Dwight Howard

Amid Dwight Howard’s recent restraining order against his estranged wife, we revisit this flashback featuring his former partner, Royce Reed.A former cheerleader for the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat, and the mother of Dwight Howard’s son, Royce opened up about her upbringing in Orlando, Florida. She credited her strength and resilience to her background, shaped by attending predominantly white schools while being raised within the Black community—an experience encouraged by her father to help her understand and appreciate both worlds.Royce began cheerleading at age nine and dancing at age three, eventually earning a full college scholarship through her talents. During the interview, she spoke candidly about her relationship with Dwight Howard, including her pregnancy and the challenges she faced throughout their time together. She also reflected on her experience on Basketball Wives.To hear more, check out the full interview above.

Dwight Howard and Michael Porter Jr. dives even deeper into their journeys, both on and off the court. Michael opens up about his faith, how he stays grounded through adversity, and the lessons he’s learned from overcoming injuries and setbacks. Dwight reflects on his incredible NBA career and what it means to finally be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He gets real about feeling overlooked and disrespected, addresses online rumors and false allegations, and shares how his strong faith has helped him stay focused through it all. Dwight also reveals what’s next — from playing in the BIG3 to his plans beyond basketball and continuing to inspire others.DraftKings Pick6: https://pick6.draftkings.com/ Promo Code: DH12

Jim is joined by friend of the pod David "Wando" Wandolowski to break down the hall of fame candidacy of former NBA center Dwight Howard. First, Jim and Wando cover the ridiculous athleticism of Howard in his early days with the Orlando Magic, as well as why Howard attended prom in their hometown of Naperville, IL (10:52). Next, they discuss the 2009 NBA playoffs, how Howard's career compares to Alonzo Mourning, and the lack of center talent during Howard's era (24:56). Finally, Jim and David debate where Howard ranks among the best centers of the last 35 years (59:25), before making a final call on whether Howard belongs in the Basketball HOF (70:53).

In 2023, Royce Reed, former cheerleader for the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat, and mother to Dwight Howard's son, opened up about her upbringing in Orlando, Florida. Royce attributed her strength and resilience to her upbringing in this neighborhood and the desire of her father for her to understand and appreciate both worlds: the white schools she attended and the black community she grew up in. Royce began cheerleading at age nine and dancing at age three, skills that would later afford her a full scholarship to college. During the interview, she detailed her relationship with NBA superstar Dwight Howard and her subsequent pregnancy. Royce opened up about the issues she encountered throughout her relationship with the NBA champion before talking about her time on "Basketball Wives." To hear more, check out the full interview above.

Gil's Arena Breaks Down NBA Tip-Off With Dwight Howard as the NBA & Dancing With The Stars Legend returns to Gil's Arena to celebrate the start of the NBA Season alongside Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew. They open up the show by reacting to the Los Angeles Lakers opening game win over the Minnesota Timberwolves where Anthony Davis showed he may finally be ready to take the keys from LeBron James as the team's #1 option and JJ Redick shined in his debut as an NBA head coach. They also react to the viral moment when LeBron & Bronny James took the court together as the NBA's first father-son duo before analyzing the new look Timberwolves with Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle and the newly extended Rudy Gobert. Next, they move over to the Eastern Conference where the reigning champion Boston Celtics started right where they left off and bludgeoned the New York Knicks. Gil & The Crew analyze Jayson Tatum's monster game and debate if the NBA inspired him to find a new gear after his disrespectful summer before discussing if this disappointing start for the new look Knicks was an early season outlier or a sign of things to come. Please leave us a like and subscribe!!! Gil's Arena Crew - Gilbert Arenas, Josiah Johnson, Dwight Howard, Nick Young & Brandon Jennings Gil's Arena Merch is Available NOW at http://gilsarenamerch.com/ Use code GIL10 for 10% off your SeatGeek order https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/GIL10 Sign up for Underdog Fantasy HERE with promo code GIL and get up to $1000 in Bonus Cash and A FREE Pick: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-gil's-arena SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAvjYgmwadC682OoC4Cc6TQ Subscribe To Dwight's Channel https://www.youtube.com/@Dwighthoward.AboveTheRim Join the Underdog discord for access to exclusive giveaways and promos! https://discord.gg/underdog Intro 0:00:00 Show Start 0:02:07 Lakers Big Opening Night Win 0:06:39 AD Is Finally Taking The Keys From LeBron 0:19:21 JJ Redick Was Perfect In His Coaching Debut 0:22:43 Lakers 2025 Championship Parade 0:41:09 Bronny & LeBron Make History 0:42:15 Time To Worry About The New Look T-Wolves? 0:52:16 Rudy Gobert's Extension 1:00:32 Dwight Howard Enters The Arena 1:01:24 Is AD A Top 5 Laker Big? 1:05:35 Celtics DESTORY The Knicks on Ring Night 1:11:05 Can Anybody Stop The Celtics? 1:41:43 Mikal's Janky Jumper Sets Off The Arena Again 1:43:59 Dwight on DWTS Experience 1:53:43 Dwight On Joel Embiid's Load Management 2:07:12 MostlyFans 2:33:19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dwight Howard Enters Gil's Arena Live as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew welcome the future NBA Hall Of Famer & NBA Champion into the arena to dish on his incredible NBA Career and how he sees the game today. The 3x NBA defensive Player of the year gets real on Rudy Gobert's impact (or lack thereof) on defense and breaks down Victor Wembanyama's defensive potential, answering the question of whether or not he'll be the greatest defender in NBA History. He also gives his take on this season for the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of his former teammate JJ Redick's first season and gives his perspective on the current state of the Lakers as he was on the last Laker team to win an NBA Championship. Finally, Dwight backs up his claim that the 2008 redeem team is the best olympic team of all time and explains why that team would wash the 2024 Team USA squad in a 7 game series. To conclude, No Chill Gil & The Crew react to Steph Curry's massive extension and debate if it's the right move for Steph to stick with the Golden State Warriors despite their failures over the last few seasons. Please leave us a like and subscribe!!! Gil's Arena Crew - Gilbert Arenas, Josiah Johnson, Dwight Howard, Brandon Jennings, Nick Young, Kenyon Martin, Lexie Brown & Rashad McCants Sign up for Underdog Fantasy HERE with promo code GIL and get up to $1000 in Bonus Cash and A Special Pick: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-gil's-arena SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAvjYgmwadC682OoC4Cc6TQ SUBSCRIBE TO Dwight's Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@dwighthoward.abovetherim Join the Underdog discord for access to exclusive giveaways and promos! https://discord.gg/underdog Intro 0:00:00 Show Start 0:02:00 Steph Curry's MASSIVE Extension 0:10:32 Nick Young's Wild Tweets 0:29:36 Who Is Better: Kyrie or Steph? 0:57:46 Dwight Asks: KD vs LeBron? 1:07:36 Does Dwight Howard Still Want To Play? 1:11:38 Dwight On Playing With Kobe & Steve Nash 1:18:27 Dwight On Rudy Gobert's Defensive Impact 1:21:10 Dwight On The Next Face Of The NBA 1:41:16 Dwight Howard On The End Of The 2020 Lakers 2:07:21 Who Would Dwight Build A Team Around 2:19:08 MostlyFans 2:21:15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lakers Agree To Deals With Trevor Ariza, Dwight Howard, Wayne Ellington In Lakers Reunion | NBA Free Agency 2021 The Los Angeles Lakers opened their free agency period by signing three familiar faces: Dwight Howard, Trevor Ariza, and Wayne Ellington. Ariza won a championship with L.A. in 2008-09, while Howard helped the Lakers to a title in 2019-20. He also spent one ill-fated season with the franchise alongside Kobe Bryant in 2012-13. Ellington, a sharpshooter, played for the Lakers in 2014-15. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the Ariza move. It had been all quiet on the LakeShow front almost two hours into 2021 NBA free agency, prior to the slew of signings. Minutes later, Yahoo’s Chris Haynes broke the Ellington news. Next, Los Angeles completed the trifecta with the Howard deal. They gave this scoop to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. In 12 minutes, three veterans were back in purple-and-gold. None of the deals should come as a surprise. In fact, all three players were reported to have an interest in a return to L.A. Ariza — like Andre Drummond, Buddy Hield, and many others — is a former client of Pelinka’s. On the court, all three make a ton of sense. The Lakers need long wing defenders, shooting, and rim protection/running, and each player checks one of those boxes, respectively. Ariza, at 36, can still knock down open threes, while Ellington, 33, is coming off the most productive three-point shooting season of his career with the Detroit Pistons (42.2%). Howard, 35, was a vital ingredient to the 2019-20 team, and enthusiastically embraced a diminished role with limited responsibilities. He averaged 7.0 points and 8.4 rebounds in 17.3 minutes per game for the Philadelphia 76ers last season. The big unknown, at the moment, is the details of the contracts, which could be essential to the Lakers’ flexibility going forward. Because of their clogged cap sheet following the Russell Westbrook trade, Los Angeles needs to fill out their roster with re-signings, the $5.9 taxpayer mid-level, and veteran minimums. So Z Nation, what do you think about the Lakers free agent signing so far??? And who should the Lakers sign next??? Comments down below 💭☑️ Like and Share my videos 👍🏼☑️ ✅ Subscribe to my channel ZSPN on YouTube ✅ Thank you all for watching ZSPN on YouTube http://youtube.com/c/ZSPNSports Check out my podcast, ZSPN , on Anchor! https://anchor.fm/zspn Check out my podcast, ZSPN , on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/7hRfH2WzMhoKzgFyftUz1l Check out my podcast, ZSPN, on Google Podcast!https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81N2ZiMTVjNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Like my page on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/ZSPNSports/ Follow me on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/zspn_sports Follow me on Instagram: ZSPN_Sports Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3I60o3Wt-X421fEiJSjziA/join 💜GO LAKERS💛

On this episode, we're joined by 8-time All-Star, 3-time Defensive Player of the Year, Dwight Howard. While Gil and Dwight were teammates in Orlando, their friendship started way before that. Now in DC, Dwight is getting back to 100% and ready to roll next season. In the meantime, we get into the complications of having to grow up fast in the NBA, what you’re not told about money, priorities and how to handle it all. For a guy that was literally expected to be Superman, he details everything that was thrown at him and how it made him who he is now. Also, look out for who Dwight says is the best player ever, it’s actually an answer you might not expect… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices