Dwight Howard was announced as the latest entrant in the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.
The 3x NBA Defensive Player of the Year reacted emotionally to this announcement and made a special request to three of the greatest big men of all time on X (formerly Twitter).
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Howard, who was chosen to enter the hallowed Springfield institution as a First Ballot Hall of Famer is one of the greatest defensive players ever and it was no surprise that he was chosen at the first bidding considering his place among the Top 75 NBA players of all time.
What was more surprising was his choice of personnel to walk him into the Hall. Howard shares a well-documented beef with Shaquille O’Neal, which originally stemmed from O’Neal taking umbrage at Dwight using Shaq’s old nickname “Superman”. It seems unlikely that Shaquille O’Neal will acquiesce to Howard’s appeal considering his reluctance to bury the hatchet with Howard who has been playing in China after multiple failed attempts at returning to the NBA.
Amlan Sanyal is a basketball writer at Sportskeeda with more than two years of experience. Amlan has a soft spot for the lovable loser, and years of supporting Leeds Utd, the Seattle Mariners and San Antonio Spurs have made him realize that there’s more to sport than just championships.
Amlan started falling for basketball after watching the San Antonio Spurs in 2012 and 2013. He watched as a collective of veteran legends, underrated misfits and a young defensive stud extended the Spurs’ era of dominance with a team-oriented style, reminiscent of the aesthetic brilliance of 2011 FC Barcelona.
Amlan has supported the Spurs ever since, even after enduring the heartbreaks of Ray Allen’s corner three and several years in the wilderness post-Kawhi Leonard. He hopes Victor Wembanyama will become the face of the league as Pop rides off into the sunset.
When not working, Amlan is a keen quizzer and a podcast buff and can usually be found reading books, watching movies or listening to history podcasts.
