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The Golden State Warriors may be closing in on making a decision on signing Dwight Howard. The free agent center reportedly just completed a two-day interview process with the Warriors, sources told Jason Dumas of KRON4. Golden State’s veterans including Stephen Curry and Draymond Green have reportedly signed off on the team bringing in the future […]

The Golden State Warriors are rumored to be deciding on whether to add free agent Dwight Howard to the team, just days after cold water was thrown on the rumors. Holdover forward Draymond Green has called out a reporter after his update was shared to the social media world. In a tweet released Wednesday night, […]

The Golden State Warriors have one of the most talented rosters in the NBA, but critics say their championship window is in the process of closing. The Warriors’ are in need of a big man to snag rebounds for a team loaded with top notch shooters, and former Los Angeles Lakers champion Dwight Howard could […]

Don’t go buying those Dwight Howard Golden State Warriors jerseys just yet. Shams Charania reported last week that the Warriors are planning to meet with Howard, leading a lot of fans to believe the eight-time All-Star’s return to the NBA was a done deal. The Warriors don’t see it that way and still need Howard […]

Eight-time All-Star and 2020 NBA champion Dwight Howard is eyeing a potential return to the NBA with the Golden State Warriors. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Howard will meet with Warriors officials next week as the team looks to add an experienced big man to their frontcourt for depth. Howard, 37, spent the last […]

Three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard sent to an interesting “voicemail” to former Los Angeles Lakers teammate LeBron James about his availability for the 2024 Olympics. In a video posted on TikTok, Howard and his friend look at a photo of the “Redeem Team,” the iconic USA squad—starring Howard and James, among […]

Until very recently, the Orlando Magic were on a shameful run of NBA Drafts. Year after year, they either reached on raw prospects, selected specialist-type players or traded away the rights to a future All-Star (Domantas Sabonis). The franchise has been mired in obscurity for over a decade, with a couple of lackluster postseason appearances […]

Former NBA three-time Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard wants to play with LeBron James, Kevin Durant and others on Team USA for the 2024 Paris Olympics. But if he cannot, he issued an ultimatum to the NBA stars. Howard, who plays for Taoyuan Leopards, said he would suit up for Taiwan and drop […]

During his prime, Dwight Howard was considered as the best center in the NBA. He is a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, an eight-time All-Star and an eight-time All-NBA team player. In addition to this, he also won a NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers. Nowadays, Howard has spent his post-NBA life dominating […]

Stan Van Gundy just suffered a big loss that was bigger than basketball. The former NBA head coach had to deal with the unfortunate and sudden passing of his wife, Kimberly Van Gundy. A lot of people in the world of sportscasting and individuals within the association have expressed their condolences. But, nothing beats the […]

Over the course of their history, the Houston Rockets have been lucky enough to be the home of plenty of dominant big men, so it’s unsurprising that trend extends to their best free agency signings too. But while Dwight Howard and Dikembe Mutombo are unequivocally among the best free agents this franchise has ever signed, […]

NBA legend Dwight Howard showed his love and support for his former Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, whose wife Kimbery Jane Van Gundy recently passed away. Kim “unexpectedly” died on August 16, according to her obituary. No official cause of death has been revealed. “Kimberly Jane Abbott Van Gundy passed away unexpectedly on August […]

The Orlando Magic have made multiple trades involving some of the league’s biggest superstars, including Dwight Howard, Shaquille O’Neal, Penny Hardaway, Tracy McGrady, and more. But which trade ranks as the best in Magic history? For this exercise, we’ll rank the top-7 trades in Magic history based on the following criteria: On-court impact of the […]

The Stan Van Gundy and Dwight Howard era with the Orlando Magic did not end well as the coach and player infamously clashed at the end of Howard’s tenure with his first team. However, Van Gundy will still stand up for his former player and his place in NBA history today, saying it’s “ridiculous” to […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden is currently going to battle against Sixers president Daryl Morey by calling him a liar presumably because of contract promises. Amid the ongoing contract saga, Dwight Howard is taking advantage of the opportunity to recruit James Harden to Taiwan.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by […]

The Orlando Magic have not had a ton of success since joining the NBA in 1989. They’ve had some great teams and two appearance in the NBA Finals is at least a lot more than some teams can boast. However, sustained success and the Larry O’Brien Trophy have eluded them for a long time. The […]

One of the more infamous stories in NBA lore revolves around Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and three-time Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard. The latter had recently joined the Lakers as part of a four-team trade that involved a series of notable moves, such as the once beloved Andrew Bynum being sent […]

Dwight Howard is no stranger to teaming up with some of the best players in NBA history. But Howard, despite having a long list of Hall of Fame teammates throughout his illustrious career, may have had no better teammate than LeBron James or Kobe Bryant, playing alongside them in different periods with the Los Angeles […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are still looking for another center to fill one of their remaining two roster spots, and Kendrick Perkins has a suggestion on who the team should pursue: Dwight Howard. During his latest appearance on NBA Today, Perkins heaped praise on the Lakers and the offseason they are having so far. The […]

Eight-time NBA All-Star and 2020 NBA champion, Dwight Howard, believes that he still can make an indelible impact for several teams if rostered by a team. Having last played for the 6-24 Taoyuan Leopards in Taiwan’s T1 League (the league’s second year in existence), leading the league with his rebounding and assist averages while ranking […]

Dwight Howard has been around the block in the NBA. He’s been through his fair of teams too, with his eight-year tenure with the Orlando Magic being the longest in his career. However, the 37-year-old admits that among all the teams he’s had the chance to play for, there’s just something different about the Los […]

Dwight Howard previously stated that he firmly believes he could take down Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic in his prime. For those that are not familiar with Howard’s peak, let’s just say he was a pretty good basketball player in his heyday. This is exactly why he has extreme confidence in his ability to dominate […]

There have been many snubs to the NBA Top 75 Greatest Players of All Time list announced in 2021, and Dwyane Wade believes the biggest of them all is none other than Dwight Howard. An eight-time All-NBA, eight-time All-Star, three-time Defensive Player of the Year, five-time rebound champion, 2008 Slam Dunk Champion, an Eastern Conference […]

Dwight Howard previously stated that he believes he would have “dominated” Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic during his prime. Unsurprisingly, Howard’s bold take garnered all sorts of reactions from social media. The one-time NBA champion remains unfazed, though, as he doubled down on his earlier claim against the former back-to-back league MVP. To be fair […]

Dwight Howard has been all over the headlines recently by recruiting NBA stars to join him in Taiwan. He is now back in the headlines in regards to his own team and the ‘very disrespectful’ actions by his team owner, reports Taiwan News’ Keoni Everington. “Former NBA player Dwight Howard expressed dissatisfaction with the T1 […]

Over the last few weeks, Dwight Howard has turned himself into an ambassador for Taiwan basketball of sorts. Despite getting meme’d on by fans for his decision to play there, the former NBA star has embraced his new environment. As much as he loves his new league, though, Howard is still open to return to […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat’s run to the 2023 NBA Finals has Dwight Howard really inspired, so much so that the NBA big man couldn’t help but share some motivational words of his own. After the Heat took down the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, Howard looked back at the odds that […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic is undoubtedly one of the greatest players in the National Basketball Association, and will play in his first championship series later this week — but Dwight Howard thinks he was better in his prime. “Right now, are you going Prime [Nikola] Jokic? Prime Dwight Howard?” Chandler Parsons asked the […]

Shaquille O’Neal has always been one of the harshest critics of NBA stars. The Los Angeles Lakers icon is a straight shooter who’s not afraid to tell it as it is. More often than not, though, Shaq’s strong takes are coming from a place of love. This does not seem to be the case with […]

Dwight Howard has been making all sorts of headlines of late with his hilarious Taiwan recruitment pitches to a handful of NBA stars that failed to progress in the NBA Playoffs this season. Howard’s latest victim was none other than former Los Angeles Lakers teammate LeBron James, who Dwight believes would send all sorts of […]

The Philadelphia 76ers could lose James Harden in free agency this summer amid reports that he could reunite with the Houston Rockets. But, NBA veteran Dwight Howard believes The Beard should come join him in Taiwan. Recently, Howard had a hilarious recruiting pitch for the Sixers guard and on Wednesday, he doubled down on his […]

Dwight Howard’s self-deprecating Taiwan invites to trending NBA players (aka those that just got bounced from the NBA Playoffs) have been going viral — and for good reason. His latest victim is none other than former Los Angeles Lakers teammate  LeBron James, who despite his heroic effort, just saw his team get utterly embarrassed by […]

The Los Angeles Lakers trail the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals after losing the first two games of the series. LeBron James’ age has shown at times and because of that, he has been issued the new warning for NBA players who are on the verge of falling off: an invitation from Dwight […]

As expected, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was a massive headache for the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Western Conference Finals. Jokic nearly got everything he wanted during the game, as he stuffed the stat sheet yet again. His performance in Tuesday’s 132-126 home win over the Lakers had former […]

Former NBA player Dwight Howard has been making hilarious pitches for NBA players to join him in Taiwan, and with Doc Rivers being fired by the Philadelphia 76ers, Howard has the newest name on his list. “We’ll need a Great coach for this Dreamteam 🤔 #Taiwan” wrote Dwight Howard on Twitter. Doc Rivers ultimately did […]

Dwight Howard might not be playing in the NBA any longer, but it seems he is still putting out recruiting pitches for star players to join him on the Taoyuan Leopards in Taiwan. On social media, he recently named a bunch of players from teams who were eliminated and jokingly made a case for them […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is in hot water once again after his latest gun scandal involving Instagram Live and some NBA YoungBoy music. Amid all the criticisms he’s getting, though, former NBA star Dwight Howard showed his support to the youngster and even invited him to Taiwan if his career doesn’t pan out due […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns are getting destroyed on the mean streets of Twitter right now. This isn’t at all surprising after the Suns suffered an embarrassing season-ending blowout loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of their NBA Playoffs second-round series. To make matters worse, Phoenix was playing on their own home […]

There are few bigger landscape-shifting trades that never happened than that of Chris Paul’s botched move to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011. CP3 would have formed a superteam in LA with Kobe Bryant had it not been for then-commissioner David Stern vetoing the deal at the last minute. As it turns out, former All-Star […]