Dwight Howard Club

Dunks

Dunk 4 Overview: Mini Backboard Windmill

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Over the next 4-5 days we will have a brief little description of all 4 of D. Howards electrifying dunk contest from the other night:
Dunk 4: The final dunk looked like it was originally planned for the 12-foot hoop, which Howard was not allowed to use. Nelson stuck a miniature suction cupped hoop onto the [...]

Dunk 3 Overview: Tip, Tap and Throw

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Over the next 4-5 days we will have a brief little description of all 4 of D. Howards electrifying dunk contest from the other night:
Dunk 3: Next, Howard provided more originality as he bounced the ball off the ground with one hand, the punched it off the glass with his left hand and while still [...]

Dunk 2 Overview: Superman

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Over the next 4-5 days we will have a brief little description of all 4 of D. Howards electrifying dunk contest from the other night:
Dunk 2: This was perhaps the most memorable dunk of the night. Howard pulled his shirt off to reveal the Superman “S”, and then Orlando Magic teammate Jameer Nelson placed [...]

Dunk 1 Overview: Head behind the glass

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Over the next 4-5 days we will have a brief little description of all 4 of D. Howards electrifying dunk contest from the other night: 
Dunk 1: Howard got things going with a bang, tallying a perfect 50 points with his first dunk. Standing out of bounds behind the backboard , Howard through the ball gently [...]

Dwight Howard threw it on purpose

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

There has been some controversy over whether or not that Superman dunk the other night was actually a dunk.  Here is what the man has to say about him himself:
‘See, the thing is, for people who never dunked before, you don’t have to touch the rim to dunk the ball. People were saying that it [...]

Dawkins delivers on Howard dunk names

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Darryl Dawkins a.k.a. Chocolate Thunder was one of the lucky judges in the 2008 NBA Dunk Contest.  He has become halfway famous for “naming” dunks.  Check out the comments he had about D. Howard!
“Dwight is the closest thing to young Darryl Dawkins,” laughed Dawkins, 51, a community ambassador for the New Jersey Nets who lives [...]

Round 1 Dunk: Head on backside of rim

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

So this is the dunk that got Dwight Howard and the fans really going in the 2008 NBA Dunk Contest. This was his round one dunk. He tossed the ball off the back of the backboard. Caught it and dunked it home, with his head STILL on the backside of the backboard. [...]

Dwight Howard dunk practice reel video

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Thanks to one of our visitors for sending us the link to Dwight Howard’s practice reel for the dunk contest. Check out some of these dunks he was ripping off! I’d say it paid off!