The NBA has seen many stars come and go over its illustrious history. These stars often write their own stories during their playing careers, with some believing that they are better than their rivals. Concerning this, former NBA star Dwight Howard made a bold assertion on social media recently.
Howard recently discussed his ability and claimed to be better than Patrick Ewing, a well-known New York Knicks center and a player widely recognized as one of basketball’s finest. This is quite a bold claim made by Howard, especially due to the illustrious career Ewing had with the Knicks in the NBA.
All this kickstarted with former NBA player Nick Young initially posting about another former NBA star Kevin Garnett. Young said that Garnett is like the “Kobe Bryant” to Tim Duncan’s “Michael Jordan.” In response, Howard quoted Young’s post with his own thoughts.
Aye Nick I might be the Kobe to Pat Ewing MJ people scared to say I was better.
Dwight Howard said on X
Advocates for Howard underline his defensive prowess, as demonstrated by his three Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) honors as well as his position as the 13th player in history with 2,228 blocks. Howard’s fans also touch on his contribution to the Los Angeles Lakers championship run and his ability to lead the Orlando Magic to the NBA Finals.
Dwight Howard gets ‘honest’ about Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal
Dwight Howard offered his thoughts on the best basketball team ever and ranked Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal as his top picks. In Howard’s opinion, the guard duo became famous due to their remarkable mix of talent and flair. He said he has happy memories of seeing them compete in the NBA Finals in 2001, which solidified their reputation as the greatest team of all time.
I’m going with Kobe [Bryant] and Shaq[O’Neal]. Magic[Johnson] and Kareem[Abdul-Jabbar] was a good duo but I like Kobe and Shaq because they brought a lot of flare to the big and guard duo. They made it popular, the one-two punch. When I first started seeing the duo for real it was the 76ers vs. the Lakers in the Finals… I was in 11th grade.
Dwight Howard said on the Above the Rim Podcast
“I’m going with Kobe [Bryant] and Shaq… They brought a lot of flare to the big and guard duo. They made it popular.”
Dwight Howard on the best duo of all time 👀
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With a combined average of 53.2 points, 18.0 rebounds, and 8.6 assists per game from 2000 to 2002, Kobe and Shaq’s domination was on full display during their three-peat. In 2001, they went 15-1 in the postseason after winning 76% of their games during the regular season. Hence, it makes complete sense with Howard to give the iconic duo their flowers in front of the NBA community.
