Saturday 23rd November 2024,
The Hoop Doctors

Dwight Howard Hints Towards Leaving Orlando

The lockout has to eventually end…whenever that may be. And when it does, some guys will have some tough decisions to make, such as Dwight Howard who will be a free agent next summer. Many think he’ll leave, and he didn’t exactly do a good job of hiding that in some comments he recently made to Esquire:

Scott Raab: Do you think that the drive to represent, on an iconic level, will be a factor in your free agency? Do you see yourself in a much larger market?

Dwight Howard: There’s more you can do in a bigger place. I’m stuck in a tough position because I feel like right now, where I’m at, I’ve done so much. And I just don’t know what else I can do. I can’t live for everybody else. I don’t know what decision I’m gonna make as of right now. It’s been crazy. Everybody wants me to come here, come play here, come to our team, do this. It’s a great feeling, though, to be wanted.

Scott Raab: You’re gone. I can feel it.

Dwight Howard:: The toughest part for me is the city — the people. They’ve got burgers named after me in Orlando, they’ve got a Web site saying, “Please stay.” I love the people in the city. I’ve literally sat on the bench with a towel on my head crying, because I feel the passion in the stands. I just think about what’s going to be best for what I want to accomplish in my life. And I don’t want that door to close on me, wherever that door is. I don’t want it to close.

 

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