[30] In the NBA Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers took the first two home games, before a home win by the Magic brought the deficit to 2–1. [90] On November 2, he scored a season-high 31 points in a 123–116 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Probably not. [26] He garnered a record 3.1 million votes to earn the starting berth on the Eastern Conference team for the 2009 NBA All-Star Game. It was the most rebounds for anyone in their Atlanta debut, breaking the mark of 18 that Shareef Abdur-Rahim set on October 30, 2001. [113] On January 13, 2020, Howard scored a season-high 21 points on a 9–of–11 shooting and got a season-high 15 rebounds. He became the first player in league history to win Defensive Player of the Year honors for three consecutive seasons. [84] On June 22, 2016, Howard declined his $23 million player option for the 2016–17 season and became an unrestricted free agent. [4] The same year, he was widely recognized as the best American high school basketball player, and received the Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award, the Morgan Wootten High School Player of the Year Award, Gatorade National Player of the Year and the McDonald's National High School Player of the Year honor. In 2009, he led the team to the NBA Finals. [22] In the second round against the Pistons, the Magic lost in five games. [37] He led the Magic to 52 wins, as they finished as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. On July 13, 2013, Howard signed with the Houston Rockets, joining James Harden to form a formidable duo. He started the game but was held under 17 minutes by coach Kevin McHale and finished with just four points and seven rebounds in a 95–93 win. [149][151], Howard keeps approximately 20 snakes as pets and has appeared twice[153][154] in Animal Planet's reality TV series Tanked. [144], Melissa Rios, the mother of one of his children, David, died on March 27, 2020, following an epileptic seizure. [103] He appeared in nine games in November before missing the rest of the season after undergoing spinal surgery to relieve pain in his glutes. [1][4] As a senior, Howard led his team to a 31–2 record and the 2004 state title,[4][5] while averaging 25 points, 18 rebounds, 8.1 blocks and 3.5 assists per game. [56] Howard missed games due to his recurring shoulder injury in January[57] and February. "[61], During the All-Star break, Howard adopted a healthier diet to get into better shape to anchor the Lakers' defense and run head coach Mike D'Antoni's preferred pick and rolls. [60] Howard returned the next game after commenting that Bryant was "not a doctor, I'm not a doctor. [34], In the 2009–10 season, the Magic got off to a strong start, winning 17 of their first 21 games and setting a franchise record. [6] On January 31, 2012, Howard was honored as one of the 35 greatest McDonald's All-Americans. Dwight Howard's Los Angeles reunion started on a high note this past Thursday. [136] Howard did not get along with Kobe Bryant when he played for the Los Angeles Lakers and did not get along with James Harden when he played for the Houston Rockets. 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[36], In the 2010–11 season, Howard posted career highs in points and field goal percentage. That he won it on a court in Central Florida is a poetic but cruel twist. [144] In 2010, Howard won a defamation judgment against Royce Reed,[145] the mother of his oldest child Braylon. Dwight Howard's storied NBA career was missing one thing: an NBA championship. Howard won the Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second straight year. [125][130][131], Howard has a reputation as a negative locker room presence. Playing behind MVP candidate Joel Embiid, Howard typically doesn't see much playing time, but when he does, he makes an impact on the glass. He was named the NBA 's Defensive Player of … Booed throughout the game, he made 25-of-39 free throws, setting franchise records for free throws made and attempted while tying his own NBA record for attempts. [8] Howard joined a depleted Magic squad that had finished with only 21 victories the previous season; further, the club had just lost perennial NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady. However, his reliability in giving Embiid … [99] He was waived by the Nets immediately upon being acquired. [137] When he was traded from the Atlanta Hawks to the Charlotte Hornets, some of his Hawks teammates reportedly cheered. [97] Howard finished the season with a franchise-record 53 double-doubles and joined Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to hold single-season records with two teams. Dwight David Howard II (born December 8, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the month of April, Howard is averaging 9.7 rebounds, including 2.9 on the offensive glass. ", Bleacher Report asserted that Howard had "extinguished all bridges with the franchise where he spent his first eight NBA seasons". If he gets any more athletic or jumps any higher, they're going to have to change the rules. Not only were the … "[128] Subsequent to a game in the 2009 NBA Playoffs, Philadelphia 76ers swingman Andre Iguodala said: "It's like he can guard two guys at once. [3] Together with his parents, Howard established the Dwight D. Howard Foundation Inc. in 2004. He intended to become a free agent at the end of the 2012–13 season if he was not traded to Brooklyn. Dwight nails half-court hook shot before the game. Howard was named as a starter for the Eastern Conference All-Star team. That changed Sunday night when the Lakers beat the Heat in Game 6 of the 2020 NBA Finals. He was named to the All-NBA Third Team at the end of the 2006–07 campaign. [146] A Florida judge ruled that she violated a court order prohibiting her from mentioning Howard in the media. Dwight Howard signed a 1 year / $2,564,753 contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, including $2,564,753 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $2,564,753. [46][47] Van Gundy was let go after the season. [32] For the season, Howard became the youngest player ever to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. © ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. [159] He has stated he believes in reaching out to his community and fans and thus contributes substantially in the field of philanthropy. High School: Southwest Atlanta Christian … Playing behind MVP candidate Joel Embiid, Howard typically doesn't see much playing time, but when he does, he makes an impact on the glass. His father is a Georgia State Trooper and serves as athletic director at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, a private academy with one of the best high school basketball programs in the country; his mother played on the inaugural women's basketball team at Morris Brown College. In the second round against the Boston Celtics, after the Magic blew a lead in Game 5 to fall behind 3–2 in the series, Howard publicly stated that he should have been given the ball more and questioned coach Stan Van Gundy's tactics. [31] The Lakers went on to clinch the series with a win in Game 5. Howard, 35, now leads the league with 16 technical fouls this season. They went on to lose to the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of 2011 NBA Playoffs. [4] Howard, however, made an immediate impact. [65] In his first game back in Orlando on March 12, Howard scored a season-high 39 points and had 16 rebounds in a 106–97 Lakers win. On January 21, 2010, Howard was named as the starting center for the East in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. The Magic went on to defeat Boston to win the series and move on to the Eastern Conference Finals. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on Dwight Howard of the Philadelphia [158], Before he was drafted in 2004, Howard said that he wanted to use his NBA career and Christian faith to "raise the name of God within the league and throughout the world". Following a one-year stint with the Lakers, he played for the Houston Rockets, the Atlanta Hawks, the Charlotte Hornets, and the Washington Wizards. [78] Howard played only 41 games in the regular season. Dwight Howard is without question the best backup center the Sixers have had during the Joel Embiid era. [48], On April 19, 2012, Howard's agent said that Howard would undergo surgery to repair a herniated disk in his back and would miss the rest of the 2011–12 season, as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [79] The Rockets clinched their first division title in over 20 years[80] and made it to the Western Conference Finals, where they lost 4–1 to the Golden State Warriors. [50][51], On August 10, 2012, Howard was traded from Orlando to the Los Angeles Lakers in a deal that also involved the Philadelphia 76ers and the Denver Nuggets. [143], Howard has five children by five women. Howard was ejected in Game 4 with over nine minutes left in the third quarter. [148][149] Howard had admitted to hitting Braylon with a belt; he had been disciplined in the same manner while growing up, and he stated that he did not realize it was wrong to do so. [161], Howard appeared as a special guest on an episode of the ABC series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition that aired April 2, 2006, in which Ty Pennington and his team built a new home and ministry offices for Sadie Holmes, who operates a social services ministry in the Orlando area. He finished his rookie season with an average of 12 points and 10 rebounds,[9] setting several NBA records in the process. Grange, Michael, "O'Neal prepares for tall challenge". Latest on Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard including biography, career, awards and more on ESPN ... All-NBA 2nd Team. [4] Hill identified two areas where Howard needed to improve: his post-up game and his defense. [83] On January 18, 2016, in an overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Howard had 36 points and tied a career high with 26 rebounds en route to his 10th straight double-double, the league's longest active streak at the time, and his longest since a 14-game run in 2012–13. [6] He also finished third in the Rookie of the Year voting. [75] However, on January 31, Howard was ruled out for a further month due to persistent trouble with his right knee. He exerted extra pressure on Howard, saying that the Magic would need him to emerge as a force in the middle before the team had a chance at the playoffs. [129] Early in his career, many sports pundits rated Howard as one of the top young prospects in the NBA. In 2020-1, Howard will earn a base salary of $2,564,753, while carrying a cap hit of $1,620,564 and a dead cap value of $1,620,564. On November 21, 2020, the Philadelphia 76ers signed Howard to a one-year deal. Philadelphia 76ers veteran Dwight Howard has been a great pickup for the team. [6] He was also co-MVP (with J. R. Smith) of the McDonald's All-American Game that year. Philadelphia 76ers star Dwight Howard doesn't think all of his technical fouls are deserved. He may not be the scorer he once was, but Howard is still a dominant rebounder. [70] Howard was named to the All-NBA Third Team after having received five consecutive first-team honors. He had a total of SIX THREES in his first 15 seasons. [44], On March 15, 2012, on the day of the trading deadline for the 2011–12 NBA season, Howard waived his right to opt out of his contract at the end of the season and committed to stay with the Magic through the 2012–13 season. He became the youngest player in NBA history to average a double double in the regular season. [120], On June 23, 2008, Howard was named as one of the members of the 12-man squad representing the United States in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. [4] He attended Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy for high school, and played mostly as power forward, averaging 16.6 points, 13.4 rebounds and 6.3 blocks per game in 129 appearances. [1] On February 9, he made a game-winning alley-oop off an inbound pass at the buzzer against the San Antonio Spurs. [100], On July 12, 2018, Howard signed with the Washington Wizards. 2013, 2007. [119] In the finals, he made all seven of his shots and scored 20 points as the USA defeated Argentina to win the gold medal. [15] There, the Magic were swept by the Detroit Pistons in the first round. [114] In Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Denver Nuggets, Lakers coach Frank Vogel started Howard to match up against the Nuggets' Nikola Jokić. [2] A devout Christian since his youth, Howard became serious about basketball around the age of nine. [a] Howard made 16-of-20 free throws when he was fouled intentionally by the Magic. [18][19] On February 16, 2008, he won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest by receiving 78% of the fan's votes via text messaging or online voting; in that contest, he performed a series of innovative dunks said to have rejuvenated the contest, including donning a Superman cape for one of the dunks. Dwight Howard (Philadelphia 76ers) with a dunk vs the Oklahoma City Thunder, 04/26/2021 Not long after the lockout ended, Howard, who was eligible to become a free agent at the end of the season, demanded a trade to the New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Lakers or Dallas Mavericks. [1] Howard's mother had seven miscarriages before he was born. [58][59] In February, Bryant said that Howard "worries too much" and "doesn't want to let anyone down", urging him to play through the pain when Pau Gasol was sidelined with a torn plantar fascia. The Warriors hacked Howard intentionally throughout the game, and he broke Wilt Chamberlain's regular-season record of 34 set in 1962. Dwight Howard Says He Feel ‘Free’ After Rumors That He Was Gay The NBA player has spoken out for the first time about rumors surrounding his sexual orientation. Howard registered seven points (3-4 FG, 1-5 FT), 11 rebounds and three assists over 15 minutes off the bench in Wednesday's 116-113 loss to the Suns. [27] Howard led Orlando to its second straight Southeast Division title[28] and to the third seed for the 2009 NBA Playoffs; the team finished the season with a 59–23 record. [45] On April 5, Van Gundy said that he had been informed by management that Howard wanted him fired. [12], In the 2006–07 season (and for the third consecutive season), Howard played in all 82 regular-season games. [53] On January 4, 2013, Howard injured his right shoulder in the second half of the Lakers' 107–102 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. 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[36] He became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in blocks and rebounds in the same season twice—and for two years in a row. [122] Howard averaged 10.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in the tournament. Howard set numerous franchise and league records during his time with the Magic. [121] With Howard starting as center, Team USA won all of its games en route to the gold medal, breaking their drought of gold medals dating back to the 2000 Olympics. He had previously asked to be traded to the New Jersey Nets. After playing in the Rockets' first 10 out of 11 games to start the 2014–15 season, Howard missed 11 straight due to a strained right knee[74] before returning to action on December 13 against the Denver Nuggets and recording his 10,000th career rebound. [140] In 2018, NBC News reported that "Howard’s time with the Magic, Lakers and Rockets devolved into interpersonal strife well before he left those teams". He had started twice during the regular season, but this was his first start by coach's decision when McGee was available.[116]. I wasn't that gifted, as far as body and physical presence. [147], In October 2014, police in Cobb County, Georgia investigated claims by Reed that Howard abused their son. Dwight Howard's Los Angeles reunion started on a high note this past Thursday. [55] Moving forward, Howard said he needed to "bring it" and dominate in more ways than just scoring. Find detailed Dwight Howard stats on FOXSports.com. [155][156] He owns a farm "in north Georgia where he relaxes [with] cows, hogs, turkeys and deer," and also grows vegetables on his estate. 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Yes, we now live in a world where Dwight Howard is an NBA champion. [39], Due to a lockout, the 2011–12 regular season was shortened to 66 games. [1] Overall, he averaged 15.8 points and 12.5 rebounds per game,[9] ranking second in the NBA in rebounds per game, offensive rebounds, and double-doubles and sixth in field goal percentage. Unlock NBA League Pass to watch: George Hill finds Dwight Howard for the easy dunk Your ticket to the action: watch the whole league or your favorite team, choose a … There they, defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 4–2. [23] For the season, Howard was named to the All-NBA First Team for the first time,[19] and was also named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. [96] On March 21, Howard recorded 32 points and a franchise-record 30 rebounds in a 111–105 win over the Nets, becoming just the eighth player in league history with a 30–30 game. 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