Don’t know y they would use that against him. To me that’s why he was a great player was cause of his attitude. Everyone gotta stop using the mamba mentality as the only way to become great. Different strokes people!
Prob for watching porn with his three year old son or keeping a nanny around that was molesting him for two years or the fact that he likes trannys and does fruity shit with other teammates and players \ league they know what he is ….
@@tornadotom2390but yet still won a ring? And when he faced the mamba I believe Kobe’s team was stacked and Dwight shouldn’t have been there. Get off the d
@@tornadotom2390 What? Dwight made the finals. He clearly wanted to win just wasn't good enough. Would you say Duncan, Garnett, and Dirk didn't have that mentality? They all won
Nah cuz people were disrespecting Dwight long before we knew about that. Difference is shaq knew when to turn it off and play like a dog, he was intimidating. Nobody was ever scared of Dwight
I understand what you're trying to say but that was more in his business ventures (i.e commercials) but on the court and in interviews, Shaq was serious
Before Kobe said he was soft, everyone loved Dwight Howard. He was hugely popular & definitely got his due as far as being a NBA superstar. That Lakers stint ruined his reputation around the 🏀 community
He simply failed to live up to everyone's expectations. Kobe's dislike of Dwight made the media portray him as the talented dude who didn't take the game serious without knowing he suffered a career-ending back injury.
Facts. He was toxic in Orlando, Kobe didn't like him as a teammate in La, and when Hou flamed out he was considered the blame. By the time he humbled himself he wasn't as dominant as before.
Dwight explained his personality and i understood it instantly. This why u gotta find peace in who u r cuz f what anyone says about u when they cant walk in ya shoes. Arent u.
Honestly I feel like it’s the homophobia in the league after finding out he swings the same way lol bc he wasn’t this badly disrespected until those rumors started flying around the black ogs don’t play that shit 😂
Shaq don't like him, that's all. Giannis is goofy too but he's not hated on. Shaqs ego feels threatened by him. Couldn't even stand Dwight wearing the Superman outfit.
From a basketball fans perspective, I believed that when he started calling himself Superman & being put in Shaq's shadow, the fall started. Because Shaq started calling him out for his game and lack of improvement. Then, when he left Orlando like Shaq did and went to the Lakers, it made him look worse. At that point, Kobe called him out, and he couldn't back it up because he was still recovering from back injury. It's unfortunate!
False narrative. Shaq was the biggest clown in the league. But he quit playing at tip off. Dwight also never developed a post game. He's not disrespected. He was a great defender and rebounder. That is all.
Thank you! He refused to learn post moves and when hakeem offered he said no thanks. Im a laker fan, dwight helped us win the 2020 ring so I hold no ill will against him and like the guy idgaf about 2012. But he 100% limited himself. That being said, absolutely should be top 75 and one of the greatest bball players ever
I've been saying this for years exclamation mark Dwight Howard is an amazing defensive player and a mediocre offensive player. In my opinion he should have ended up being a much better scorer in his career than he ended up being but because he did nothing offensively outside of playing for Orlando and was more than willing to give up the position of the number one guy he ended up just being one of the best rebounders and shot blockers the league has seen. Other than that, he couldn't shoot, couldn't handle the ball, couldn't pass and didn't have a high basketball IQ. His willingness to make an ass out of himself immediately after losing games or Series in the playoffs in a joking manner would throw off any teammate. There's a time and a place for those things and it's not at work directly after you lost something that supposed to matter to you
Dwight Howard got more out of his god given talent than Shaq. Dwight was good offensively, a 3 time dpoy. He was never going to develop incredible post moves, he was way too stiff, you cant teach that out, even guys like Giannis are still stiff. but had a drop step and a hook over both shoulders. Dwight Howard didn't even get voted top 75, thats disrespectful. Back injuries when he got to LA robbed him of a lot of his athleticism, but you probably dont even know that. Just parrot the bullcraps talking points you hear and never watch games. Shaq was showing up at 400 lbs because he was lazy. He had less work ethic than Dwight. If Alonzo, Willis Reed, Daven Cowens, Unseld and Rodman are in top 75 so is Dwight. Dont care that he was weird and goofy. He brought a team to the finals just like Iverson, and everyone kisses Iversons ass for it. The only knock id give him is he was too stubborn in not running pick and roll and rim run more. But there was a point when teams were stock pilling crap bigs to "counter" Dwight. The Hawks thought of moving Horford to PF and Josh Smith to SF, and playing guys like Zaza, Jason Collins and Etan Thomas, because they were too small to deal with Dwight. Dont talk about basketball if you dont have more knowledge than, "he rebounded and defended, thats it." 🤡
Dwight Howard is one of the greatest big men of all time imo. I remember people were calling him the new Shaq back then. Injuries slowed him down a little but he’s been done dirty by the league like how they did melo.
Magic smiled in the media but he wasn’t goofy. He was real when it came to business. Ask Isaiah Thomas when he caught that elbow after they kissed before the game
A man told me once in central booking. He saw my knuckles all bleeded up after a bar fight that night. We spoke of other things. When we got to the subject of how I landed in central booking that night. He said "dont have to explain young blood. I can already tell you did the right thing. Ppl will always confuse kindness for weakness" He said talking to me was cool and chil. But my bloody knuckles also told him what happens when they cross the line. Dont ever confuse someone's kindness for weakness. It can be a horrible outcome if you deal the wrong deck of cards when it comes to that.
I wish he was more respected for what he has done in the NBA. Fuck the off the court stuff. If off the court stuff matters, then people would actually question where magic got aids from, and not call him a GOAT. This era too easily triggered.
The way his tenure ended in Orlando and then kobe calling him out damaged his rep badly.. he had a chance to resurrect it in Houston, but it didn't work out because him and harden didn't mesh.. even the championship in LA didn't fully restore the respect he once had.. plus.. all these extra curricular allegations ain't helping him either 😅
Tf he supposed to do be mad and pissed off everyday of his life. He still one of the GOATS on the backend waiting to smash your shit of the glass then go slam on one of your fav players 💯
Reality is one the lakers situation ruined his reputation and secondly Dwight’s prime in Orlando wasn’t that long. He may have had 3-5 years as a top C in the league but outside of that he wasn’t dominating the league long. But regardless at the end of the day Dwight Howard is a hall of famer.
Wait wait a fuckin minute when bro was here in the o (Orlando) bro had the most dominant 3 yr of any great plus a finals I did see that killer instinct ask LeBron who lost to him during brons exiting of Cleveland as well as Boston
I think it’s that everybody expected him to be much better considering his physicality. We expected him to dominate like Shaq and expected him to be serious regarding winning.
Shaq is EXACTLY the same way... but his size and aggression is what made people view him differently, but I agree... D Howard is DEFINITELY disrespected because he did a great job in Orlando
The Lakers stint is what ruined his reputation. Kobe said he was soft and fans never stopped hating on Dwight from that moment forward
Pretty on point really. He also struggled to develop a proper post game, jumpshot or become a real offensive threat and that really showed
Also, he tried to get his Orlando coach fired! But yea, other than that…😂
@@unknowninformant6730Ya even in his prime he was bigger and stronger than everyone else, but no real offensive skill
@@unknowninformant6730i know what you’re saying but i always found it weird that a hyper efficient 22 a game didn’t count for anything
LMAO blame kobe sure, even Dwight said Kobe was right and Dwight was just too young to understand that
Magic, Stef and Luka all laughed and smiled while playing and were still savages on the court.
Dwight was an animal too. Nobody wanted smoke with him before the back injury.
Stef?
Lakers Don’t Win That 2020 chip without Dwight!
Indeed
Facts. They don't win without that team though at the end of the day they won cause of Bron and ad but the guys around them helped them excell
It's that simple another player Rondo too!!!
They don’t win without Alex Caruso or Quinn cook. Buckets! 🤣
Facts
He ain’t playin . He is flirting !
😂
LMFAO
Ayo
He didn't want to say that lol
😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Never heard Trevor talk this much until this interview. He was very honest.
Trevor Ariza saying Dwight play too much is fucking hilarious 😂😂😂
Dwight is top 75 FOR SURE. Calling him "goofy" is hilarious tho lol
We know what they mean by goofy now 💅 🌈
@@Andrew-pv8ozis it confirmed that he’s gay?
@@______fc76000___ yes sir you didn’t hear about the incident with his friend named kitty?
@@Andrew-pv8oz the fact that you even bringing up his sexuality let’s us know how much you care about gays 😂😂😂
@@ChrisHariss you right we should kiss
Magic would smile at you one second, then burn a bucket on you the next...
Magic was serious as a Heart Attack. He didn't smile while the game was going on..
Don’t know y they would use that against him. To me that’s why he was a great player was cause of his attitude. Everyone gotta stop using the mamba mentality as the only way to become great. Different strokes people!
Prob for watching porn with his three year old son or keeping a nanny around that was molesting him for two years or the fact that he likes trannys and does fruity shit with other teammates and players \ league they know what he is ….
Mamba was a winner. Dwight was not serious enough to play at that level.
@@tornadotom2390but yet still won a ring? And when he faced the mamba I believe Kobe’s team was stacked and Dwight shouldn’t have been there. Get off the d
@@tornadotom2390dollar general mj. why we only got 1 mvp in 20 seasons and the most missed shots in history ?
@@tornadotom2390 What? Dwight made the finals. He clearly wanted to win just wasn't good enough. Would you say Duncan, Garnett, and Dirk didn't have that mentality? They all won
Isaiah Thomas had the smile too...straight killer. Ppl like to forget about him
Shaq was a silly dude too. The whole alternative lifestyles of Dwight is what I believe reuined his reputation.
Nah cuz people were disrespecting Dwight long before we knew about that. Difference is shaq knew when to turn it off and play like a dog, he was intimidating. Nobody was ever scared of Dwight
Shaq was also a bully, could be mean on the court. Dwight was clowning way too much 😂😂
Shaq had the personality like Dwight and he was a killer
Shaq is playful NOW! Not on the court. How old are you?
@@wakeup833he was playful then too, Dwight not playing in the court it was the same dynamic
Not even lmao
It’s levels mfks feared Shaq like didn’t want to guard him ofc Dwight too but I mean ain’t NOBODY wanna guard Shaq😂
I understand what you're trying to say but that was more in his business ventures (i.e commercials) but on the court and in interviews, Shaq was serious
Before Kobe said he was soft, everyone loved Dwight Howard. He was hugely popular & definitely got his due as far as being a NBA superstar. That Lakers stint ruined his reputation around the 🏀 community
He did it too himself it ain't Kobe's fault lmao
@@lemongrab7635no it is
He simply failed to live up to everyone's expectations. Kobe's dislike of Dwight made the media portray him as the talented dude who didn't take the game serious without knowing he suffered a career-ending back injury.
Kobe didn’t want to say gay
You spitting some facts tho!!1
He's the Sweet One! 😂😂
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Kobe responsible for that. If kobe calls some1 soft publicly they are pretty much toast lmfao
You not lying shit. that’s damn near like God calling you soft lowkey
Trevor: Dwight was to goofy
Dwight: 👁👄👁💅💅💅
too*
Couldn't been said better
Yet he was great, numbers don't lie people do. Because someone wants to be happy yet they are doing their job at a hof level what's wrong with that
If she asked me, "Where's a good place to get a hotdog?" I'm still gonna fumble that. Be very direct
He was hated because of how he conducts himself inside the locker room
He played to soft
What does he do in the lockeroom
@@Vichinsky-ox8pxsucked d
@@Vichinsky-ox8pxhe fondles teammates
Facts. He was toxic in Orlando, Kobe didn't like him as a teammate in La, and when Hou flamed out he was considered the blame. By the time he humbled himself he wasn't as dominant as before.
the Dwight Howard Goofy montage they pieced together for this is hilarious. 😂
He taking asses
That 0-100 slow mo is fire
Damn, he was his teammate on 4 different teams!! 👀🔥🔥
the athletes of the early 2000s to the 2010s are all memorable to me.
Dwight explained his personality and i understood it instantly. This why u gotta find peace in who u r cuz f what anyone says about u when they cant walk in ya shoes. Arent u.
It was because of him constantly switching teams and nothing else. I don’t care personally but that’s exactly what it was.
Honestly I feel like it’s the homophobia in the league after finding out he swings the same way lol bc he wasn’t this badly disrespected until those rumors started flying around the black ogs don’t play that shit 😂
Or when he grabbed his teammates balls on TV
And he sweeter than a bag of pink smoothie Skittles!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Shaq don't like him, that's all. Giannis is goofy too but he's not hated on. Shaqs ego feels threatened by him. Couldn't even stand Dwight wearing the Superman outfit.
Cause he was playing butt grab in the locker room but really bout that life 😂 😂😂
Hes right and its crazy cus dwight just being a friendly dude
He said “he was too goofy” 😂😂😂😂😂
From a basketball fans perspective, I believed that when he started calling himself Superman & being put in Shaq's shadow, the fall started. Because Shaq started calling him out for his game and lack of improvement. Then, when he left Orlando like Shaq did and went to the Lakers, it made him look worse. At that point, Kobe called him out, and he couldn't back it up because he was still recovering from back injury. It's unfortunate!
He on point with this
2 reasons
1:Kobe and his weirdos he called a fanbase
2:his personality
He didn’t have that dawg in him , but Shii he did let some dawgs in him im sure 😂
He got that kitty in him
💀😂
Magic knew when to play
Tbh everyone needs to here this, being goofy is such an down fall in this Era we living in m
Much respect to POLITICAL CORRECTNESS!!! THE ALPHAS KNOW WHY HE DOESNT GET RESPECT.
Kitty😂😂
False narrative. Shaq was the biggest clown in the league. But he quit playing at tip off. Dwight also never developed a post game. He's not disrespected. He was a great defender and rebounder. That is all.
Thank you! He refused to learn post moves and when hakeem offered he said no thanks. Im a laker fan, dwight helped us win the 2020 ring so I hold no ill will against him and like the guy idgaf about 2012. But he 100% limited himself. That being said, absolutely should be top 75 and one of the greatest bball players ever
I've been saying this for years exclamation mark Dwight Howard is an amazing defensive player and a mediocre offensive player. In my opinion he should have ended up being a much better scorer in his career than he ended up being but because he did nothing offensively outside of playing for Orlando and was more than willing to give up the position of the number one guy he ended up just being one of the best rebounders and shot blockers the league has seen. Other than that, he couldn't shoot, couldn't handle the ball, couldn't pass and didn't have a high basketball IQ. His willingness to make an ass out of himself immediately after losing games or Series in the playoffs in a joking manner would throw off any teammate. There's a time and a place for those things and it's not at work directly after you lost something that supposed to matter to you
He liked to defend the post tho😂
Shaq wasn’t a clown on the court tho off the court yes
Dwight Howard got more out of his god given talent than Shaq. Dwight was good offensively, a 3 time dpoy. He was never going to develop incredible post moves, he was way too stiff, you cant teach that out, even guys like Giannis are still stiff. but had a drop step and a hook over both shoulders. Dwight Howard didn't even get voted top 75, thats disrespectful. Back injuries when he got to LA robbed him of a lot of his athleticism, but you probably dont even know that. Just parrot the bullcraps talking points you hear and never watch games. Shaq was showing up at 400 lbs because he was lazy. He had less work ethic than Dwight. If Alonzo, Willis Reed, Daven Cowens, Unseld and Rodman are in top 75 so is Dwight. Dont care that he was weird and goofy. He brought a team to the finals just like Iverson, and everyone kisses Iversons ass for it. The only knock id give him is he was too stubborn in not running pick and roll and rim run more. But there was a point when teams were stock pilling crap bigs to "counter" Dwight. The Hawks thought of moving Horford to PF and Josh Smith to SF, and playing guys like Zaza, Jason Collins and Etan Thomas, because they were too small to deal with Dwight. Dont talk about basketball if you dont have more knowledge than, "he rebounded and defended, thats it." 🤡
He should of been on the top 75 players. Can't understand AD been there.
Well AD is more skilled offensively than Dwight
The lakers run and his injuries. He was a beast in Orlando and sent the cavs home when everyone expected a LeBron vs Kobe finals
Dwight Howard is one of the greatest big men of all time imo. I remember people were calling him the new Shaq back then. Injuries slowed him down a little but he’s been done dirty by the league like how they did melo.
So you can't smile and be a killer 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 got it, putting that in my notes
that a funny way to say jealousy
Dwight was right him and Ad could stop any one let AD play pf and Let this man beast ths centers
well said Trevor
Magic smiled in the media but he wasn’t goofy. He was real when it came to business. Ask Isaiah Thomas when he caught that elbow after they kissed before the game
Dwight would have been beloved and adored gor life if he never would have left Orlando.
Feel you men 💔🙊🙈🙉🤑🔐💪👊🏆🤫
Right on ariza
A man told me once in central booking. He saw my knuckles all bleeded up after a bar fight that night. We spoke of other things. When we got to the subject of how I landed in central booking that night. He said "dont have to explain young blood. I can already tell you did the right thing. Ppl will always confuse kindness for weakness" He said talking to me was cool and chil. But my bloody knuckles also told him what happens when they cross the line.
Dont ever confuse someone's kindness for weakness. It can be a horrible outcome if you deal the wrong deck of cards when it comes to that.
I wish he was more respected for what he has done in the NBA. Fuck the off the court stuff.
If off the court stuff matters, then people would actually question where magic got aids from, and not call him a GOAT.
This era too easily triggered.
Say you Ran with Dwight 😂
Also there was another reason why lord knows what he does in that male locker room 🙄 😳
U hear that Dwight. U GOOFY & SWEET!!
Seems to me that in life, smiles will take you further. It has served Magic and Shaq well and besides, there’s a mile in between each S.
Dwight Howard is a top 15 center all time. Thats pretty great
Dwight was offensive juggernaut and a beast on d..
I'm glad Dwight got his vindication with winning that chip in 2020...
That's the exact reason
grabbing his teammates' ding ding didn't help either
We know what he means by 'goofy'...
The way his tenure ended in Orlando and then kobe calling him out damaged his rep badly.. he had a chance to resurrect it in Houston, but it didn't work out because him and harden didn't mesh.. even the championship in LA didn't fully restore the respect he once had.. plus.. all these extra curricular allegations ain't helping him either 😅
Bro in his prime he was such a monster fuck top 75.. top 50 fasho
He forgot about Steph, the Killa behind a smile
Magic Bron & Dwight funny personalities in my opinion
Curry
Lets not forget he was a 3 time dpoy everyone.
I'm looking at the comments. He didn't say he wasn't good or worthy. He said he was goofy and no one believed in him.
Top 5 center of all time
We just not gon talk about Shaq’s goofy personality and still being a brute killer
That don’t even make sense they all lie or just don’t know it MORE to it!
Tf he supposed to do be mad and pissed off everyday of his life. He still one of the GOATS on the backend waiting to smash your shit of the glass then go slam on one of your fav players 💯
I just realized that Superman outfit had a thong on it 😂😂😂
his homosexuality has been hard for folks to accept (including himself)
He's not gay just a Lil freaky
the only player to get that off is.. “magic” somehow shannon knew already
They call him goofy, but not to his face. Kobe called him soft After he left the Lakers.
Players don't think he takes basketball seriously 🏀 Too bad 😏
Goofy is definitely one of the reasons, but a 6’11 star center trying to diddle the team is a deal breaker.😵💫🫥
Well said. The man wasted that talent.
He wasn’t protecting his rim that’s why 😂
Magic Johnson wasn't silly like that and most importantly, he was a winner
Yea magic was fun loving and always had a smile, but never came off as a clown
I’ll take “Because he’s dating Kitty” Alex for 500.
Reality is one the lakers situation ruined his reputation and secondly Dwight’s prime in Orlando wasn’t that long. He may have had 3-5 years as a top C in the league but outside of that he wasn’t dominating the league long.
But regardless at the end of the day Dwight Howard is a hall of famer.
He trashed talked the wrong people his whole career now its coming back to haunt him
It all makes sense now
In his prime he was the closest thing you will ever see to Shaq. His prime is so slept on.
"I think he was a bit too goofy"
You meant he was thinking bout booty
After Shaq, he was dominant in the NBA. Dwight was cold
He would really show his killer side later on in like Houston and LA the second time.
Wait wait a fuckin minute when bro was here in the o (Orlando) bro had the most dominant 3 yr of any great plus a finals I did see that killer instinct ask LeBron who lost to him during brons exiting of Cleveland as well as Boston
Goofy? Or maybe the right word is fruity. 😂
The fact Dwight didn't make Top 75 just shows how NBA is just WWE+.
Shaq was the sameeeee way tho😭 (Not defending the bot man I’m js)
If he won like 2 with the magic he could’ve got away with it
I think it’s that everybody expected him to be much better considering his physicality. We expected him to dominate like Shaq and expected him to be serious regarding winning.
Shaq is EXACTLY the same way... but his size and aggression is what made people view him differently, but I agree... D Howard is DEFINITELY disrespected because he did a great job in Orlando
Cause he too Zesty
He is right about the goofy ness.