Yahoo Sports NBA denies pressuring Dwight Howard on 'Free Palestine' tweet
Dwight Howard isn’t telling the truth, at least according to the NBA. The eight-time NBA All Star recently said he was told to delete a 2014 tweet supporting Palestine during a call with league commissioner Adam Silver. That claim is “categorically false” and Silver did not contact the former Orlando Magic star, NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in an email on Wednesday. Howard, who was a member of the Houston Rockets at the time, said the tweet jeopardized his playing career.
Source: Sportico
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“I tweeted Free Palestine,” Howard said during a recent appearance on The Gauds Show podcast. “Less than 10 minutes (later), I get a call from the commissioner of the NBA, agents, people working with my foundation at the time … [telling me] ‘you have to erase this tweet, you have to take it down’.” Howard and his media rep didn’t immediately respond for comment when contacted on Wednesday. -via Sportico / January 8, 2025
However, Shaq overheard what Howard had to say and responded, claiming he didn't care about the former Orlando Magic star. "Dwight Howard, the fact u think I care about u is funny, but I won't ever bring your name up again sensitive big man, a jokester that can't take a joke. Won't ever say your name again ever again. Have a great day, and now u have been deleted. Have a great day," Shaq wrote on X. -via BasketNews / January 7, 2025
Dwight Howard: When I got a chance to go (to the Lakers), I had just ended up having back surgery. That year, I was supposed to miss the entire season. When I played with the Lakers that year, I came back in just four months. The doctor took out a huge piece of my back—it was the largest herniated disc they had ever removed from an athlete. This surgeon had operated on numerous athletes, but this was the biggest piece ever. -via YouTube / January 7, 2025
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