Dwight Howard says he felt ‘total disrespect’ after being snubbed from NBA’s 75th anniversary team
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Dwight Howard has opened up on his exclusion from the NBA’s 75th anniversary team on Shannon Sharpe’s podcast on Wednesday, claiming the snub was ‘total disrespect.’
The 36-year-old, nicknamed ‘Superman’ for his tall height, strength and dunking abilities, is a one-time NBA champion, eight-time All-Star, five-time All-NBA first team player, and three-time defensive player of the year among a long list of accolades he’s earned throughout his career.
Fans felt the former Laker, who is currently a free agent, was unjustifiably omitted by the league in its assessment of its top tier players ever, and Howard is now revealing what it felt like to have missed out at the time of the list’s announcement when it was released early into the 2021-22 season.
‘I was very surprised that I wasn’t put on the list,’ Howard said on the Club Shay Shay podcast. ‘When I saw that I wasn’t on the list, I was really upset.’
Dwight Howard was snubbed from the NBA 75th anniversary last year despite his impressive career accomplishments
‘I really was just wanting to say, do I even want to play basketball no more? Like, what am I playing for? I’ve did all this stuff, I’ve accomplished all these things, I feel like I’ve been a great ambassador for the NBA and the game globally,’ he added.
‘I feel like that was just the disrespect, total disrespect.’
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