Eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard plans to sign with Strong Group Philippines for the duration of the Dubai International Basketball Championship, which is schedule from 19th January through 28th January in the United Arab Emirates. This is according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium.
Eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard is signing a contract to continue his basketball career abroad, details here: pic.twitter.com/U3KeDWUynL
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 2, 2024
The news was confirmed in a tweet by Strong Group’s official social media account;
๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ! ๐ซโจ
๐ช@DwightHoward is coming to the Philippines! ๐ต๐ญ#StrongerTogether #DubaiBasketball ๐ตโซ pic.twitter.com/dV61x181u9
— Strong Group Athletics (@stronggroupathl) January 3, 2024
Together with Dwight Howard, he will join other former-NBA player Andre Roberson, Andray Blatche and PBA Import of TNT Tropang Giga McKenzie Moore.
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Get ready for an ELECTRIFYING campaign as Andre Roberson and McKenzie Moore will be part of Strong Group for the 33rd Dubai International Basketball Championship ๐ต๐ญ#StrongerTogether #DubaiBasketball ๐ตโซ pic.twitter.com/yVnZftwKcr
— Strong Group Athletics (@stronggroupathl) January 3, 2024
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ต๐ญ@drayblatche is set to ignite the court as he represents the Philippines anew, this time with Strong Group Athletics! ๐๐#StrongerTogether #DubaiBasketball ๐ตโซ pic.twitter.com/haDsPW9xeU
— Strong Group Athletics (@stronggroupathl) January 3, 2024
Last year, his failed attempt for an NBA come back even after working out with the Golden State Warriors, Howard signed with the Taoyuan Leopards in Taiwan’s T1 League, he finished the season with 23.2 PPG, 16.2 REB and 1.2 BLK.
