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As one of the most experienced players in the league, Dwight Howard is expected to be the wise old man his teammates should be looking up to. But to say that Howard is a locker room model is akin to saying that Shawn Kemp is an expert in the field of family planning. The chiseled […]

The Golden State Warriors wound up hitting the motherlode, sweeping the rug from underneath perennial giants of the sport and scoring one of their own in center DeMarcus Cousins. But before he even became a possibility to acquire, Dwight Howard was the team’s best potential free agent asset to replace veteran Zaza Pachulia in this […]

The Washington Wizards have agreed to sign center Dwight Howard to a one-year deal now that he has finalized a buyout from the Brooklyn Nets. Dwight Howard has finalized a buyout with the Brooklyn Nets and will sign a 1-year deal for the tax MLE with the Washington Wizards once he clears waivers, league sources […]

Dwight Howard remains a member of the Brooklyn Nets, but it’s expected that the veteran center is going to be bought out by the team in a move that would make him a free agent. In such a scenario, Howard reportedly wants to join LeBron James by returning to one of his old stomping yards […]

According to the most recent reporting, popular fan theory having Dwight Howard joining the Golden State Warriors is unlikely to happen. Howard, who was sent to the Brooklyn Nets after a solid stint with the Charlotte Hornets, has widely been expected to inevitably end up joining a contender when the Nets buy his veteran big […]

The NBA is full of surprises. Any player can be traded, waived or bought out at any given time. Last week, the Charlotte Hornets traded Dwight Howard to the Brooklyn Nets for Timofey Mozgov, two future second-round picks and cash. According to USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick, Howard and the Nets will be reaching a […]

News broke back in May that superstar power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are “not in a good place internally.” This was reported by ESPN’s Zach Lowe on The Lowe Post. His colleague Brian Windhorst asked Lowe to share his thoughts on Towns and the Timberwolves. Here is what Lowe said via Hoops Hype’s […]

Things have taken yet another turn for Former All-Star center Dwight Howard as he has requested a buyout from the final year of his contract from the Brooklyn Nets less than a day after he was traded that will put him in this year’s free-agent market There could potentially be a slew of teams that […]

The Brooklyn Nets just completed a trade with the Charlotte Hornets for center Dwight Howard on Wednesday morning, and a day later, it looks like Howard is already on the way out. According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, Howard and the Nets are set to negotiate on the buyout, and center is expected to hit […]

Dwight Howard was recently sent to the Brooklyn Nets via trade. Point guard D’Angelo Russell reacted to the big news. As per Michael Scotto of The Athletic, Russell said that Howard can definitely help the Nets rack up some wins: “Man, he’s definitely a piece that can help any team. He’s well respected around the […]

The Charlotte Hornets’ salary-cap decision to trade center Dwight Howard might have been beyond what the numbers dictate but also fixing some potential issues in the locker room. According to former player-turned-analyst Brendan Haywood, the Hornets locker room had just about had it with Howard’s antics. “Guys were just sick and tired of his act,” said […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Hornets have just agreed to make the first big trade of the 2018 offseason. Embattled center Dwight Howard will now don the Nets’ colors after the team sent Timofey Mozgov, a couple of second rounders, and cash considerations over to Michael Jordan’s squad. The deal works for both teams. Charlotte […]

The Charlotte Hornets are finalizing a trade to send center Dwight Howard to the Brooklyn Nets for Timofey Mozgov, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Nets will include two future second-round picks and cash compensation going to the Hornets in exchange for Howard, who has a $23.8 million expiring contract. This is a clear salary-dump […]

Charlotte Hornets big man Dwight Howard has just revealed his whole basketball philosophy in a recent interview on ESPN’s “The Jump.” According to Howard, the reason why he wears the No. 12 jersey is due to his desire of establishing himself as the “reverse of Tim Duncan.” Dwight Howard said on “The Jump” yesterday, “Half […]

Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard can’t see LeBron James making a potential move to the City of Brotherly Love, despite being the only other team besides the Los Angeles Lakers with open cap space to sign him this summer. “All of us want to have the ball in our hands because we feel like we […]

Dwight Howard of the Charlotte Hornets recalled the infamous awkward interview with his former head coach Stan Van Gundy from their days with the Orlando Magic. It was so awkward that the big man tagged the experience as the worst day of his life. Howard was the guest at ESPN’s The Jump, where he recalled […]

Dwight Howard spent his best years wearing an Orlando Magic jersey with Stan Van Gundy at the helm. Recently, he recounted a very funny moment he had with his former head coach. As posted by NBA on ESPN, Howard narrated a story — complete with a Van Gundy impression — about how the coach wanted […]

The gradual decline of the Charlotte Hornets has been one of the more overlooked storylines in the league. They’re only a couple of years removed from their 48-win season and entertaining first-round showdown with the Miami Heat. Since then, their defense has nosedived, their clutch time execution has disappeared, and the win total has dwindled. The […]

Every year when the All-NBA team is announced there are usually a couple of head-scratchers, and it was no different this year. James Harden of the Houston Rockets was not as a surprise as a first-team selection, and Chris Paul received 54 votes, just missing out on making one of the teams. Those two weren’t the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder had quite a bitter way to end their season during Game 6 of their first-round series against the Utah Jazz a couple weeks ago. According to Charlotte Hornets star center Dwight Howard during an interview on ESPN’s “Get Up!” on Tuesday morning, Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook was seemingly trying […]

The biggest blockbuster movie of all-time hits theaters worldwide today, when Marvel Studios releases the much anticipated Avengers: Infinity War. As the superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe take the stage, the NBA’s superstars are also in the spotlight known as the playoffs. The league’s best players have inspired young and old fans alike with […]

Lance Stephenson had the highlight of the night against the Charlotte Hornets for all the right and wrong reasons, perfectly summing up who he is as a player. The Brooklynite trailed a gathering Dwight Howard and pinned his shot off the glass, which ricocheted and found an open Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who slammed it home as Stephenson […]

Dwight Howard has bounced around the NBA since leaving the Orlando Magic and for whatever reason, he just hasn’t seemed to be able to find a home. He has seemed to be a good fit with the Charlotte Hornets since coming over in a trade during the offseason from the Atlanta Hawks. He has kept […]

There is only one Lance Stephenson. And NBA fans love him. On Tuesday night, Stephenson pulled off an epic chasedown block on Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard. He celebrated on the court right after it but the ball was still live allowing Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to clean up the shot and score, all the while Lance […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

In the midst of his 14th season, the Charlotte Hornets’ Dwight Howard still carries the same chiseled physique from his prime. That, and a few intact aspects from the best parts of his younger game, can trick a mind into believing his current form is closer to the whole of his body of work than it […]

It’s easy to hate Dwight Howard. It just got a little easier. The Charlotte Hornets center is leading the NBA in six different categories this season. But not anything a player would crave to lead the league in. Classic Dwight. Honestly just the most annoying parts of basketball and Howard is a part of them […]

NBA salaries are some of the most lucrative in all of sports, with the best players’ contracts amounting to more than $200 million. The salary cap has hit the roof to the point where teams are able to offer huge contracts to today’s players. It’s never been better to be an NBA player than today given […]

Following a splendid 32-point, 30-rebound performance against the Brooklyn Nets, the league office has suspended center Dwight Howard after he was assessed his 16th foul of the season, according to Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer. The one-game suspension is expected to be served tonight, as the Charlotte Hornets host the Memphis Grizzlies, with the […]

Is Dwight Howard slowly returning back to his old form? His recent game against the Brooklyn Nets is good proof. ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly reported that Howard’s 32-point and 30-rebound performance is only the second player since 1982 to record a 30-30 in those two categories. Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) becomes second player since 1982 to record […]

Charlotte Hornets big man Dwight Howard has climbed to 16th place on the all-time rebounds list. Howard snagged his 12,943rd rebound, passing Jerry Lucas for 16th place for most rebounds in NBA History. Congrats to @DwightHoward of the @hornets for moving up to 16th on the NBA's ALL-TIME REBOUNDS list!#BuzzCity #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/OaJfv2EGLc — NBA (@NBA) […]

Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard has been putting his best numbers of the season in March, but to former teammate Dennis Schroder, he’s only picking these performances based on how to best pluck his former teams. Howard put up his best performance of the season against his hometown team, the Atlanta Hawks, stuffing the stat […]

Dwight Howard’s Superman days seem to be over, yet the big man showed that he still has lots of gas left in the tank. In a video posted by the NBA’s official Twitter account, Howard flushed a reverse alley-oop slam against his old team in the Atlanta Hawks: "Did he just do that!?"#BuzzCity pic.twitter.com/lmgj7h9ZzQ — […]

On Saturday night at Spectrum Center, the Charlotte Hornets (29-38) picked up a well-needed 122-115 victory over the Phoenix Suns to keep their slim playoff hopes alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Hornets veteran center Dwight Howard, who is playing in his first season with Charlotte, also made history during the win when he […]

Tuesday’s game between the Charlotte Hornets and Philadelphia 76ers, may not be the most intriguing matchup on paper, but many were still looking forward to it as it features two of the best centers in the league today in Dwight Howard and Joel Embiid. It did not take long for the two to take center […]

Throughout his 13-year NBA career, Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard has only knocked down five 3-pointers. He rarely attempts and makes them, but when he does, it’s a special moment. On Tuesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, he made the sixth of his career, as he drilled a wide-open 3-pointer and beating the halftime buzzer […]

Every year, NBA Draftees are outlandishly compared to Hall of Fame players, and often times, don’t live up to the unrealistic expectations. But it’s not popular for a prospect to be compared to a player who played just 105 NBA games. Nonetheless, Arizona’s DeAndre Ayton looks like a Greg Oden clone and is worth the […]

Dwight Howard’s short-tenure with the Charlotte Hornets hasn’t brought the massive change the organization was hoping to have this season, but his whopping $23.5 million contract along with his performance on the court could be the key to something bigger than his massive shoulders. And that is something the franchise needs to definitely consider. Howard’s […]

In his first year with the Charlotte Hornets, big man Dwight Howard is in the midst of one of the most productive campaigns in his NBA career. Howard has had a solid all-around play on both ends of the court that has caught the attention of head coach Steve Clifford. Clifford believes it can be […]