Bill Oram: An actual quote from Dwight Howard tonight: “Might need to shoot my free throws from the 3-point line. Might have a better percentage.” He is 50 percent on 3s. And 49.2 percent on free throws. Make it so, Dwight.
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Position: C
Born: 12/08/85
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight:265 lbs. / 120.2 kg.
Salary: $5,603,850
Born: 12/08/85
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight:265 lbs. / 120.2 kg.
Salary: $5,603,850
But Howard never got the chance to prove his prediction correct in Washington. The Wizards traded him to Memphis for C.J. Miles one week into July. Sheppard later called it the “fastest trade” he’s ever done, considering the team was in the midst of a youth movement and was looking for ways to clear minutes for 22-year-old centers Moe Wagner, who it had just traded for, and Thomas Bryant, who it had re-signed to a three-year contract. “I didn’t know I was gonna get traded, but I was prepared for anything. … (Sheppard) called me. I guess they had already made the trade and he called me. And it was just like, you’re traded,” Howard said. “Nothing I could do at that point.”
Harrison Faigen: Dwight Howard said on @SpectrumSN that he originally was going to die his hair purple and gold, but stuck with just purple. As for his reasoning for the dye: “I’m back home with my family… I just want to show them that not only do I bleed purple, I wear it on my head.”
Mark Medina: Dwight Howard on sharing a moment with Kobe Bryant: “I didn’t even know who it was. He slapped me on the neck and I was about to elbow him. Then he said, ‘What’s up, man. You’re playing good.’ It was cool, man. I was glad he came to the game.”
Tania Ganguli: Dwight Howard said when he saw Kobe pregame, he didn’t know who it was and almost elbowed him. He’s asked if there were bad feelings between him and Kobe. “Doesn’t matter. … It’s a new age, new day. We’re all about positive vibes.”
Ryan Ward: Dwight Howard on wearing Kobe Bryant’s shoes: “I think those are some of the best basketball shoes,” Howard said of Kobe’s signature shoe. “It wasn’t because I was coming to the Lakers or anything. I just really liked the shoe. It feels good.” #Lakers
Tania Ganguli: “How often do I think about the big picture? There’s not a day goes by where it doesn’t cross my mind. When I wake up, when I go to sleep, when I’m in practice, when I’m not in practice. … You gotta see it to believe it. I see us every day holding up a trophy.” – @Dwight Howard
