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Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard is set to make his season debut on Friday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic. However, the eight-time All-Star says he is still experiencing pain when he sits down. https://twitter.com/CandaceDBuckner/status/1058051651720884225 Dwight Howard, now 32 years of age, has been dealing […]

Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard is set to make his season debut on Friday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic. Sources on @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium: Wizards center Dwight Howard is planning to make his season debut in Washington on Friday against OKC — allowing the team […]

The Washington Wizards are now 1-5 to start the new campaign. Amidst one of the worst starts to a season in franchise history, the team has received a much-needed boost, with reports emerging that big man Dwight Howard is set to make his Wizards debut at some point this week. According to Chris Haynes of […]

The Dwight Howard era with the Washington Wizards is not off to a good start. Howard didn’t play at all during the preseason due to a back/piriformis injury, and he hasn’t suited up in the regular season either. The former All-NBA center will not travel with the team on their upcoming five-game road trip. Howard […]

According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard won’t play in Thursday night’s season opener against the Miami Heat. Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard will not play in tonight’s season-opener against the Miami Heat, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. He still needs more practice time. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) October 18, 2018 […]

Washington Wizards veteran big man Dwight Howard finally returned to full practice activities on Monday. The three-time Defensive Player of the Year missed the team’s preseason games due to a butt injury. Dwight Howard participated in the full practice today — Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) October 15, 2018 Howard return’s is a welcome sight for the […]

Dwight Howard has been dealing with an injury leading up to the start of the 2018-19 NBA season. After going through a busy offseason that saw him end up signing with the Washington Wizards, the former superstar center has had a lot of disappointing setbacks. It was previously thought to be a back injury, but […]

Washington Wizards starting center Dwight Howard doesn’t have a back injury after all. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Howard visited a specialist in New York and has a piriformis injury, which is a muscle in the buttocks. The injury isn’t considered serious and Howard will continue to receive treatment. Howard has yet to […]

Washington Wizards newly-acquired center Dwight Howard could be in danger of missing the team’s season-opener against the Miami Heat after suffering a setback in his recovery from a lower-back injury. Howard recently returned to Washingotn D.C., leaving the team’s current preseason road trip to receive a pain-relief injection, according to Candace Buckner of The Washington Post. […]

The recovery of Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard from his back injury isn’t going as planned, with head coach Scott Brooks admitting that the big man suffered some sort of setback over the weekend. According to Fred Katz of The Athletic, Howard is going back to Washington to receive a pain injection. Dwight Howard had […]

In a superstar-driven league, you are either one of two players: a superstar or not. There comes a time in a player’s career that would be considered a tipping point of how things will finally take course. On one end, you become a bust or a failure, on the other hand, you prove all the […]

There is currently no timetable for Dwight Howard to return from his back injury, according to Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks. Howard suffered the injury while training in the offseason, and the pain worsened after the former All-NBA big man took a promotional tour to China. The 32-year-old has only been doing light work […]

Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard was linked to the Golden State Warriors this offseason, but he says winning a title in D.C. has more meaning. Howard has been a journeyman lately. The Wizards are his sixth NBA team, and The eight-time All-Star wants to create something special in his new city. From Chase Hughes of […]

Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard continues to deal with soreness in his back and won’t play in the team’s preseason opener Monday against the New York Knicks. Howard suffered the injury while training in the offseason, and the pain worsened after the former All-NBA big man took a promotional flight to China. Howard signed a […]

Dwight Howard went through a crazy offseason this year, changing teams twice. After being traded by the Charlotte Hornets to the Brooklyn Nets, Howard was bought out of his contract and allowed to test the open free agency market. Soon after hitting the market, Howard decided to sign a contract with the Washington Wizards. According […]

Newly acquired Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard is already in a war of attrition of his own. The three-time Defensive Player of the Year has upped his defense on his recent beef with Shaquille O’Neal, saying that the latter’s roasts are just based on a “little insecurity.” Keely Diven of NBC Sports Washington documented Howard’s latest […]

Dwight Howard was recently clowned by Shaquille O’Neal after inviting him to compete in a roast battle. Social media blew up in the wake of Shaq’s comments, but now Howard is looking to downplay their feud … at least to a certain extent. “What’s going on between me and Shaq? I don’t know. I woke up and […]

The Washington Wizards will be without the services of eight-time All-Star Dwight Howard for the first day of practice due to a back ailment. Scott Brooks giving his first update at #Wizards media day. says Dwight Howard has a back issue that will keep him out of the first day of practice tomorrow. Lists him […]

Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is no stranger to getting into beef and he has found a new target now in fellow big man and Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard. O’Neal famously feuded with teammate Kobe Bryant for years, even after winning three championships with him. The TNT host is also consistently trading verbal jabs with […]

Washington Wizards big man Dwight Howard recently appeared on Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘n Out show on MTV. The 32-year-old journeyman took a lot of vicious shots on the show that may have made Howard regret signing up for the program in the first place. Here’s the clip of Howard’s national TV roasting which took only […]

It feels like ages ago that Dwight Howard’s name would synonymously be brought up along with the best big man in the league discussion. There was even a time that his name was in the same sentence as the greatest big man of all time. Fallen from grace and at 32-years-old, we see him bounced […]

Clint Capela stepped out of Dwight Howard’s shadow after the end of the 2015-16 season, given the opportunity to start as the All-Star big man made his way to his hometown Atlanta Hawks after three seasons in Houston. While Capela has forged a future as the Houston Rockets’ starter, his goal is to replicate Howard’s […]

Washington Wizards big man Dwight Howard will return from his trip to China sporting some new ink. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnEMgo2BuAD/?taken-by=dwighthoward Tattoos have been big in the NBA recently, but Howard has shied away from them in the past. Howard said his choice to not have tattoos stemmed from his religious beliefs. He stated that while he always […]

Last season, Lou Williams made headlines after scoring 50 points against the Golden State Warriors. The Los Angeles Clippers entered the game having lost 21 of their last 23 games at Oracle Arena (moreover, they lost 12 games in a row against their Division rivals), so it took a herculean effort to help lead the […]

The Washington Wizards is Dwight Howard’s fourth team in four years. Despite being considered as an elite center, Howard is no longer the indispensable cornerstone star he once was with the Orlando Magic. Team owner Richard DeVos appears to know exactly why this came to be, and even explained it to the world — more […]

Former Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy has recently tried to explain the anomaly involving the league’s expectations on big men in this day and age. Van Gundy has decided to use Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard, who happened to be his star player during their time together with the Orlando Magic, as the […]

It’s no secret that Stan Van Gundy and Dwight Howard had a rocky relationship during their time together with the Orlando Magic. The two reached the NBA Finals together, but there was a lot of friction between the two. Regardless, Van Gundy is still sad to see thew new Washington Wizards center become an afterthought […]

It took comedian John Oliver a mere 20 seconds to create the greatest intro to showcase how “trade” works, giving United States President Donald Trump a relatable comparison by using Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard as the 6-foot-11 guinea pig for his tutorial experiment. “Our main story tonight concerns trade,” said Oliver. “The basic system […]

After just a single season with the Charlotte Hornets, Dwight Howard signed with the Washington Wizards this summer after being traded to the Brooklyn Nets and being waived in the process. His partnership with Hornets star Kemba Walker didn’t last long but both of them were productive in their only season together. Walker has huge […]

Over the past few years, we’ve seen Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard jump from team to team. It has sent signals all over the league that the big man might be a “locker room cancer.” Yet former teammate Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets cleared everything up. Walker admitted that Howard was one of the […]

The Washington Wizards signed big man Dwight Howard to a one-year, $5.3 million deal this offseason. With Howard’s defensive prowess, the Wizards will be relying on him to replace Marcin Gortat who was traded to the L.A. Clippers early this summer. In an era when big men are transforming themselves as outside threats on offense, […]

Dwight Howard is determined to find NBA longevity like Dirk Nowitzki and Vince Carter have managed to do throughout their careers, looking to play for another eight seasons, until he turns 40. To do so, he’s not only trimmed down to a chiseled 265-pound frame, but also cut down to a eye-popping 3.3 percent body […]

Washington Wizards new addition Dwight Howard might have been taken as a joke when he first mentioned the possibility of playing until he’s 40 years old during his introductory press conference, but looking at his diet and workout regimen, it’s clear he means business. It wasn’t long ago that Howard was hiding a 285-pound body […]

The Washington Wizards managed to pull the rug from underneath the defending champion Golden State Warriors, quickly securing Dwight Howard’s services after All-Star point guard John Wall reached out to him via Instagram. Owner Ted Leonsis has long heard about the baggage that comes with signing Howard, who will now play for his fifth team […]

John Wall’s interaction with center Dwight Howard prior to his commitment to the Washington Wizards is a long-known anecdote, but one that will have to morph into chemistry to really reap the fruits of this offseason effort. Yet it is Howard’s reputation that has plagued him since leaving the Orlando Magic after requesting a trade. […]

The Washington Wizards were not the only team prospectively looking to add center Dwight Howard, as the Golden State Warriors were already engaged in talks with the big man in search of a potential partnership. Howard had just finished a buyout with the Brooklyn Nets after getting traded by the Charlotte Hornets following one of […]

Dwight Howard is expecting himself to be in Springfield one day. No, it’s not about a guest appearance on The Simpsons, but rather a speech one day in front of basketball luminaries as he’s being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The veteran center recently got ambushed for an interview by the […]

Dwight Howard has been plagued by his reputation ever since leaving the Orlando Magic six seasons ago, labeled a “locker room killer” and a “nuisance” for his teammates on the court. Yet at times the criticism overflows and finds him, even on social media, where piranhas are waiting to ensnare their next victim. Howard isn’t […]

Dwight Howard was traded at the end of the season for the third straight offseason, now in his fourth different city in the past three years following breakups with the Houston Rockets, his hometown Atlanta Hawks, and most recently the Charlotte Hornets. The new member of the Washington Wizards explained why his reputation has played […]