the first Orlando player since Dwight Howard in 2009-10 to start in all 82 games.
Lou Williams: I’ve had opportunities to play overseas and like lockouts and this and that. But it doesn't even matter. We have this thing in our business called feed the family, right? F*ck what somebody thinking about. Feed the fam. That's why you still see guys that Dwight Howard, top 75 player in the world, still playing. I'm still gonna be in Taiwan. Demarcus Cousins, I'm still gonna be in Mongolia. Feed the family at all costs.
