“Bronny James Can Come Too!”: Days After Calling LeBron James to Taiwan, Dwight Howard Extends an Invitation to the USC Bound Guard

Unlike his father, Bronny James recently made up his mind for a college after playing as a guard for Sierra Canyon and being a Top 10 recruit as of now for the 2024 draft. Sierra Canyon recently paid him a tribute before he joins USC. And a year before he gets the opportunity to play with LeBron James in the NBA, some experts are wondering whether Bronny actually makes it to the NBA. Former LeBron’s teammate, Dwight Howard, looks to be among them, as he invited the 18-year-old to Taiwan.

Howard has been recruiting plenty of older NBA players or those who are not in good form, to the T1 league in Taiwan mostly after they are getting eliminated from the NBA Playoffs. After Suns’ Chris Paul, he invited LeBron and some other Lakers to team up. And it looks like, he is still serious about it.

Dwight Howard invites Bronny James to Taiwan along with LeBron

Dwight Howard, who has been playing in Taiwan for the past year, has been on a mission to bring his fellow NBA players to play there. In a recent interview with The Score, he was at it again. The 3-time DPOY even gave an all-time list of the players he’d want to join him there, and another for the players who are at the end of their careers, but refuse to call it a day.

Hysterically, he had LeBron James on both of those teams. The man even invited the USC-bound son of LeBron, saying “Bronny James can come too!” Watch the hilarious interview in the following Instagram post by The Score.

 

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It has been a while since Howard began his ‘come on’ speeches to NBA players. However, none of the big names he has targeted have paid him any heed. And admittedly, it doesn’t look like that’s going to be changing anytime soon either.

Howard’s contract offer in Taiwan

While it looks like he’s enjoying his time in Taiwan, Howard is pretty angry with a pay-cut request from Taoyuan Leopards for the next season.

Despite averaging 23 points, 16 rebounds, and 5 assists throughout the season in his first year in the country, the T1 league team wants to trim 65% of his salary.

Although his yearly earnings from his 1st year are not public, he reportedly made around $200,000 a month playing in the Tier 1 basketball league of Taiwan.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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